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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Adult Students1
English (Second Language)1
Gender Issues1
Hispanic Americans1
Ideology1
Immigrants1
Personal Narratives1
Second Language Learning1
Second Languages1
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Journal of Language,…1
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Menard-Warwick, Julia1
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"I Always Had the Desire to Progress a Little": Gendered Narratives of Immigrant Language Learners
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Menard-Warwick, Julia – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2004
Based on a qualitative study of Latin American adults enrolled in a California English as a second language (ESL) program, this article examines the ways in which gender as a social construct mediates learners' decisions and opportunities to learn English. In narratives audiotaped during life-history interviews, participants shared their varying…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Ideology, Immigrants, Second Languages