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ERIC Number: EJ363585
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Adult Second-Language Learning: Toward an American Adaptation with a European Perspective.
Dannerbeck, Francis J.
Foreign Language Annals, v20 n5 p413-19 Oct 1987
Suggests that the European perspective on adult second language learning provides important background information for adapting such instruction for American adults. Factors discussed include: adults' specific learning biographies; motivation; learning styles; individual differences; teacher-student partnerships; language skill development and testing; teaching methods and materials; and inservice teacher training for adult second language learners. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Style, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials, Postsecondary Education, Second Language Learning, Skill Development, Student Motivation, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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