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Page i Adult ESOL Learners in Britain

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title	:	Adult ESOL Learners in Britain : A Cross-cultural Study
author	:	Khanna, Amrit Lal.
publisher	:	Multilingual Matters
isbn10 | asin	:	1853593354
print isbn13	:	9781853593352
ebook isbn13	:	9780585148441
language	:	English
subject	English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, English language--Study and teaching--Great Britain, Minorities--Great Britain--Education--Language arts.
publication date	:	1998
lcc	:	PE1128.A2A328 1998eb
ddc	:	428/.007/041
subject	:	English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, English language--Study and teaching--Great Britain, Minorities--Great Britain--Education--Language arts.

Page ii Multilingual Matters The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition D. SINGLETON and Z. LENGYEL (eds) Approaches to Second Language Acquisition R. TOWELL and R. HAWKINS Asian Teachers in British Schools PAUL A. S. GHUMAN Child-Rearing in Ethnic Minorities J.S. DOSANJH and PAUL A.S. GHUMAN Coping with Two Cultures PAUL A. S. GHUMAN Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education COLIN BAKER and SYLVIA PRYS JONES Intercultural Communication ROBERT YOUNG Language Planning: from Practice to Theory ROBERT B. KAPLAN and RICHARD B. BALDAUF, Jr Language Policies in English-Dominant Countries MICHAEL HERRIMAN and BARBARA BURNABY (eds) Literacy, Language and Community Publishing JANE MACE (ed.) Mainstreaming ESL JOHN CLEGG (ed.) Multicultural Child Care P. VEDDER, E. BOUWER and T. PELS Quantifying Language PHIL SCHOLFIELD Second Language Practice GEORGES DUQUETTE (ed.) Working with Bilingual Children M.K. VERMA, K.P. CORRIGAN and S. FIRTH (eds) Please contact us for the latest book information: Multilingual Matters, Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon, BS21 7HH, England http:/ www.multi.demon.co.uk

Page iii Adult ESOL Learners in Britain: A Cross-Cultural Study A.L. Khanna Mahendra K. Verma R.K. Agnihotri S.K. Sinha MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD Clevedon Philadelphia Toronto Sydney Johannesburg

Page iv Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Adult ESOL Learners in Britain: A Cross-Cultural Study A.L. Khanna [et al.] Includes bibliographical references and index 1. English language-Study and teaching-Foreign speakers. 2. English language-Study and teaching-Great Britain. 3. Minorities-Great Britain-Education-Language arts. I. Khanna, Amrit Lal. PE1128.A2A328 1998 428'.007'041-dc21 97-47656 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 1-85359-335-4 (hbk) ISBN 1-85359-334-6 (pbk) Multilingual Matters Ltd UK:Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon BS21 7HH. USA:1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007, USA. Canada:OISE, 712 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2H 3R7. Australia:P.O. Box 586, Artamon, NSW, Australia. South Africa:PO Box 1080, Northcliffe 2115, Johannesburg, South Africa. Copyright 1998 A.L. Khanna, M.K. Verma, R.K. Agnihotri and S.K. Sinha All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. Typeset by Wayside Books, Clevedon. Printed and bound in Great Britain by the Cromwell Press Ltd.

Page v Contents Acknowledgements vi Preface vii Abbreviations viii 1 ESOL Learners in Britain: A Sociolinguistic and Historical Background 1 2 Trends in Second Language Research 20 3 Method: Sample, Tools and Procedure 40 4 Social and Psychological Aspects of ESOL Learners 48 5 Sociolinguistic Correlates of Proficiency in English 64 6 ESOL Teachers Speak 78 7 Conclusions 90 Appendices I Questionnaire 94 II Rating Sheet 103 III ESOL Centre Profile Sheet 104 Bibliography 105 Index 116

Page vi Acknowledgements A project of this nature could not have been completed without the active collaboration of a large number of people and institutions. We are grateful to all those who have helped us in our research, though we alone should be held responsible for any errors that may follow.

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