{"product_id":"in-their-own-words-how-simply-asking-adult-english-as-a-second-language-students-how-they-preferred-to-learn-how-to-speak-and-write-in-en-9781440159398","title":"In Their Own Words: How Simply Asking Adult English as a Second Language Students How They Preferred to Learn How to Speak and Write in En","description":"In today's American college classrooms, more and more international students are enrolling at a rapid pace. This happened in my classroom sevearl years ago. I had taught for over twenty years at the time, but I did not know how to approach these students who possessed varying levels of English proficiency. My traditional methods did not work, and all I could do was speak louder-as if an increased volume would increase their learning.\u003cp\u003e Because I considered teaching a vocation, I did not want to give up. Instead, I enrolled in a doctoral program in Adult Education and chose Teaching English as a Second Language as my Cognate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In one of my doctoral classes, I had to do a research project. I decided to conduct interviews with my new students and simply ask them how they prefrred to learn how to speak and write in english. The results fascinated me!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Based on what they told me and what I found in the literature, I totally revamped my composition classes. Gone were the days of lecture! Instead, with student input, I created a film based approach to teaching writing that seemed to emancipate my students, and they became proficient writers of English! Along the way, I was emancipated, too, and I knew that my classes would never be the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is a result of my experience, and I hope it can be used as a jumping off point for positive change for any college composition teacher who truly cares if their students learn!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440159398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William D. Hayes Ed D.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42303828852917,"sku":"9781440159398","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_928c1e99-5006-46b7-b2a6-3c3a839e3672.jpg?v=1658842473","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-their-own-words-how-simply-asking-adult-english-as-a-second-language-students-how-they-preferred-to-learn-how-to-speak-and-write-in-en-9781440159398","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}