Beyond the Benchmarks: Toward a View of Adult ESL Programming in a Literacy Framework

Compares the 1996 Canadian Language Benchmarks for describing English-language proficiency among second-language-learners with the International Adult Literacy Survey. Points to the potential for aligning the Benchmarks with other systems for describing adult competencies to enable more systematic i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Alberta journal of educational research 1998-07, Vol.44 (2), p.163-172
1. Verfasser:	Ho, Laura Anderson
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic Aspiration Adult Education Adult Educators Adult Learning Adult literacy Benchmarking Canada Canadians Citizenship Classroom communication Communicative Competence (Languages) Community Relations Cultural Pluralism Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods Educational Needs Educational sciences Employment English (Second Language) English as a second language English as a second language instruction English Language Learners English teachers Foreign Countries Functional Literacy Immigrant students Immigrants Immigration International Adult Literacy Survey Interpersonal Relationship Language Proficiency Language teaching methods Learning Life-long education and adult education Life-long education and employment Literacy, adults training Modern language Native language acquisition Noncitizens Occupations Rating Scales Reading acquisition Second Language Learning Second language teachers Second Languages Secondary school students Skills Social Integration Society Student Needs Teachers Teaching methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Compares the 1996 Canadian Language Benchmarks for describing English-language proficiency among second-language-learners with the International Adult Literacy Survey. Points to the potential for aligning the Benchmarks with other systems for describing adult competencies to enable more systematic integration of immigrants' experiences, skills, and ideas through Canada's adult education systems. Contains 18 references. (Author/SV)
ISSN:	0002-4805 1923-1857