Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h6EFmJ711521; Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:48:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 11:48:19 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20030714103429.01485788@lsssd.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Yvonne Lerew <ylerew@lsssd.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9179] Re: Women learners X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Status: O Content-Length: 1478 Lines: 30 I am also very interested in this question. In my experience, adult women immigrants study more English in a classroom setting, however adult men use English more at work and in the community so that after a few years the men equal or exceed the women in terms of conversational English skills. Another factor that may be important is that most teachers (in our program, all of the teachers) are women. Would male teachers be better able to provide relevant lessons for male students? Do the sorts of interactions that male students have, such as in all-male working environments like construction, get equal treatment in ESL classrooms? Is the language and/or culturally appropriate behaviors in all-male interactions substantially different than in mixed groups or all-female groups? I have looked for some research on this but have not found much. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks, Yvonne Lerew At 09:43 AM 7/14/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Good Morning, >One of my students in the method's course I am teaching asked a >question. I am hoping someone out there may have the answer/research. >Her question concerns research documentation on women learning English >more quickly than men. In her experience with her adult classes this has >happened. More men have dropped or have sporadic attendance than the >women. Therefore the women are making faster progress. Anything to >substantiate her view? >Thank you in advance for your response. >Cindy Shermeyer
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