Received: (from news@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA09897 for nifl-esl@novel.nifl.gov; Tue, 4 Mar 1997 15:37:19 -0500 (EST) Path: literacy.nifl.gov!nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov From: lwest@otan.dni.us Newsgroups: nifl.esl Subject: Adult ESL Research Agenda Date: 4 Mar 1997 15:37:17 -0500 Organization: National Institute for Literacy Sender: listproc@literacy.nifl.gov Distribution: nifl Message-ID: <2539716607.362293@otan.dni.us> Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Status: RO Content-Length: 2091 Lines: 50 ESL Research Report Available--Your Input Needed! Your input is needed in developing a national research and development agenda for adult ESL education. This effort is part of a comprehensive adult education agenda being coordinated by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) and the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education. The agenda will describe the critical questions that need to be answered to improve the effectiveness of adult basic education (ABE), adult secondary education (ASE), and adult ESL programs nationwide. Once completed, it should guide existing efforts and encourage research in the field. The process of developing the ESL part of the comprehensive research agenda began with a meeting cosponsored by NCSALL and the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in December 1996. After this meeting, a report titled "Towards a Research Agenda for Adult ESL" was produced. That report is now available by mail and on the website of the National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy at CAL. The web address is www.cal.org/ncle. Your assistance is requested, not only to provide your own feedback, but to make sure that all who are involved in adult ESL have the chance to contribute their feedback. Please circulate information about the report as widely as possible within your programs and networks. You can download the report from the Web or send an e-mail with your regular mail address to ncle@cal.org,Internet requesting a paper copy. Note: NCSALL's deadline for feedback is May 1, 1997. Fran Keenan (fran@cal.org,Internet) National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education Center for Applied Linguistics 1118 22nd Street NW Washington, DC 20037 ********************************************************* Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, NCLE provides practitioners and others with timely information about adult ESL literacy education. Visit NCLE on the Web at http://www.cal.org/ncle *********************************************************
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