Hello everyone:

Information on the TESOL academic sesion for those working with adult
English language learners follows:

title:  ESOL in Adult Education: Perspectives on the Adult Immigrant
Experience Today
Presentation start time:  3/16/06 8:30 AM
Presentation end time:  3/16/06 11:15 AM (total=2 hrs., 45 mins.)
Location:  Convention Center Rm 20

Presentation Summary:  Learning the language is only one challenge that
adult immigrants living in English-speaking countries face. Navigating
current systems, attitudes, and policies relating to immigrants in those
countries is another. Presenters discuss various issues impacting the
adult immigrant experience today and the implications they may have for
adult ESL language instruction.

Introduction to the session and presenters: MaryAnn Florez

Issues impacting adult immigrants in Australia and New Zealand: Denise
Murray

Immigration, naturalization, and citizenship in the US: Linda Taylor and
Lynne Weintraub

Language, culture, and families: Constantine Ioannou

Current research and adult ESL learners: Miriam Burt


See some of you there? And I'll definitely report on it after the fact.
Miriam
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Miriam Burt
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 362-0700
(202) 363-7204 (fax)
miriam at cal.org