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Adult ESL learners and professional career.
Abstract
This article presents issues concerning adult ESL learners as recent immigrants who were enrolled at a community-based adult literacy program in the Southwest. In particular, the article introduces stories of the adult learners whose ESL literacy education was crucial to their goals in professional careers and examines issues through their voices.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Adult ESL learners and professional career.