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What is Prescriptivist

Chapter 14
Handbook of Research on Adult Learning in Higher Education
Seeking to prescribe or dictate a proper form of language or language use
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Revising Approaches to ELL: The Urgent Need to Update University ELL Education
Jasper F. Sachsenmeier (Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1306-4.ch014
Abstract
This chapter explores how current approaches to English Language Learner Education frequently suffers from the erroneous assumption that students are somehow academically deficient, leading to institutional neglect and relegation of English Language Learner issues to the peripheries of US universities. By examining and discussing existing approaches, this chapter highlights specific shortcomings and offers more effective solutions to better reflect and understand English Language Learners. The goal is to provide a more effective English Language Learner education.
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