“ME NO MORE COME”: PERSISTENCE AND QUITTING AMONG ADULT SPANISH-SPEAKING ENGLISH LEARNERS

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dc.contributor.advisorBaines, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorKim, Taewoong (John)
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHong, Ji
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBeach, Sara
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHill, Crag
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRuan, Jiening
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-17T15:40:15Z
dc.date.available2018-07-17T15:40:15Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.date.manuscript2018-05-22
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore what makes adult Spanish-speaking English learners (ELs) stay or drop out of English class in a non-profit English literacy center in a city in a southwestern state in the United States. Findings reveal that adult English learners’ decisions towards staying or dropping out are complex, multifaceted, and dynamic. Superacion (Spanish word meaning self-improvement, self-actualization) was central to adult English learners’ decisions in investing for English learning. ELs’ multifaceted socio-cultural backgrounds, needs, and motivational factors are dynamic and fluid, consisting of both cognitive and affective aspects. When adult ELs dropped out, the data show that affective aspects play a strong role. When adult ELs stayed in the program, cognitive aspects played a strong role. The feelings of being cared about, learning something new, and having a good teacher that contributed to Superacion influenced ELs to stay. Teacher apathy and feeling oppressed influenced ELs to drop out.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/301246
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.subjectLanguage, Linguistics.en_US
dc.subjectEducation, Curriculum and Instruction.en_US
dc.subjectEducation, Language and Literature.en_US
dc.subjectEducation, Adult and Continuing.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.title“ME NO MORE COME”: PERSISTENCE AND QUITTING AMONG ADULT SPANISH-SPEAKING ENGLISH LEARNERSen_US
ou.groupJeannine Rainbolt College of Education::Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculumen_US
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