Involving retired citizens in ESL education: Case study of a secondary school program

Involving retired citizens in ESL education: Case study of a secondary school program

• Lai, Alan United International College, China
• Burchett, Richard United International College, China

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, (0), - , 2020

Routledge

2020

• G 課程與教學:個別教學範疇
  • GB 英文
• Q 教育體系與各級學校
  • QG 成人教育、終身及延續教育
    • QGD 長者教育

Intergenerational Program ESL Second Language Education Retired Citizens Secondary Schoolchildren

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• 中學教育

In the contexts of population aging and English as a second language (ESL) proficiency decline in Hong Kong, a 12 weeks program that matched 15 retired citizens with 30 secondary school children who wanted to practice English outside the classroom was established. Using proficiency tests, open-ended questions, and Likert scales, this study examined the program value in terms of participants’ program experiences and performances. Results indicated that intergenerational contacts through games, activities, mutual understanding, and friendships appeared to be conducive to children’s ESL learning and relevant to retirees’ post-retirement development. Ideas on exploring ways to increase more available linguistic practice encounters while promoting active aging, and an insight on responding to intergenerational segregation are considered. Copyright ©Routledge.

• 英文

期刊論文

• 15350770

• 10.1080/15350770.2020.1739588

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/9b0509e4

2021-04-13