Adult Education

Overview

Follow the triumph and trials of real-life students as they learn English, whether they're pursuing it for their vocation, as immigrants to a new country, for travel, or for their very survival. Learn how teachers seek to bridge the divide between theory and practice and help their students develop their public speaking skills, write with purpose, untangle grammar rules while making sense of lexicon, or simply try to make a doctor's appointment in their new language.

Author Biography

Phil Quirke is Executive Dean of Education at Higher Colleges of Technology in United Arab Emirates. He has been in ELT Leadership positions for over fifteen years and has published on areas as diverse as face, action research, appraisal and journaling. His books, Managing the Language Classroom and An Exploration of Teacher Knowledge, are widely available, and his publication on Reflective Writing is available online.