An Assessment of Hispanic Recruits Who Speak English as a Second Language.

Autor/inn/en	Salas, Eduardo; und weitere
Institution	Naval Training Analysis and Evaluation Group, Orlando, FL.
Titel	An Assessment of Hispanic Recruits Who Speak English as a Second Language.
Quelle	(1980), (41 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Cost Effectiveness; Educational Needs; Educational Research; English (Second Language); Enlisted Personnel; Language Proficiency; Military Training; Personnel Management; Spanish Speaking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Militärausbildung; Personalmanagement
Abstract	This study was conducted to determine the extent of the Navy's problem with recruits who speak English as a second language (ESL). One hundred two Hispanic recruits were tested and interviewed to assess their proficiency in English and problems that low proficiency might be causing in recruit training. Two groups that work with Spanish-speaking recruits responded to a questionnaire. Results indicated that: (1) the Navy needs an ESL training program, (2) the Defense Language Institute's English Comprehension Level test should be used to screen recruits for ESL training, and (3) all recruits who speak English as a second language and who have had no prior U. S. education should be referred automatically to the ESL program. An economic analysis was also conducted. The analysis indicated that the savings resulting from lowered attrition would pay for the ESL program. (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC