A Review of the Literature on Esl Students With Limited First Language (L1) Literacy Skills

Addressing the Challenges of ESL Students with Limited L1 Literacy Skills in Acquiring English Literacy

Authors

  • Kendre Maroti Vishwanath

Keywords:

ESL students, limited first language (L1) literacy skills, instruction, transfer of literacy skills, L2, students' L1 skills, written languages, acquiring literacy skills, English

Abstract

Thereis general agreement that instruction in the L1 is beneficial and that transferof literacy skills almost always occurs to the L2. However, the followingresearch studies looked at the question of how to deal with students whose L1skills were not in writtenlanguages or who have limited or no literacy skills in their L1 and wereattempting to acquire literacy skills in English.

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Published

2011-07-01

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[1]
“A Review of the Literature on Esl Students With Limited First Language (L1) Literacy Skills: Addressing the Challenges of ESL Students with Limited L1 Literacy Skills in Acquiring English Literacy”, JASRAE, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 0–0, Jul. 2011, Accessed: Jun. 08, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/3912

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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How to Cite

[1]
“A Review of the Literature on Esl Students With Limited First Language (L1) Literacy Skills: Addressing the Challenges of ESL Students with Limited L1 Literacy Skills in Acquiring English Literacy”, JASRAE, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 0–0, Jul. 2011, Accessed: Jun. 08, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/3912