In this article, adult English language learning is historicized and situated within the context of globalization and empire building. The purpose of this article is to link adult English as a second language (ESL) learning with imperialism and globalization, but also reveal that there is great radical potential within spaces of adult ESL for making progressive social change by virtue of being a location in which forces of globalization, migration, possibly displacement meet relations of race, class, and gender. The article ends with a section on current work being done in the field of adult English language teaching that is critical and aims for action and social change.

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全球化时代的成人英语教育：重大社会变革的机遇

在这篇文章中，成人英语学习被历史化并位于全球化和帝国建设的背景下。本文的目的是将成人英语作为第二语言 (ESL) 的学习与帝国主义和全球化联系起来，但同时也揭示了成人 ESL 的空间内具有巨大的潜力，可以通过作为一个场所来进行渐进的社会变革。全球化、移民、可能流离失所的力量遇到了种族、阶级和性别的关系。文章的结尾部分介绍了成人英语教学领域当前正在进行的工作，该工作至关重要，旨在促进行动和社会变革。