id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-14414 Macdonald, Gina; Sarkodie-Mensah, Elizabeth ESL Students and American Libraries 1988-09-01 6 .pdf application/pdf 3968 158 52 2 American educators have responded to the special needs of ESL students by pro- viding support through offices and pro- grams, international student advisers, and specialized language classes, particu- larly on campuses where more than 5 per- cent of the student body is foreign. Jokes that depend on local values and local knowledge simply will not be understood by ESL students, but jokes that have broad human appeal, that build on exaggeration or on universal qualities of human nature, may be effective. cache/crl-14414.pdf txt/crl-14414.txt