ABSTRACT
This chapter describes four transformative approaches to meet the needs, where English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers use content-based methodology to engage students with different aspects of life in their local community. These involve practical involvement in a range of community events and collaboration with providers of services in the learner's community. The chapter illustrates the expanded possibilities for Low Literacy Background (LLB) ESL learners to achieve practical tasks and engage with their communities. ESL teachers working with LLB ESL learners have responded to the need for very concrete, experience-based and learner centred approaches to learning in several ways. Successful content-based transformative learning takes work, imagination, effort and time. Finally, it provides the possibilities when ESL teachers look to the needs of the learners, and beyond a language-only focus in order to develop more comprehensive teaching programs for low literacy background ESL learners.
