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'English Is a Subject That You Should Teach Yourself': Power and Learner Identity in the Language Introduction Programme in Sweden
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Jenny Bergström – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2024
This article explores students' perspectives on English language learning in relation to the Language Introduction Programme in Sweden, which is an individual transitional programme for newly arrived immigrants and seeks to quickly transition adolescents into further education or the job market. High proficiency in English is vital in Swedish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Power Structure, Self Concept, English (Second Language)
Exploring the Transition Trajectory: An Improvement Study on Moving ESOL Students from Adult Education to College Degree Programs
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Paula Da Silva-Michelin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
While community colleges have traditionally been the leading providers of adult learner programs and the entry point for many minority students into higher education, very few English language learners (ELLs) transition to higher education. This qualitative gap analysis of the systems in place at a large urban public community college in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Adult Education, Transitional Programs
A Comparative Study of the Effects of Elementary Bilingual Education Programs on Emergent Bilinguals' Staar Reading Scores in South Texas
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Jose Villalobos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This research uses a descriptive quantitative statistical design to examine campus-level results from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). The focus is on describing the achievement disparities between campuses that implemented Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) programs and those implementing Dual Language (DL)…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Exploring the Role of English Only Early Childhood Education Participation for Spanish Speaking Multilingual Learners' Long-Term Academic Outcomes
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Jennifer Moore Vice-Reshel – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate Spanish-speaking multilingual learner (MLL) students' long-term academic outcomes after participation in an early childhood education (ECE) program with English instruction. The study included 359 Spanish-speaking MLLs who qualified for Free and Reduced Lunch from Grade 1 to Grade 6. Participants…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Grade 2
Reclassifying English Learners
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Mingyan Ma; Marcus Winters – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
English learners (ELs) represent a large and rapidly growing proportion of US public school students. Federal law requires public schools to provide ELs with linguistic supports necessary to equalize their access to instruction with that of native English-speaking students. Most ELs are eventually reclassified and receive instruction within a…
Descriptors: Classification, English Language Learners, Academic Achievement, Educational Opportunities
Update: Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program (TBIP). Report to the Legislature
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Kristin Percy Calaff; Emily Scott; Michelle Matakas – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2024
Multilingual learners (MLs) are students whose primary language is not English and are eligible for English language development services through the Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program (TBIP). Eligible MLs receive TBIP services until they become proficient in English. During the 2022-23 school year, 149,357 students were identified as…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Transitional Programs, State Programs, English Language Learners