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"It Will Be Hard Because I Will Have to Learn Lots of English": Experiences of Education for Children Newly Arrived in Australia
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de Heer, Nathaniel; Due, Clemence; Riggs, Damien W.; Augoustinos, Martha – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2016
Educational experiences during childhood are critically important for development, but migrant children often experience unique challenges. To ameliorate these, extra training in English language--such as provided by the intensive English language programme in South Australia (IELP)--is frequently offered to children taking on English as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Experience, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Investigating the Efficacy of an Intensive English Program and the L2 Learners' Learning Styles
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Ping, Rebecca Lee Su – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Past research has found that many pre-university L2 learners, having completed an Intensive English Program (IEP) still have difficulty in undertaking various disciplines in English-speaking tertiary institutions and continue to exhibit numerous linguistic problems (Bialystok, 2001, Celce Murcia 2001). The purpose of this paper is to present the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses
How Learning English Facilitates Integration for Adult Migrants: The Jarrah Language Centre Experience. Occasional Paper
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Leith, Meaghan – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
Building the research capacity of the vocational education and training (VET) sector is a key concern for the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). To assist with this objective, NCVER supported an academic scholarship program, whereby VET practitioners are sponsored to undertake university study at honours, master's, or…
Descriptors: Employment, Second Language Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Scholarships
A Fair Go: Factors Impacting on Vocational Education and Training Participation and Completion in Selected Ethnic Communities
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Miralles, Judith – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
There are differences between, and among, people in ethnic communities. This study seeks to provide a more nuanced snapshot of vocational education and training (VET) participation and completion rates among Arabic, Bosnian, Cantonese, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese communities. It investigates the effectiveness of English as a second language…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Second Language Programs, Work Experience, Vocational Education