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Miller, Jennifer; Windle, Joel Austin; Yazdanpanah, Lilly K. – International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 2014
This article examines the ways teachers plan lessons for English as an Additional Language (EAL) students from refugee backgrounds in secondary school transition programs. Based on a study of teachers working with students in three Victorian schools, we identify the key challenges teachers face in planning and the strategies they adopt to confront…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lesson Plans, Refugees, Second Language Instruction
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Dooey, Patricia – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2010
Increasing numbers of overseas students are applying to study at universities in Australia. Many students who meet all of the university's academic entry requirements except English language proficiency are offered pathway programs which prepare them for their tertiary studies. To date, much of the research relating to international students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
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Cunningham, Denis – Language Learning Journal, 1994
Discusses the introduction of languages other than English (LOTE) into primary schools in Australia, focusing on curriculum planning, classroom methodology, and student transition from primary to secondary language programs. Emphasizes the need to break down the barriers between primary and secondary second language instruction. (15 references)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Developmental Continuity, Elementary Secondary Education
Wenner, Jackie; McKay, Penny – 1986
The report details the results of a 2-year followup study of immigrant students in South Australia high schools. The students (n=91) had all been participants in a New Arrivals transitional program, then scattered in different high schools. The study focused on the status, 2 years later, of students leaving the New Arrivals program in the second…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Age Differences, Counseling Services