Descriptor
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Australia | 3 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 |
| Japan | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedWei, Lin – Educational Media International, 2001
Discusses second language acquisition and the use of multimedia that allows learners to be actively engaged in the language learning process, based on experiences at an Australian university teaching Chinese to English and Japanese students. Considers the phonological level, the semantic level, the syntactic level, and the discourse level. (LRW)
Descriptors: Chinese, Discourse Analysis, English, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKobayashi, Hiroe; Rinnert, Carol – Language Learning, 1996
Investigated how readers of different backgrounds evaluated 16 versions of Japanese university English as a foreign language (EFL) students' English compositions containing different culturally influenced rhetorical patterns. Results suggest that a flexible approach to permissible rhetorical patterns and a greater emphasis on coherence may be…
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), College Students, Cultural Background, English (Second Language)
A Study of Children's Early Oral Production in the Target Language in Japanese Immersion Classrooms.
Download full textHagino, Shoko – 2001
In Australian two-way immersion programs approximately 20-40% of instruction takes place in the target language. While much has been written about such programs targeting French and German, little has been written about Japanese immersion programs. The aim of this research is to provide a better understanding of children's second language…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grammar
