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Findlay, Michael Shaw – Issues in Applied Linguistics, 1995
Observed speech and interactive behavior of American Hmong students who were attending a northern California high school indicate that Hmong student responses to teacher-generated questions were often influenced by culturally-based predispositions. Because of these differences, Hmong students often provided answers considered "wrong,"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Case Studies, Cultural Differences