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Early Language Learning in Context: A Critical Socioeducational Perspective
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Hayes, David – Multilingual Matters, 2022
This book critically analyses early school foreign language teaching policy and practice, foregrounding the influence of the socioeducational and cultural context on how policies are implemented and assessing the factors which either promote or constrain their effectiveness. It focuses on four Asian contexts -- Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Square-Headed Frogs and World Citizens: Attitudes and Identities of ESL Teacher Candidates in Québec
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Steinbach, Marilyn; Kazarloga, Viktoria – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2014
This study explores the attitudes and identities of future ESL teachers in a 4-year teacher education program in a regional university in Québec, Canada. We describe the sociopolitical context of learning English in Québec and explain studies describing the position of nonnative-speakers who teach English in various political and geographical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Task-Based Language Teaching and English for Academic Purposes: An Investigation into Instructor Perceptions and Practice in the Canadian Context
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Douglas, Scott Roy; Kim, Marcia – TESL Canada Journal, 2014
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs designed to meet postsecondary English language proficiency requirements are a common pathway to higher education for students from non-English-speaking backgrounds. Grounded in a Canadian context, this study seeks to examine the prevalence of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) in EAP, common examples…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Multilingual Children Who Stutter: Clinical Issues
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Shenker, Rosalee C. – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2011
Stuttering occurs across all languages and cultures. However, the impact of speaking more than one language on assessment and treatment of young children who stutter is not well documented. This paper discusses some of the challenges related to clinical issues pertaining to this population including (a) identifying stuttering in an unfamiliar…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Stuttering, Educational Objectives, Multilingualism
The Role of Ethnic Religious Community Institutions in the Intergenerational Transmission of Korean among Immigrant Students in Montreal
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Park, Seong Man – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2011
This paper explores the influence of Korean ethnic churches on the maintenance of heritage language (HL) and culture among Korean-Canadian students. The ethnographic and qualitative study on which it is based involved participant observation over a 4-month period, group discussions, interviews, and a questionnaire. Participants were 15 immigrant…
Descriptors: Religion, Ethnic Groups, Language Maintenance, Participant Observation
Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Second Edition.
Baker, Colin – 1996
The textbook for training bilingual education teachers addresses psychological and social questions that enable teachers to define more clearly what they want to do in a classroom, and offers theoretical and practical information for a variety of social contexts. The first section addresses individualism and the social nature of bilingualism, and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Context