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Submerged in the Mainstream? A Case Study of an Immigrant Learner in a New Zealand Primary Classroom
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Direct linkBarnard, Roger – Language and Education, 2009
Immigrant children from diverse language backgrounds face not only linguistic challenges when enrolled in mainstream English-medium classrooms, but also difficulties adjusting to an unfamiliar learning community. The culture of primary school classrooms in New Zealand typically reflects conventions across three dimensions: interactional,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, English (Second Language), Case Studies
Download full textLiao, Ming-Tzu; Tseng, Chiung-Ying – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2010
This study examines skillful EFL writers' and less skillful writers' EFL performance and perceptions of paraphrasing and inappropriate text borrowing, the extent to which their performance matches perceptions, and the factors behind their problematic text borrowing. Ninety-five postgraduates and undergraduates in Taiwan accomplished a paraphrasing…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Metacognition, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Su, Ya-Chen – Educational Studies, 2008
The emergence of the incorporation of culture into EFL education is a growing trend in Taiwan. The purpose of the study was to examine: (1) the effects of the ethnographic interview project on Taiwanese students' cognitive development in understanding native English speakers and their cultures; (2) changes in students' self-awareness and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Student Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries
