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The Teaching of Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language: a Systematic Review of the Literature 2005-2015
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Ma, Xiuli; Gong, Yang; Gao, Xuesong; Xiang, Yiqing – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
This paper reports the results of a review of research articles on the teaching of Chinese as a second or foreign language published in four leading mainland Chinese journals during the years 2005-2015. The review found that Chinese language researchers are exploring a wide array of issues including language policy and planning, language learning…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Literature Reviews, Journal Articles
Research on the Acculturation Model for Second Language Acquisition.
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Schumann, John H. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Presents a model of second language acquisition based on the social-psychology of acculturation, including factors in social, affective, personality, cognitive, biological, aptitude, personal, input, and instructional areas. Studies which test this model are reviewed and evaluated. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Affective Objectives, Cognitive Style, Language Aptitude
Selection and Settlement of Citizens: English Language Proficiency Among Immigrant Groups in Australia.
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Stevens, Christine A. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1999
Reviews variations in levels of English-language proficiency among immigrants from non-English-speaking countries to Australia. Data on 27 of the largest birthplace groups are used from the 1996 census. Discusses immigrants' motivation to learn English and be included in Australian society and Australian policies regarding immigration-selection…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Census Figures, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Ethnolinguistic Vitality, Self-Confidence and Second Language Proficiency: An Investigation.
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Labrie, Normand; Clement, Richard – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1986
Ninth-grade Francophone students (N=95) living in a bicultural milieu responded to tests including scales of ethnolinguistic vitality, attitudes, motivation, self-confidence, and second language competence and usage. Analyses indicated that contact with Anglophones and self-confidence with English as a second language were related to motivation,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Ethnolinguistics, Foreign Countries