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Direct linkChu, Chau Kan; Morrison, Keith – Educational Studies, 2011
This paper argues that, despite government support in financial and contractual matters, ongoing problems of retention of Native-speaking English Teachers (NETs) in Hong Kong stem, in part, from problems of cross-cultural adjustment. The paper reports a small-scale qualitative investigation into the experiences of NETS in Hong Kong and finds…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Intervention, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
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
Morrison, Keith; No, Anna Ieong On – Educational Studies, 2007
This paper examines whether having school students repeat a year improves their performance, focusing on learning English as a foreign language. It takes students' English examination results from five years from a Chinese-medium school, together with data on their learning styles and learning strategies. Drawing on local cultural and pedagogic…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Gender Differences
Strand, Steve; Demie, Feyisa – Educational Studies, 2005
This paper analyses the national key stage 2 test results for 2300 11-year-old pupils in an inner London LEA. A range of concurrent pupil background data was also collected, including whether pupils spoke English as an additional language (EAL), and if so, their stage of fluency in English. EAL pupils at the early stages (1-3) of developing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries
