Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Source
| Language and Education | 2 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Taiwan | 1 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Submerged in the Mainstream? A Case Study of an Immigrant Learner in a New Zealand Primary Classroom
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
Peer reviewedWegerif, Rupert; Mercer, Neil – Language and Education, 1996
Proposes an approach to teaching reasoning through classroom conversation that integrates group work around computers into curriculum-related activities. The article examines research on collaborative learning and describes a program in which the computer is used to direct children's explicit, joint reasoning in curriculum-related activities. (79…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
