Learning English: The Southeast Asian Refugee Experience.

Walker, Constance L.

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ERIC Number: EJ323743

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Learning English: The Southeast Asian Refugee Experience.

Walker, Constance L.

Topics in Language Disorders, v5 n4 p53-65 Sep 1985

The author examines adjustment problems of Southeast Asian refugees in the U.S., noting conflict with their traditional orientation to learning and linguistic difficulties in acquiring English. Seven guidelines are offered for teaching, including an emphasis on survival skills and vocabulary and grammar rather than on pronunciation. (CL)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Indochinese, Intervention, Language Acquisition, Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Language 1 and Language 2: Implications for Language Disorders.