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Min Jung Jee – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This study investigated levels of communicative anxiety (CA) among three generations of Korean immigrants (i.e., first, 1.5, and second generation) in Australia. A survey asking about their levels of CA in Korean (i.e., heritage language) and in English (i.e., majority language) was completed by 137 Korean immigrants. Some of the survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Anxiety, Immigrants
Sun Jung Joo; Alice Chik; Emilia Djonov – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2023
Increasing globalisation has spurred a flow of migrants worldwide. These movements include exchanges of migrants' linguistic repertoires across regions, transforming the ways in which they define themselves in a multilingual society. Unlike identity categories such as ethnic identity, the contested concept of citizenship identity has remained…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Citizenship, Native Language, Ethnicity
Yousef, Areej – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This paper explores the language planning strategies employed by Australian transnational families of Arabic-speaking backgrounds to develop their children's bilingualism in English and Arabic. The paper concludes that the families' transnationalism and strong links with their countries of origin played a significant role in their language…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Family Relationship, Native Language, Arabic
Sabina Sestigiani; Ekaterina Pechenkina – College Teaching, 2024
This qualitative study explores challenges and benefits of introducing theater techniques into Higher Education (HE) undergraduate intermediate Italian language classrooms. Drawing on student surveys and reflective essays, the study offers original insights into how collaborative, performance-based activities can result in greater student…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Theater Arts
Aparna Hebbani; Michael Mersiades; Ameya Deshmukh – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This exploratory Australian study tested a novel mobile-based language learning service intervention (via WhatsApp) called 'Chatloop' with 31 newly arrived migrants. This intervention was offered in tandem with the traditional Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) classroom curriculum. A mixed methods approach was employed to trial the intervention…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Tsukada, Kimiko; Idemaru, Kaori – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: This research compared individuals from two first language (L1) backgrounds (English and Japanese) to determine how they may differ in their perception of Mandarin tones (Tones 1 vs. 2 [T1-T2], Tones 1 vs. 3 [T1-T3], Tones 1 vs. 4 [T1-T4], Tones 2 vs. 3 [T2-T3], Tones 2 vs. 4 [T2-T4], Tones 3 vs. 4 [T3-T4]) on account of their L1. Method:…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Second Language Learning, Native Language
Burri, Michael – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2023
The present study compares the pronunciation practices of three English instructors (two teaching in Australia and one in Japan) with the perceptions of their learners (n = 49). A student questionnaire, semi-structured teacher interviews, and classroom observations were used to collect data. The findings show that the learners strongly desire to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Mehdiabadi, Fatemeh; Maadad, Nina; Arabmofrad, Ali – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2020
In recent years, despite the fact that many researchers have devoted much of their attention to second language attrition, not much focus has been given to first language attrition (FLA) specifically among Iranian immigrants. The present study attempts to describe FLA in the semantic domain of idiomatic expression and effect of length of residence…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Indo European Languages, Native Language, Language Role
Holbrook, Allyson; Burke, Rachel; Fairbairn, Hedy – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
Overseas students who have learned English as a second or foreign language (L2) form a prominent subgroup of research students in Australian universities. However, there is a paucity of research exploring the linguistic experiences of this population in connection with thesis examination and in comparison with first language users of English (L1).…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Second Language Learning, Native Language
Danos, David; Turin, Mark – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2021
For a demise that has been predicted for over 60 years, radio is a remarkably resilient communications medium, and one that warrants deeper examination as a vehicle for the revitalization of historically marginalized and Indigenous languages. Radio has not been eroded by the rise of new media, whether that be television, video, or newer multimodal…
Descriptors: Radio, Language Maintenance, Singing, Story Telling
Fielding, Ruth; Harbon, Lesley – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
The enduring monolingual mindset in English-speaking countries results in widespread belief that additional language learning takes time away from literacy in the societal language. Yet, extensive research has shown that time spent learning additional languages enhances learners' literacy skills, providing first language literacy is sufficiently…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning
Nordstrom, Janica; Jung, Yong Moon – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2022
This study explores community language school teachers' access to classroom resources and school facilities within a framework of educational equity. Community language schools are significant language education providers that exist worldwide. In Australia, as elsewhere in the world, these schools often borrow a classroom at a mainstream school to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Schools, Equal Education, Second Language Learning
Lisa S. Olive; Rohan M. Telford; Elizabeth Westrupp; Richard D. Telford – Child Development, 2024
This study aimed to determine the effects of the Active Early Learning (AEL) childcare center-based physical activity intervention on early childhood executive function and expressive vocabulary via a randomized controlled trial. Three-hundred-and-fourteen preschool children (134 girls) aged 3-5 years from 15 childcare centers were randomly…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Child Development, Executive Function
Nguy?n, Anh-Thu T – Second Language Research, 2020
This article reports a study that aimed to find out whether F0 patterns of L2 English produced by Vietnamese speakers are different to those of native English speakers, whether the non-native F0 patterns are transferred from Vietnamese, and to what extent English and Vietnamese F0 profiles differ. Ten native/L1 Australian English speakers, 20…
Descriptors: Tone Languages, Vietnamese, Comparative Analysis, Native Language
Hau, Jutta A.; Holt, Colleen M.; Finch, Sue; Dowell, Richard C. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The language processing of Mandarin-accented English (MAE) by older hearing-impaired (OHI), older normally hearing (NH), and younger NH listeners was explored. We examined whether OHI adults have more difficulty than NH listeners in recognizing and adapting to MAE speech productions after receiving brief training with the accent. Method:…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Native Language, Pronunciation, Comparative Analysis