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Download full textYadu Prasad Gyawali; Meghna Mehndroo – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2024
Drawing from the rich cultural heritage and diverse historical contexts of Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, we examine how teachers adapt traditional and modern pedagogical methods in response to linguistic and cultural diversity. Colonial legacies in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, along with Nepal's shifting sociopolitical climate, offer insights…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Change, Activism, Cultural Background
Owen, Nathaniel; Shrestha, Prithvi N.; Hultgren, Anna Kristina – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
This project examined academic reading in two contrasting English as a medium of instruction (EMI) university settings in Nepal and Sweden and the unique challenges facing students who are studying in a language other than their primary language. The motivation for the project was to explore the role of high-stakes testing in EMI contexts and the…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Reading Tests, Language of Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
Direct linkTin, Tan Bee – Language Teaching Research, 2014
English language teaching (ELT) currently occurring in diverse social settings points to the need to locate ELT in its social context. Many researchers have highlighted the need to explore local vernacular practices, in particular ELT practices in peripheral contexts. The present study investigates events in an English language classroom at a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedWoodward, James C. – Sign Language Studies, 1993
Recent research has shown that sign language varieties in India and Pakistan are related. This report examines the possible relationship of sign language varieties in India and Pakistan to those in Nepal by analyzing comparative lexical data from sign language varieties in the three countries. (10 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Research, Language Variation
Peer reviewedHartford, Beverly – World Englishes, 1989
Presents an analysis of non-native English verbs of saying constructions, such as "discuss about" and "explain about," as they are realized in Nepali English. It is suggested that the analysis of Nepali English constructions offer important insights into second language acquisition and language change. (30 references)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Interference (Language)
Sonntag, Selma K. – 1978
A dialect survey of the transition between two major Indo-Aryan languages in Nepal, Bhojpuri and Maithili, was conducted focusing on both the linguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of the various languages and dialects. The purpose of the study was to find out where and how this transition occurred between the pure Bhojpuri-speaking area and the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Dialect Studies, Language Attitudes, Language Classification
