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Bissoonauth, Anu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
This study investigated the changing patterns of language use and language attitudes of younger generations of Mauritians over the last two decades. This article discusses the shift in language attitudes of students in secondary education with special emphasis on Kreol, taught since 2012 in primary schools and from 2018 in secondary schools. A…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Characteristics, Adolescents, Language Usage
Trinick, Tony; Heaton, Sharyn – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2021
The development of state/federal mandated curricula for schooling is a highly politicised process, and even more so for marginalised Indigenous groups who are simultaneously attempting to revitalise their traditional language and knowledge. An example of this is the ongoing struggles between the New Zealand State and Maori to develop curricula for…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Indigenous Populations, Social Justice, Curriculum Development
Jones, Shelley; Mutumba, Safina – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2019
This article reports on a collaborative action research project, conducted in a pre-primary school in South Central Uganda, which explores the opportunities for children to draw upon and integrate their home and community-based knowledge and experiences through mother tongue (MT) instruction and resources. We use the funds of knowledge (Moll,…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Cultural Background, Self Concept, Teaching Methods
Muller, Sarah – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
While the language portrait (LP) is a visual research method that can make visible speakers' multilingualism, this article considers how and why speakers may use the LP to make elements of their linguistic repertoire "invisible." Analysing the portraits created by three primary school students in Luxembourg, I explore why these young…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Self Concept, Language Skills
Angelo, Denise; Disbray, Samantha; Singer, Ruth; O'Shannessy, Carmel; Simpson, Jane; Smith, Hilary; Meek, Barbra; Wigglesworth, Gillian – OECD Publishing, 2022
Indigenous peoples have rightful aspirations for their languages and cultures, supported under international conventions, jurisdictional treaties, laws, policies and enquiry recommendations. Additionally, the inclusion of Indigenous languages in education can impact positively on Indigenous students' learning, engagement, identity and well-being,…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Academic Achievement, Educational Experience, Outcomes of Education
Chang Qizhong; Lim Si Wei – Migration and Language Education, 2024
This study utilises comparative case studies of three Japanese third-culture kids (TCKs) living in Singapore aged 16, each from a different school type (international school, Japanese school, and local Singapore school). It explores if the home language, language used in school, language used in social circles, and language of media consumed of…
Descriptors: Asians, Foreign Students, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries
Heugh, Kathleen; Mohamed, Naashia – UNESCO Bangkok, 2020
The Asia-Pacific region hosts the largest number of refugees and displaced people in the world, and is the place of origin for nearly half of all international migrants. However, data related to the unique language-in-education needs of refugee and migrant children in and from this area is sparse. The report aims to create a stronger knowledge…
Descriptors: Refugees, Immigrants, Language Planning, Language of Instruction
Acharya, Bed Raj; Kshetree, Mukunda Prakash; Khanal, Bishnu; Panthi, Ram Krishna; Belbase, Shashidhar – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2021
The main purpose of this paper was to explore mathematics educators' perception of the cultural relevance of basic level mathematics in Nepal. The design of this study involved an interpretive qualitative approach by administering in-depth interviews with five purposively selected mathematics educators teaching at five higher education…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Education
Abiog, Evalyn Bonquin; David, Rowena – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
More than words are stories to be told. Stories tell a lot about people's thoughts, experiences, and practices which in turn speak about people's language, identity, and cultural heritage. The present study deals with the documentation and analysis of "Mag-Antsi," the native language of Ayta Mag-Antsi indigenous people in the…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Story Telling, Self Concept, Cultural Background
Baykara, Tuba; Aksu Ataç, Bengü – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2021
The study focused on the attitudes of Turkish and foreign students' attitudes towards English language, and their English speaking anxiety. The study adopted case study research design based on quantitative data. The participants were 140 High School Students (70 Turkish, 70 foreign) at Turkish International Schools in Saudi Arabia, and were all…
Descriptors: High School Students, Language Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Negative Attitudes
Akinkuotu, Abimbola F.; Fowowe, Simeon S.; Hunyibo, Oluseyi A. – African Educational Research Journal, 2022
Africa is a potentially rich continent due to its considerably rich resources endowment. It is believed that if there is a synergy between these resources, that is if these resources are properly harnessed with a clear vision on the part of our leaders, there is the prospect of growth leading to the development of the continent. The basis of any…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Multilingualism, Economic Development, Language Role
Gross, Zehavit; Rutland, Suzanne D. – Journal of Jewish Education, 2020
This qualitative study, examining seven communities in the globalized Asia Pacific area, aimed to investigate Jewish community attitudes toward Hebrew, their heritage language (HL), as influenced by the social environment. The main finding was that the "complex ecology" of context influences attitudes to Hebrew. The article delineates…
Descriptors: Judaism, Semitic Languages, Language Attitudes, Immigrants
Htang, Ling Kee – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2019
This study explored the teaching motivations of 306 B.Ed. first-year teacher trainees who chose teaching as their career. Analysing data of Likert questionnaires showed that altruistic factors were rated as more important than extrinsic and intrinsic factors regardless of gender. Interestingly, MANOVA results indicated that females were more…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Career Choice, Teaching (Occupation), Preservice Teachers
Katayama, Kumiko; Hashimoto, Kayoko – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2019
Language immersion programs, which are a form of bilingual education, are shaped by multiple factors, including the specific characteristics of the region, the language, the community and the learners, as well as national and regional policies on language education. While the underdeveloped production skills of immersion students have been…
Descriptors: Japanese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immersion Programs
Alfaro, Cristina – Theory Into Practice, 2019
Due to the preK-12 student growth, the exponential growth of dual-language programs, and the gentrification of dual-language education, the need for critically conscious dual-language teachers is undeniably vital today. Institutions of higher education, in particular colleges of education, find themselves at the center of a transformative era, in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Education, Teacher Educators
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