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PDF pending restorationBull, Tove – 1984
A Norwegian study of the effectiveness of teaching young children to read and write using their vernacular as the medium of instruction is reported. In 1980-81 and 1981-82, ten classes of beginning primary students were given all initial instruction in reading and writing in the vernacular. Because no language standardization occurs in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Language of Instruction, Language Role
Cauldwell, Brit N. – 1990
Hong Kong education is based on an imperialist rhetoric which serves to "domesticate" rather than "liberate" the school population. The importance of memorization is clearly evident in education in Hong Kong. The community's educational system reflects a classical Chinese emphasis on familiarity with a set body of texts and on…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Ethnocentrism
Download full textHuang, Su-yueh – 1996
A study conducted in a freshman English class in a Taipei (Taiwan) university investigated how peer response groups functioned in their native language (Mandarin Chinese) and English, a second language. Analysis focused on (1) whether there were qualitative differences in the comments students made about peers' writing in the two languages, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking
