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Yaseen, Maha S.; Sayyed, Sa'ida W.; Ibrahim, Hanan M. – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
This paper aims at exploring the different modes of persuasion used in English and Arabic advertisements that mainly address women. The research adopted a qualitative research design with the content analysis approach to prepare a study based on the modes like rhetoric, discourse analysis and persuasion strategies. The study hypothesized that…
Descriptors: Advertising, Persuasive Discourse, Periodicals, Arabic
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2016
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page PDF sheets, by topic, with graphics, plus key contacts. The topics for this report on English Learners (ELs) who are Asian or Pacific Islander include: (1) Top 10 Asian and Pacific Islander Languages Spoken Among ELs: SY 2013-14; (2)…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Asians, Pacific Islanders, Statistical Data
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2015
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page PDF sheets, by topic, with graphics, plus key contacts. The topics for this report on profiles of Native American and/or Alaska Native English Learners (ELs) include: (1) Largest Percentage of ELs Who Were Native American and/or…
Descriptors: Profiles, American Indians, Alaska Natives, English Language Learners
Northwest Evaluation Association, 2015
To help provide context to Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) normative percentiles, this document includes multiple College and Career Readiness (CCR) benchmarks, including those from ACT® and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced).
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Benchmarking, College Entrance Examinations
Walker, Alastair G. H., Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2015
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Minorities, Native Language Instruction, Educational Policy
Paulik, Anton, Comp.; Solymosi, Judit, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2014
This regional dossier aims at providing a concise description of and basic statistics on minority language education in a specific region of Europe--the territory of Magyarország (Hungary). Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Slavic Languages, Language Minorities, Geographic Regions
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Nordtveit, Bjorn Harald – Comparative Education, 2011
This article discusses how history, the cultural setting, and the political-ideological contexts may influence educational research in China. It seeks to demonstrate a dichotomy between official and popular discourses, and argues that there is a need for the researcher to understand and interpret the language style used in various interview…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences
Petris, Cinzia, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2014
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Data, Language Minorities, Second Language Learning
González-Riaño, Xosé Antón, Comp.; Fernández-Costales, Alberto, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2014
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Romance Languages, Educational Policy
Sciriha, Lydia, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2013
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe--Malta. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Language Usage, Statistical Data
Jambor, Paul Z. – Online Submission, 2011
There appears to be a direct as well as an indirect link between the scholastic presence of the English language at any particular university and its respective Times Higher Education-Thomson Reuters 2010 World University Ranking, one of numerous world university rankings. Due to the author's familiarity and to some extent intimate relationship…
Descriptors: Universities, Language Role, Higher Education, Familiarity
Areny, Maria, Comp.; Mayans, Pere, Comp.; Forniès, David, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2013
Regional dossiers aim at providing a concise description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Romance Languages, Educational Policy
Malagon, Helen; McCold, Paul; Nelson, Joan Johnston – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2013
This report provides an update on the Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program (TBIP). In 2012-13, 104,025 English language learners (ELLs) received state services through the TBIP. This was an increase of just over 9% from the previous year. Most students live in urban areas along Interstate 5 corridor and in rural areas like the Yakima Valley.…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Bilingual Education, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction
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Lam, Agnes S. L. – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2007
Language choice is often studied as choices made by the state at the level of national language planning or as individual choice of language or variety in language use. There has been little research to directly connect these two aspects of language choice. This paper attempts to incorporate the two aspects and other related phenomena in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Official Languages, Language Acquisition, Language Planning
Fry, Richard; Gonzales, Felisa – Pew Hispanic Center, 2008
The number of Hispanic students in the nation's public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, accounting for 60% of the total growth in public school enrollments over that period. Strong growth in Hispanic enrollment is expected to continue for decades, according to population projection by the U.S. Census Bureau. Using data from the 2006…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Poverty, Family (Sociological Unit), Community Surveys
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