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Schissel, Jamie L. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2014
Test accommodations are changes to test administration, responses, or the test itself that are offered to emergent bilingual students for standardized tests and also for classroom assessments in some states in the USA. Currently there is a lack of research examining the use of test accommodations as a pedagogical practice. This paper presents a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Testing Accommodations, Ethnography, Case Studies
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Mohamed, Naashia – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
In the era of globalisation, language-in-education policies continue to present challenges as policy-makers across the globe aim to balance the emphasis given to students' first language and the pressing need for students to be proficient in English as the global "lingua franca" [Hanna, P. (2011). Gaining global perspective: Educational…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Civil Rights, Cognitive Development, Affective Behavior