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Khojastehrad, Shadi; Sattarova, Madina – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
With the rapid development of communication and transportation technology, globalization has brought people of diverse cultures, ethnicities, geographies, and religions together. English is now the primary lingua franca, which is used to communicate with speakers of different native languages throughout the world. However, today the world is faced…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Chung, Tzemin; Anderson, Neil; Leong, Munkew; Choy, Waiyin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This paper details results from a three-year study investigating how to help students in Singapore write vivid compositions in Mandarin, the Chinese "mother tongue". Mastery of the mother tongue by Singaporean students has become an important government priority in recent years. The strategies employed by this study included the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Mandarin Chinese, Native Language Instruction