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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)"”.
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The role of intercultural communicative competence in the acquisition of English as an Additional Language for Arab Learners: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
… phenomenological study examines Arab female newcomers’ lived experiences in an English as an Additional Language (EAL) program and their acquisition of intercultural communicative competence. Two in-depth semi structured interviews were conducted with seven students enrolled in the Language …
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Reading Instruction and Instructors’ Perceptions of Learners’ Needs in LINC Level 1-3 Classes
This study investigates instructors’ perceptions of reading instruction and difficulties among Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Level 1-3 learners. Statistics Canada reports that 60% of immigrants possess inadequate literacy skills. Newcomers are placed in classes using the …
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Critical Moments: Exploring Critical Pedagogy in an Adult ESL Classroom
… in a community-based adult English as a Second Language (ESL) program with a focus on language learners with low proficiency in English. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the limitations and possibilities of developing and carrying out a critical pedagogical approach to ESL …
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Finding the "T" in LGBTQ: ESL Educator Perceptions of Transgender and Non-Binary Gender Topics in the Language Classroom
<p>While there is a “T” in the acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ), the focus in both academia and the real world often shifts solely to sexuality. Even though the real world discussion of sexuality (and perhaps academia’s as well) is also much lacking in both …