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Showing 1 to 20 of 210 for “"language education"”.
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Benefits of Dual Language Education
<p>The focus of this paper examines how dual language education (DLE) programs are valuable. The literature shows that children do much more than just thrive in a dual language environment. According to research, children who are bilingual are cognitively, academically, intellectually, socially and …
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Genre - based approach to IsiZulu home language education as a means to successful English first additional language education
… and speaking skills in the senior phase of language learning, as a reflection of language teaching competence of the student -teachers studying in the Faculty of Education at the University of Zululand. The main aim is to investigate how genre-based approach to isiZulu Home Language …
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The Hidden Schools: Mapping Greek Heritage Language Education in Canada
Since the languages of immigrant communities in Canada are categorized as “non-official”, our government is under no obligation to contribute to the perpetuation of these languages. Furthermore, education, in general, is a provincial responsibility. Thus, no formal reporting and documentation of …
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English language education at Guangxi University, China：challenges, responses and recommendations
… growing expectation of the quality of English language education in China’s universities under the pressure of globalization as well as a developing Chinese society. Since the 1980s, four national curricula for English language education at universities have been introduced by the Chinese …
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"Affirmed from under" : the Irish language education movement in Belfast
… experiment in bilingualism and alternative education is taking place. In the midst of a war zone, a predominantly working class community has constructed its own education system based on the Irish language. Approximately one thousand children are currently doing their education through the …
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Ideologies, policies, and practices: Japanese language education in Australian secondary schools
This study explores Japanese Language Education (JLE) in Australia by untangling an interplay of language policies, practices and ideologies. It focuses on top-down policy initiatives, the bottom-up grassroots practices of secondary school Japanese language teachers (JLTs), and language ideologies …
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The Practical Application of Bakhtin and Related Theory to Language Education
"This new semiotic, entitled ""rhetorical semiotics,"" is systematically developed by means of such major concepts as indexing (as from Peirce), valence (as from Kamberelis), congruence (as from Moyer), and intentional refraction (as from Bakhtin). Upon this foundation is further developed a …
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Reimagining migrant language education from the bottom up: an ethnographic study
… as a marker of integration on adult migrant language education. Using ethnography, I focus on the lived experience of a heterogeneous adult migrant student body within and beyond the institutional setting of a Further Education (FE) college in west London. The ethnographic fieldwork took …
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E-learning, language education and the role of writing : a case study
… literacy practices and skills in adult foreign language education with relation to e-Iearning and with reference to the role of writing. Aspects concerning autonomous learning, teaching presence, and factors influencing the e-learning adoption-innovation process including access, pedagogical and …
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Parental choice of minority language education in language shift situations in Brittany and Scotland
… issues associated with the impact of bilingual education (immersion and language maintenance programmes) and the vitality of minority languages. It explores multiple factors, including parental expectations, that influence the decisions of parents who have chosen to educate their children …
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Enhancing Chinese Heritage Language Education Through Technology: A Two-Part Design and Evaluation Study
… addresses critical gaps in Chinese Heritage Language (CHL) education by exploring the role of technology in bridging literacy-oracy disparities and supporting instructional practices. The project comprises two distinct but interconnected manuscripts that collectively aim to enhance the …
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Exploring the potential for native language revitalization in an urban context : language education in Vancouver
This research explores dynamics around Aboriginal language learning and use in Vancouver, British Columbia. With many different First Nations and Aboriginal languages represented in the city, urban Aboriginal language revitalization is complex and challenging. Sixteen research participants talked …
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Supporting multilingualism in Michigan schools: Educator perspectives on language education and the seal of biliteracy
<p>Learning more than one language has cognitive, emotional, and social benefits. Despite evidence in favor of bi/multilingualism, and a growing multilingual American population, bilingual education programs are scarce in the United States, foreign language education programs are being eliminated …
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Foreign Language Teachers' Beliefs and Practices in Language Education: What to Teach and How to Teach
… reflects on my learning English as a foreign language journey and the influences that brought to my life. The seven stories in this study cover many aspects of foreign language education, including teaching contents, teaching methods, and teacher preparation. Through the lens of …
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The globalization of English: Its impact on English language education in the tertiary education sector in Taiwan
… out of semi-structured interviews with senior educational managers from a tertiary educational institution in Taiwan. These managers raised a number of issues, including the changing profile of tertiary students, the changing nature of English curricula, the increasing need for English teaching …
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Intercultural communication and critical pedagogy: deconstructing stereotypes for the development of critical cultural awareness in language education
… the problem of gender stereotypes that Spanish language undergraduates uphold against Hispanics and develops critical pedagogical approaches through the reading of a literary text for the deconstruction of such stereotypes so that students can think and act in less biased and prejudiced ways. …
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Language education and national identity : a comparative study of Flemish and Afrikaans L1-instruction materials since 2000
… what views on national identity can be found in language textbooks, this study examines the categories and nature of themes and situations that appear in a recent Flemish and Afrikaans language school textbook. Central to the study is the clarification as to which themes the situations and texts …
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION (ELE) AS A MARK OF SOCIAL DISTINCTION IN TAIWAN: BUXIBANS, ELE TEACHERS DISCOURSE, AND SOCIAL REPRODUCTION
… reproduction theory to explore how English language educators view English language education (ELE) and to understand how the English language is used to create social distinctions between Taiwanese English language educators and others in Taiwanese society. Unlike other foreign languages, …
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The Influence of Dual Language Education Upon the Development of English Reading Skills of Kindergarten Through Grade Two Students
<p>The Influence of Dual Language Education Upon the Development of English Reading Skills of Kindergarten through Grade Two Students.</p> <p>The purpose of this inductive and quantitative research study is to examine the influence of dual language education upon the development of literacy skills …
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