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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"language other than English"”.
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Investigation on multiple factors affecting English-language learners' reading achievement: hierarchical linear modeling approach
… investigated the multiple factors affecting English language learners’ (ELLs) low reading achievement in standardized tests by exploring the complex, hierarchical relation in student, classroom, and school levels. The data used for this study was from National Center for Educational …
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Fighting the Invisibility of Domestic Violence
… have in-person personnel assisting victims in a language other than English. It goes without saying that many of these agencies are in neighborhoods where most of the population speak a language other than English such as Spanish or Chinese. In addition, the study ends by concluding that although …
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Improving the Reading Level of Middle School English Learners in English Language Development Classes.
<p>Presently, there are about 2,664,921 English Language Learners (ELLs) and Fluent English Proficient (FEP) speakers in California public schools who speak a language other than English at home (CalEdFacts, 2016). Some of these students have immigrated to the United States from other countries, …
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An Analysis of the A-G Requirement in a Rural California High School
… School X’s A-G rate is consistently lower than the State average. This study examines the causes for School X’s low A-G rate. Previous literature addressed factors affecting A-G completion, such as ethnicity, gender, household income, school performance, non-enrollment, and attendance. …
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Physical Education Teachers Perceptions in the State of New York about Appropriate Strategies when Teaching English Language Learners
… diverse. It is estimated that by year 2030, English Language Learners (ELL) will make up 50% of the population of public schools across the United States of America (USA) (Culp & Schmidlein, 2012). This means that by next decade almost half of the students in public schools will be learning …
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Co -Constructing Social Roles in German Business Meetings: A Conversation Analytic Study
… presentation of the first description of ok in a language other than English, I argue that certain uses of ok relate to enacting the social role of 'doing-being-boss.' Furthermore, Chapter 3 examines the practice of how employees produce extended reports about ongoing projects. In discussing the …
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The Impact of Student’s Home Language on Performance and Participation in International Baccalaureate Coursework
Students must have a working understanding of the language of instruction to be successful in school. In the United States, English is the predominant language of instruction, and students who come from homes where a language other than English is spoken face the additional challenge of learning …
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Increasing Professional Interpreter Use To Improve Patient Outcomes On The Inpatient Oncology Unit
<p>Language barriers in healthcare contribute to significant disparities including delays in diagnosis and treatment, patient confusion, and increased mortality (Kwan et al., 2023). Approximately 21.5% of the people in the United States speak a language other than English at home and 8.2% of that …
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Disparities in Admission and Pediatric Emergency Outcomes by Race, Ethnicity, and Language.
… Objectives: Disparities by race, ethnicity, and language (REaL) in the pediatric emergency department (ED) include differences in triage acuity scores, wait times, diagnostic testing and imaging, pain management, and admission. The primary aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between …
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Can Addressing Language Skills for Fifth Grade ELLs in a Multiplication Curriculum Help Address the Achievement Gap in Math? A Multiplication Workbook for Big Kids
… 1,332,405 students from grades k-12 who speak a language other than English at home (Caledfacts, 2016). When I started my first year teaching fifth grade with 95% of my students being English language learners (ELLs), I was surprised to see an achievement gap of two to three years in my student’s …
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Fostering Verbal and Play Interactions in Heritage Language: A Naturalistic Intervention Mediated by Siblings for Autistic Children
… that neurotypical siblings may help bolster language and play development in autistic children (Akers et al., 2018; Celiberti & Harris, 1993; Coe et al., 1991; Glugatch & Machalicek, 2021; Oppenheim-Leaf et al., 2012; Spector & Charlop, 2018), though consideration of culturally and …
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Cultivating Passion in Teaching English Language Learners: A Critical Analytical Inquiry
… the academic literature in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), compare it to the life experiences of past and/or present students, colleagues, children and myself to reflect and summarize my learning in the form of a conceptual framework that I have named, Framework for Understanding …
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A study of foreign language training in Lancashire companies
… when sixty per cent of British exports go to non-English speaking countries is an appropriate time to consider perceptions about foreign languages and their use in Lancashire companies The research was carried out by sending postal questionnaires to both personnel managers and export managers in …
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Acquisition of English by Additional Language Learners in Inquiry-Based Classrooms Within International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program Schools
… Primary Years Programme (PYP) schools provide English instruction to all students. The program has grown worldwide with a significant enrollment of students who speak a first language other than English, necessitating the need for an English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum. The IB’s …
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An Investigation of Alternative Language Services (ALS) Received by English Language Learners (ELLs) Identified with a Disability
… of students identified with a Primary Home Language Other Than English (PHLOTE) and identified with a disability categorized as ELL from PHLOTE students without a disability identified as ELL, in the proportion of students identified with disabilities who received ALS compared to their peers …
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Safety Net System: A Case Study of Primary and Specialty Care for Uninsured Residents in Cobb County, Georgia
… clinics. Second, the lack of tracking primary language along with unanimous reports on interpreting needs is a significant finding. The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey estimates that Cobb County has 114,280 persons (age 5 and older) who speak a language other than English. The …
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Gomez and Gomez Dual Language Enrichment Model: Is It Keeping the Promise for ELLs?
… children in the United States (U.S.) who spoke a language other than English at home rose from 4.7 to 11.2 million between 1980 to 2009 (U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009-10). By 2015, it is estimated that enrollment of English Language Learners (ELLs) in …
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Family language policy and practice as parental mediation of habitus, capital and field: an ethnographic case-study of migrant families in England
… living in England establish their family language policy and practice. It is set within a context of increased levels of transnational migration and globalisation (OECD, 2015). The number of migrant families in which parents have different language backgrounds is increasing on a European …
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Language Minority Students: Bilingual Identity Development in the College Years.
… State University. Only respondents indicating a language other than English (L2) as their first or "native" (L1) qualified for participation. The sample included persons of both sexes, from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, speaking 6 heritage languages with varying degrees of proficiency. …
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Multilingual Future Self-Guides: A Mixed-Methods Study of Learners of Multiple Foreign Languages in China
… students’ motivation to learn multiple foreign languages in China. Three overarching research aims guided the research: - To uncover the motivational profiles of multilingual future self-guides for learners of multiple foreign languages in China - To identify personal and contextual factors that …
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