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寇志晖 / Thesis (Ed.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 322-331) / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Kou Zhihui.

The author believes that the mediation of classic literature through drama would increase student's opportunity for academic success on the secondary and post-secondary levels of education. This project develops curriculum and materials using dramatic adaptations of ancient literature created by the author.

This study will conclusively demonstrate that a two-way or dual-language immersion strategy works best to achieve the goal of bilingualism and biliteracy for our ELLs (English Language Learners).

Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 522-572). / Electronic reproduction. / Also available by subscription via World Wide Web / xvi, 572 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:24:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertaca_isabelle_mayal.pdf: 2439429 bytes, checksum: ff74cd818a2e2723bc96b08048d9c4ae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-01 / The teaching of the English language has been through many stages along the years, many methods and approaches have been created, some were abandoned, others remained with new features. But it was only through recognizing the communicative function of language, represented by the beginning of the Communicative Approach, that old and new teaching techniques became meaningful for the foreign language learners. Today it is one of the most used approaches to teaching foreign language in Recife. Another approach is being used in many schools in our town, namely, the Systemic Approach. It is comprised of Stephen Krashen´s Second Language Theory and the Content-Based Instruction (CBI) approach from the bilingual education. This paper will compare the traditional approach, language through language, represented by the Communicative Approach; and the alternative one, language through content, represented by the Systemic Approach in order to investigate the learners proficiency level upon which each approach aims to achieve; and to show that the latter approach goes further when it offers its learners the opportunity to get away from the limits of the target language structure and beyond the limited number of functions, to explore the language in use in real concrete mathematical problems or in science class experiments / O ensino/aprendizagem de língua inglesa, ao longo dos anos, passou por diversas etapas, muitos métodos e abordagens foram criados, alguns abandonados, outros permaneceram com reformulações. Porém, foi só com a valorização da função comunicativa da linguagem, representada pelo surgimento da Abordagem Comunicativa, que velhas e novas técnicas de ensino/aprendizagem ganharam significado real para os alunos de língua estrangeira. Hoje, a Abordagem Comunicativa é uma das mais difundidas no ensino/aprendizagem de língua estrangeira no Recife. Uma outra abordagem está sendo aplicada em várias escolas da nossa cidade, a Abordagem Systemic, inspirada na teoria de aquisição de segunda língua de Stephen Krashen e do ensino de língua através da integração da linguagem com disciplinas escolares como ciências e matemática, oriundas da educação bilíngue. Este trabalho consiste em uma comparação entre a abordagem tradicional, a língua pela língua, representada pela Abordagem Comunicativa, e uma mais recente, a língua através de disciplinas da grade curricular dos alunos, representada pela Systemic. Investiga-se o nível de proficiência dos alunos na língua estrangeira, de acordo com cada abordagem, partindo do pressuposto de que a Abordagem Systemic pode levar o aluno a uma maior proficiência por oferecer a oportunidade de sair dos limites da estrutura da língua alvo e de um número limitado de funções, explorando a língua em uso nas atividades curriculares, na resolução de problemas matemáticos ou no desenvolvimento de experiências nas aulas de ciências

This study synthesizes theoretical concepts and proposes relevant curricula that can improve students' English reading ability. It especially emphasizes how to integrate these reading strategies in an EFL environment, so EFL learners can absorb real reading methods and enhance their reading abilities for practical use.

This project serves as a resource to help teachers understand and meet the educational needs of second-language learners by promoting their metalinguistic awareness through peer response in writing in elementary English as a foreign language.

Describes the results of a research project that analyzes the interaction of a second language (L2) learners of English (non-native speakers (NNS)) with a native speakers (NS). The subjects of the study were four NNS and two NS of English at Imperial Valley College in Imperial, California. The first aspect of the analysis determines the way in which self-repair might be related to L2 development and the L2 learner's language proficiency level. The second aspect of the analysis determines whether the NNS use self-repair differently when the interlocutor is a NS or a NNS of English. Results of the study indicate that while there was not a correlation between overall frequency of self-repair and language proficiency, there was a relationship between frequency of particular types of repair and language proficiency.

Thesis (M. Tech.) -- Central University of Technology, Free State, 2007 / The purpose of the study is to show, as so aptly put by Bamgbose (1996:111) that, given the ‘inheritance situation’ and the colonial legacy that continue to dominate education policies and practices in Africa, language policies are essentially characterised by the following features: avoidance, vagueness, arbitrariness, fluctuation, and declaration without implementation. The South African government has declared eleven languages as official to replace the former apartheid legislation which privileged English and Afrikaans as the sole languages of the country. The post apartheid eleven official language policy has been described by Bamgbose (1996 111) as, ‘the new enlightened South African language policy on languages,’ ‘a very progressive policy’ and ‘Africa’s best ticket’. The major concern raised was whether the language policy could be implemented. An attempt will be made to undertake a critical review of language planning under a democratic dispensation.