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Learning with and from Immigrant Mothers: Implications for Adult Numeracy
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Civil, Marta; Stoehr, Kathleen Jablon; Salazar, Fany – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
This paper focuses on a group of mothers of immigrant origin as they engage in explorations and conversations about mathematics. We examine how bringing in tasks that draw on their children's school mathematics, and on the participants' knowledge and experiences, can inform us about their understanding of mathematics and provide opportunities to…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Mothers, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills
The Contribution of Psychosocial and Biographical Variables to Heritage Language Learners' Linguistic Knowledge of Spanish
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Torres, Julio; Estremera, Ricardo; Mohamed, Sherez – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Individual differences (IDs) largely contribute to success in adult second language attainment (e.g., Dörnyei, 2006). Heritage language (HL) studies have also explored the role of IDs, namely psychosocial variables, and biographical factors with an adult HL learner population. However, the specific contribution of these variables to HL learners'…
Descriptors: Spanish, Heritage Education, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Investigating the Construct of Topical Knowledge in a Scenario-Based Assessment Designed to Simulate Real-Life Second Language Use
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Banerjee, Han-Ting Liu – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The vast development of digital technology and the widespread use of social network platforms have reshaped how we live in the world. For L2 learners to maximally utilize their language proficiency to function effectively as members of modern society, they need not only the necessary L2 knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) but also essential…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Usage, Social Networks, Information Technology