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Peer reviewedRampton, M. B. H. – Applied Linguistics, 1991
Discusses the ethnographic investigation of a multilingual adolescent peer group in which various forms of second/other-language learner status had considerable social significance. The study illustrates the ways a repertoire of languages and language learner statuses serve as differentiated resources adolescents draw on to define community and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ethnography, Multilingualism, Panjabi
Peer reviewedRamanathan, Vai; Atkinson, Dwight – Applied Linguistics, 1999
Discusses ethnographic research in education issues that pertain to studies of second-language writing, examining six principles of ethnographic research, proposing and describing a prototype definition, reviewing three recent ethnographic studies of second-language writing, discussing generalizability, and introducing a series of issues critical…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLittlewood, William – Applied Linguistics, 1999
Discusses autonomy in language related to East-Asian contexts, describing autonomy in language learning, proposing a framework for learners in all contexts, examining three sources of sociocultural influence that could affect students' approaches to learning in East Asia, and considering attitudes and habits of learning that might result from such…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
