Descriptor
| Cognitive Processes | 2 |
| Learning Problems | 2 |
| Second Language Instruction | 2 |
| Second Language Learning | 2 |
| Academic Ability | 1 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Academic Discourse | 1 |
| Cognitive Ability | 1 |
| College Students | 1 |
| Concept Formation | 1 |
| Cultural Differences | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Papua New Guinea | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Denis – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1997
Discusses problems of learning English by students from Papua New Guinea, suggesting teachers restructure accepted assumptions about teaching and learning in English to more appropriately meet needs of students from different cultures. Argues many of these language problems are associated with lack of equivalence between concepts of academic…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Cultural Differences
Download full textPrevatt, Frances; Proctor, Briley; Swartz, Stacy L.; Canto, Angela I. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2003
This study evaluated the cognitive and achievement profiles of college students experiencing difficulties in foreign language (FLD group). Because past research appears to have generated different results based on the type of comparison groups utilized, we attempted to obtain a better representation of students with foreign language difficulties.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, College Students, Second Languages, Second Language Learning
