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Aida Layachi; Graeme Douglas; Maria Reraki – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2024
This paper explores the impact of a drama-based intervention on the social inclusion of middle school learners including some with ADHD in Algeria. The intervention included drama-based activities and was delivered over a period of six weeks (24 sessions). One second-year middle school classroom (n = 29), including students with ADHD (n = 3), was…
Descriptors: Intervention, Inclusion, Social Integration, Middle School Students
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Ugurel Kamisli, Merih – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
Refugees suddenly face life transitions and challenges such as the need to learn a new language, learn the rules of a new culture, endure traumatic situations, and loss; all of these are factors that impact their integration. This article describes the language and culture learning needs of adult refugees resettling in the United States suggests…
Descriptors: Refugees, Barriers, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning
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Peng, Yue – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2023
Adopting a learning ecology perspective, this study examined sojourners' formal classroom learning and the interactions between their learning in the classroom and their learning in the community. Data for the study were collected from semi-structured interviews and classroom observations involving 14 sojourners learning Chinese as a second…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Study Abroad
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Fielding, Ruth – Language Learning Journal, 2021
An intercultural stance within languages education has been widely embraced within curriculum planning in Australia. Yet prior research has shown that in implementation the stance may not reach its full potential. A key element of an intercultural stance is a focus on reciprocal understanding and "intra"cultural change. Students must…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Self Concept, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Morel-Lab, Anne – Research-publishing.net, 2022
According to the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), since 2016 many French universities have set up French language teaching programmes for refugees and people with subsidiary protection to respond to their need of linguistic support in French before starting or resuming their higher education studies. Welcoming such students however…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Jana Wienberg; Gregor Dutz; Anke Grotlüschen – Educational Linguistics, 2022
In this chapter, we focus on the German integration course for migrants, the number of which increased rapidly beginning in 2015. The courses are mandated by the German Immigration Act and represent a relatively well-financed and professional course programme within the national adult education system. The main challenges between 2015 and 2018…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ashley A. Nguyen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study aimed to address research gaps and disparities among adult Vietnamese English as a second language (ESL) learners in adult education due to the model minority myth and broad generalization of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population. Despite their aspirations for an improved quality of life and integration into the U.S.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Adult Education
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Amireault, Valérie – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2020
This study explores the perceptions of integration and cultural identity redefinitions expressed by Chinese adult learners of French as a second language (FSL) in Quebec (Canada). We present their reflections from their perspective of learning and using French, Quebec's main language. Interviews were conducted in French with 15 newly-arrived…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French
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Häkkinen, Miira; Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija – European Educational Research Journal, 2023
This study investigates the work of second language teachers in two institutional settings responsible for integration training. By exploring teachers' accounts in Finland and Germany, we seek to deepen the understanding of the daily practice of second language education. Bridging conceptual and practical approaches, the aim is to contribute to…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Teaching Methods
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Jill Tussey, Editor; Leslie Haas, Editor – IGI Global, 2025
Supporting cultural and linguistic differences through literacy education fosters inclusive, diverse learning environments where students thrive. By recognizing and valuing students' unique cultural backgrounds and languages, literacy education can be tailored to bridge gaps and promote comprehension, communication, and critical thinking.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Literacy Education, Outcomes of Education, Inclusion
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Kacetl, Jaroslav; Klímová, Blanka – Education Sciences, 2021
Foreign language learning in the third age is one of the popular activities among the elderly. The question remains as to how to teach a foreign language to older adults properly. The first objective of this review was to identify suitable pedagogical approaches, teaching methods, or strategies for teaching foreign languages to third-age learners.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Older Adults
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Xu, Wen; Knijnik, Jorge – British Educational Research Journal, 2021
This article addresses key topics of Chinese as an Additional Language (CAL) education and classroom pedagogical practices. It reports on a 3-year ethnographic study within Australian schools to discuss dialogic pedagogical practices and students' aspirations. Based on Freire's conceptualisation of "conscientização" and banking…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Gkougkoura, Christina; Paida, Sevasti; Vitsou, Magdalini; Palaiologou, Nektaria – International Journal of Modern Education Studies, 2022
In recent years, a significant number of students with a multilingual background have attended Greek educational institutions, mainly because of migration and the refugee crisis. In March 2020, due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Greek educational institutions started organizing emergency remote teaching on online educational platforms. This…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Distance Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Bregnbaek, Susanne – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, in this article, I tell the story of a particular Syrian family and their encounter with a day-care institution in Denmark -- and by extension with the Danish state. In doing so, I highlight how the initially legitimate worries and genuine care of the institution turned into a form of 'coercive concern'…
Descriptors: Ethics, Ethnography, Refugees, Child Care Centers
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Przymus, Steve Daniel; Lengeling, M. Martha; Mora-Pablo, Irasema; Serna-Gutiérrez, Omar – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2022
Informed by the stories of transnational youth's participation in massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) in Mexico, this study explores the language/identity development and successful (re)integration of these youth in Mexican schools and communities. Drawing on students' voices, we utilize a multimodal systemic functional…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Video Games, Linguistics, Creativity
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