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Publication Date: 1996
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Enhancing Communication: Toward Optimal Language Learning for Limited English Proficient Students.
Cheng, Li-Rong Lilly
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, v27 n4 p347-54 Oct 1996
This article discusses "difficult discourse" or the psychological and sociological difficulties that arise in the conflict of language, ideology, and cultural identity occurring between students/families who are limited English proficient (LEP) and the American mainstream education system. A case example of a fifth-grade Asian student is provided and strategies for reducing difficult discourse are explained. (CR)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship, Identification (Psychology), Ideology, Interpersonal Communication, Limited English Speaking, Minority Group Children, Multicultural Education, School Culture
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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