The Language Of Adult Immigrants

Author : Elizabeth R. Miller
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783092062

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The Language of Adult Immigrants by Elizabeth R. Miller Pdf

This book is the first to explore the constitution of language learner agency by drawing on performativity theory, an approach that remains on the periphery of second language research. Though many scholars have drawn on poststructuralism to theorize learner identity in non-essentialist terms, most have treated agency as an essential feature that belongs to or inheres in individuals. By contrast, this work promotes a view of learner agency as inherently social and as performatively constituted in discursive practice. In developing a performativity approach to learner agency, it builds on the work of Vygotsky and Bakhtin along with research on ‘agency of spaces’ and language ideologies. Through the study of discourses produced in interviews, this work explores how immigrant small business owners co-construct their theories of agency, in relation to language learning and use. The analysis focuses on three discursive constructs produced in the interview talk–subject-predicate constructs, evaluative stance, and reported speech–and investigates their discursive effects in mobilizing ideologically normative, performatively realized agentive selves.

Author : Joy Kreeft Peyton,Martha Young-Scholten
Publisher : Multilingual Matters Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Education
ISBN : 1788927028

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Teaching Adult Immigrants with Limited Formal Education by Joy Kreeft Peyton,Martha Young-Scholten Pdf

"This book aims to empower teachers working with adult migrants who have had little or no prior formal schooling, and give them the information and skills to help their students reach the highest possible levels of literacy in their new languages"--

Author : Clive Perdue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015010717141

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Second Language Acquisition by Adult Immigrants by Clive Perdue Pdf

Author : Wolfgang Klein,Clive Perdue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN : OCLC:493327014

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Second Language Acquisition by Adult Immigrants by Wolfgang Klein,Clive Perdue Pdf

Author : Joy Kreeft Peyton,Martha Young-Scholten
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788927017

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Teaching Adult Immigrants with Limited Formal Education by Joy Kreeft Peyton,Martha Young-Scholten Pdf

Adult migrants who received little or no formal education in their home countries face a unique set of challenges when attempting to learn the languages of their new countries. Few adult migrants with limited or no literacy in their native languages successfully attain higher levels of literacy in their additional languages, even if they attain high levels of oral proficiency. This book, the result of a European- and United States-wide collaborative research project, aims to assist teachers working with adult migrants to address this attainment gap and help students reach the highest possible levels of literacy in their new languages. The chapters provide the latest research-informed evidence on the acquisition of linguistic competence and the development of reading in a new language by adults. The book concludes with a chapter that addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by this group of learners and their teachers, with specific instructional strategies that can be used. The book will be an invaluable resource for teachers, tutors and training providers, as well as volunteers, who work with adult migrants.

Author : James Simpson,Anne Whiteside
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317512769

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Adult Language Education and Migration by James Simpson,Anne Whiteside Pdf

Adult Language Education and Migration: Challenging Agendas in Policy and Practice provides a lively and critical examination of policy and practice in language education for adult migrants around the world, showing how opportunities for learning the language of a new country both shape and are shaped by policy moves. Language policies for migrants are often controversial and hotly contested, but at the same time innovative teaching practices are emerging in response to the language learning needs of today’s mobile populations. This book: analyses and challenges language education policies relating to adult migrants in nine countries; provides a comparative study with separate chapters on policy and practice in each country; focuses on Australia, Canada, Spain (Catalonia), Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK and the US. Adult Language Education and Migration is essential reading for practitioners, students and researchers working in the area of language education in migration contexts.

Author : Clive Perdue
Publisher : Newbury House
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0838430589

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Second Language Acquisition by Adult Immigrants by Clive Perdue Pdf

Author : Clive Perdue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Langage et langues - Étude et enseignement - Guides, manuels, etc
ISBN : 2903148260

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Second Language Acquisition by Adult Immigrants by Clive Perdue Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Second language acquisition
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006031897

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Second Language Acquisition by Adult Immigrants: Feedback in adult language acquisition by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elizabeth R. Miller
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783092048

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The Language of Adult Immigrants by Elizabeth R. Miller Pdf

This book is the first to explore the constitution of language learner agency by drawing on performativity theory, an approach that remains on the periphery of second language research. Though many scholars have drawn on poststructuralism to theorize learner identity in non-essentialist terms, most have treated agency as an essential feature that belongs to or inheres in individuals. By contrast, this work promotes a view of learner agency as inherently social and as performatively constituted in discursive practice. In developing a performativity approach to learner agency, it builds on the work of Vygotsky and Bakhtin along with research on ‘agency of spaces’ and language ideologies. Through the study of discourses produced in interviews, this work explores how immigrant small business owners co-construct their theories of agency, in relation to language learning and use. The analysis focuses on three discursive constructs produced in the interview talk–subject-predicate constructs, evaluative stance, and reported speech–and investigates their discursive effects in mobilizing ideologically normative, performatively realized agentive selves.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Second language acquisition
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006031905

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Second Language Acquisition by Adult Immigrants: Processes in the developing lexicon by Anonim Pdf

Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287179623

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The linguistic integration of adult migrants: from one country to another, from one language to another by Council of Europe Pdf

The linguistic integration of migrants affects every aspect of settling in a new country (employment, health, etc.). The aim of this collection of texts is to propose a number of specific measures member states can take to help adult migrants become acquainted with the language of the host country. The main focus is on organising language courses that meet migrants’ real communication needs. It is not enough for authorities simply to consider the technical aspects of such courses, they should also design and conduct them in accordance with the fundamental values of the Council of Europe. A number of issues concerning the linguistic integration of adult migrants are presented here, beginning with the notion of linguistic integration itself. Family reunion, the nature of citizenship and the function of language tests, among others, are dealt with from the point of view of language and language use. Readers are invited to reflect on the type of language competences that need to be acquired as well as an appropriate use of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The collection also sets out approaches and instruments designed to assist in implementing effective policies.

Author : Clive Perdue
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1993-07-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521417082

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Adult Language Acquisition: Volume 1, Field Methods by Clive Perdue Pdf

These two volumes present the methodology and results of an international research project on second language acquisition by adult immigrants. This project went beyond other studies in at least three respects: in the number of languages studied simultaneously; in the organisation of co-ordinated longitudinal studies in different linguistic environments; and in the type and range of linguistic phenomena investigated. It placed the study of second languages and inter-ethnic discourse on a firm empirical footing. Volume 1 explains and evaluates the research design adopted for the project. Volume 2 summarises the cross-linguistic results, under two main headings: native/non-native speaker interaction, and language production. Together they present the reader with a complete research procedure, and in doing so, make explicit the links between research questions, methodology, and results.

Author : Fabricius, Louise,Westerberg, Thomas
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789289375634

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Language Training Services for Adult Immigrants in the Nordic Countries by Fabricius, Louise,Westerberg, Thomas Pdf

This report presents the results of a comparative study of language training for adult immigrants in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the study has been to compare and analyse similarities and differences across Nordic countries and immigrant sub-groups concerning eligibility to participate in language training services, motivation and goals, barriers, and the perceived benefits of language training. The study covers the perceptions of providers of language training, participating immigrants and employers in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The study shows that while there are differences in how the Nordic countries organise and deliver both formal and non-formal language training services, the systems are largely similar. The main difference found between the countries concerns eligibility to participate. For participants, goals, barriers, and motivations are largely similar.

Author : European Science Foundation
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1993-08-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521417090

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Adult Language Acquisition: Volume 2, The Results by European Science Foundation Pdf

These two volumes present the methodology and results of an international research project on second language acquisition by adult immigrants. This project went beyond other studies in at least three respects: in the number of languages studied simultaneously; in the organisation of co-ordinated longitudinal studies in different linguistic environments; and in the type and range of linguistic phenomena investigated. It placed the study of second languages and inter-ethnic discourse on a firm empirical footing. Volume 1 explains and evaluates the research design adopted for the project. Volume 2 summarises the cross-linguistic results, under two main headings: native/non-native speaker interaction, and language production. Together they present the reader with a complete research procedure, and in doing so, make explicit the links between research questions, methodology, and results.