Borrowing from an unrelated language in support of intragenetic tendencies
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DOI: 10.1075/dia.18019.mai
Abstract: Udi is a Nakh-Daghestanian (Lezgic) language spoken in northern Azerbaijan, which has undergone many contact-induced changes due to the influence of unrelated languages of the eastern Caucasus (Indo-European, Turkic). A recent change is the borrowing… read more here.
Keywords: borrowing unrelated; unrelated language; support intragenetic; marker ... See more keywords
Critical Insight Into the Professional Identity of Teachers in Language-Support Classes
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DOI: 10.1080/0161956x.2025.2539619
Abstract: ABSTRACT Due to rising linguistic diversity and educational disparities in Austria, a German-language-support model was installed in 2018–2019 across Austrian schools. This study examines teachers’ professional identity in this program. The study uses qualitative data… read more here.
Keywords: language; language support; professional identity; critical insight ... See more keywords
Initial assessment for K-12 English language support in six countries: revisiting the validity–reliability paradox
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DOI: 10.1080/09500782.2018.1430825
Abstract: ABSTRACT It is common practice for K-12 schools to assess multilingual students’ language proficiency to determine language support program placement. Because such programs can provide essential scaffolding, the policies guiding these assessments merit careful consideration.… read more here.
Keywords: validity; language; validity reliability; language support ... See more keywords
A language support program for English-medium instruction courses: Its development and evaluation in an EFL setting
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DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2015.1080658
Abstract: ABSTRACT Many English as a foreign language universities have increased the number of English-medium instruction (EMI) courses regardless of their students’ preparedness for them. As a result, previous studies have reflected the necessity of additional… read more here.
Keywords: program; english medium; language; support program ... See more keywords
“To make the student exist” – Bilingual subject teachers’ narratives about multilingualism in language support classes in Norway
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DOI: 10.1080/15235882.2024.2356579
Abstract: ABSTRACT Bilingual subject instruction, designed to facilitate the acquisition of the Norwegian language, is a support class aimed at immigrant students in primary and lower secondary Norwegian schools. This study delves into the beliefs of… read more here.
Keywords: language support; make student; multilingualism; language ... See more keywords
A study of Lau v. Nichols’ legacy: Examining the relationship between language support program availability and student trajectories
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DOI: 10.1080/15235882.2024.2412522
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Lau v. Nichols ruling shows the importance of tailoring programs for local multilingual learners. We used longitudinal data from one school district in California to assess the relationship between attending a school with… read more here.
Keywords: language support; relationship; program; language ... See more keywords
Teaching Multilingual Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Austria: Teachers’ Perceptions of Barriers to Distance Learning
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.805530
Abstract: Providing high-quality education for students with emergent proficiency in the language of instruction (referred to here as multilingual students) presents a challenge to inclusion for educational systems the world over. In Austria, a new German… read more here.
Keywords: multilingual students; language support; teachers perceptions; covid pandemic ... See more keywords