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
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
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