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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Errol Estate Of ViethErrol Estate Of ViethThe assumption is often made that the 'migrant' pupil will be able to follow to some degree both the written subject material and the language through which the subject material is presented after a brief period in intensive English classes. By looking at the language used in the classroom this paper shows that such an assumption would presume a knowledge of the language that could not be gained through a relatively short English as a Second Language course.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
History
Volume
72Start Page
40End Page
47Number of Pages
8ISSN
0155-2147Location
Norwood, SAPublisher
Australian Association for the Teaching of EnglishLanguage
en-ausPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Department of Education;Era Eligible
- No