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Best Approaches For English Acquisition With Primary English Language Learners, Roxanna Gario
Best Approaches For English Acquisition With Primary English Language Learners, Roxanna Gario
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The education reform that took place in the emirate of Abu Dhabi set the standard that all students attending state-governed schools would be literate in their native language of Arabic as well as English, which was being taught in schools as a second language. However, school data documented achievement gaps in English reading among English language learners (ELLs) at a primary school in Abu Dhabi. The purpose of this study was to investigate the best approaches used by English medium teachers to teach reading to ELLs in order to provide recommendations for student improvement. Guided by Krashen’s monitor model, this …
Factors That Affect Language And Literacy Development In International School Contexts, Jessica Cardoza
Factors That Affect Language And Literacy Development In International School Contexts, Jessica Cardoza
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Kindergarten students attending English-immersion, international school programs in Spanish-speaking countries may be at risk for learning difficulties. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the relationship and comparisons between factors of duration of program enrollment, home language spoken by parents and caregivers, and children’s gender (independent variables), and the English language proficiency (dependent variable) of dual language learners attending an international school where the instruction was primarily in English and the dominant language of the country was Spanish. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and Dworin’s theory of bidirectionality in bilingual language development formed the theoretical foundation for this study. Research …