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Attitudes And Perceptions Of International Students And Their Life In Australia, Beata Webb

Beata Webb

This chapter describes the attitudes and perceptions of international stu¬ dents at an Australian university towards their life in the host country. First; the internationalisation of Australian education is outlined and the research project is introduced. Next; the students' responses concerning an overall level of difficulty and the attitudes of particular linguistic and cultural groups are examined. Further analysis focuses on the difficulties these diverse groups experience with different aspects of life in the host country and their attitudes towards these aspects.

Awareness During Narrative Comprehension And Potential Acquisition Of Aspectual Meanings By Non-Native English Speakers, Andreas Schramm

Andreas Schramm

Esl Learning Through Drama, Chamkaur Gill

Chamkaur Gill

Extract: Drama-based activities can assist learners develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through constant exposure to the target language. Annarella (2000) and Boudreault (2009) refer to the guided imagery and imagination in drama techniques which assist in the development of these skills.

Investigating Language Learning And Motivation Beyond The Classroom: Challenges Of Conducting Research From A Sociocultural Theory Perspective, Heather W. Allen, Tae-Young Kim

Heather Willis Allen

This session focuses on three challenges to researching language learning and motivation beyond the classroom from a sociocultural theory perspective--conceptual, methodological, and critical/ethical. Discussion is complemented with examples from two qualitative studies--one of U.S. study abroad participants in France and another of Korean students in an ESL program in Canada.

School And Family [Chapter 6], H. Adamson, Ellen Courtney

Ellen H Courtney

No abstract provided.

Slrf Presentation Overheads.Rtf, Andreas Schramm

Andreas Schramm