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Technology-Assisted Interventions To Improve Learning Outcomes For Students With Math Difficulties, Erik Kehl Apr 2014

Technology-Assisted Interventions To Improve Learning Outcomes For Students With Math Difficulties, Erik Kehl

Culminating Projects in Special Education

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Interruptions In Small Group Learning Settings With Non-Native English Speakers And Native English Speakers In An Esl And Culture Classroom, Jill Suresh May 2008

Interruptions In Small Group Learning Settings With Non-Native English Speakers And Native English Speakers In An Esl And Culture Classroom, Jill Suresh

Culminating Projects in TESL

As many English language learners (ELLs) enter mainstream classes, they will begin interacting with native English speakers (NESs) in small group learning settings. This thesis examines the interactions between NESs and non-native English speakers (NNESs) working on small group learning assignments during an ESL and Culture class.

The study focuses on types of interruptions that the participants use to communicate. The three categories that students' verbal exchanges were separated into are non-interruptive, cooperatively interruptive and intrusively interruptive. Using this data along with a questionnaire, the interactions between NESs and NNESs in a small group environment are analyzed as they relate …