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The Language Learning Of Refugee Students In Canadian Public Elementary And Secondary Schools, Hongfang Yu
The Language Learning Of Refugee Students In Canadian Public Elementary And Secondary Schools, Hongfang Yu
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This dissertation investigated the role that funds of knowledge play in refugee students’ language acquisition and acculturation to the new school, and the support schools provided for their language learning.
This study explores theoretical frameworks related to student ecological environments, second language acquisition, and funds of knowledge that refugee students bring with them to the classroom. This qualitative research study presents a case study of four refugee students in both ESL classrooms and mainstream classrooms at an elementary school and a secondary school. Refugee students’ English language learning was scrutinized through research techniques which include participant observation, interviews, and documents. …