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Selected Works

2002

Articles 1 - 9 of 9

Full-Text Articles in Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education

Review Of The Book Reflections On Multiliterate Lives, Elizabeth C. Scheyder Oct 2002

Review Of The Book Reflections On Multiliterate Lives, Elizabeth C. Scheyder

Elizabeth C Scheyder

Many authors write books and papers about deficits in second language teaching and competence, shining a spotlight on what teachers are doing “wrong” or what students are lacking. In this volume, Diane Belcher and Ulla Connor set out to provide a model that bypasses these negative perspectives and showcases success stories in second (or nth) language learning. The result is a compilation of auto-ethnographies from 18 adults with successful professional careers who were asked to provide their “L1/L2 literacy autobiograph(ies)” (p. 209).

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Report From The Front Lines: Multilingual Training-Of-Trainers For Refugee Interpreters, Holly Mikkelson, Sharon Neumann Solow Oct 2002

Report From The Front Lines: Multilingual Training-Of-Trainers For Refugee Interpreters, Holly Mikkelson, Sharon Neumann Solow

Holly Mikkelson

No abstract provided.

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Making School To College Programs Work: Academics, Goals, And Aspirations, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Shereen F. Fogel Feb 2002

Making School To College Programs Work: Academics, Goals, And Aspirations, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Shereen F. Fogel

Linda Serra Hagedorn

As many of the other chapters have indicated, the existence of special programs designed to assist urban, rural, and minority youth from low-income areas to attain college degrees and subsequent occupational success, the stark reality remains --only a small number will earn a bachelor’s degree or beyond (The Condition of Education, 1999; Levine & Nidiffer, 1997; Bureau of the Census, 1997). As Swail and Perna have indicated, the government, private foundations, and others have instituted many programs to counteract obstacles preventing these students from going to college. But despite the proliferation of programs, there remains a lack of research to …

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Why Develop? It's Easier Not To., Susan Barduhn Jan 2002

Why Develop? It's Easier Not To., Susan Barduhn

Susan Barduhn

No abstract provided.

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[Review Of Book Children, Technology And Culture: The Impacts Of Technologies In Children's Everyday Lives], Mary Christianakis Dec 2001

[Review Of Book Children, Technology And Culture: The Impacts Of Technologies In Children's Everyday Lives], Mary Christianakis

Mary Christianakis

No abstract provided.

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The Dilemma Of Diversity, Theron Ford, Blanche Glimps Dec 2001

The Dilemma Of Diversity, Theron Ford, Blanche Glimps

Theron N Ford

No abstract provided.

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A Rationale For Multiculturalism And Diversity In Collegiate Education: How The Debate Is Framed And Why It Continues To Be Controversial, Theron Ford, Blanche Glimps Dec 2001

A Rationale For Multiculturalism And Diversity In Collegiate Education: How The Debate Is Framed And Why It Continues To Be Controversial, Theron Ford, Blanche Glimps

Theron N Ford

No abstract provided.

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Assessment Criteria In A Large-Scale Writing Test: What Do They Really Mean To The Raters?, Tom Lumley Dec 2001

Assessment Criteria In A Large-Scale Writing Test: What Do They Really Mean To The Raters?, Tom Lumley

Dr Tom Lumley

The process of rating written language performance is still not well understood, despite a body of work investigating this issue over the last decade or so (e.g., Cumming, 1990; Huot, 1990; Vaughan, 1991; Weigle, 1994a; Milanovic et al., 1996). The purpose of this study is to investigate the process by which raters of texts written by ESL learners make their scoring decisions using an analytic rating scale designed for multiple test forms. The context is the Special Test of English Proficiency (step), which is used by the Australian government to assist in immigration decisions. Four trained, experienced and reliable step …

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Inside The Digital Divide: Fifth Graders Peer Editing With Computers, Mary Christianakis Dec 2001

Inside The Digital Divide: Fifth Graders Peer Editing With Computers, Mary Christianakis

Mary Christianakis

No abstract provided.

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