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Socio-Cultural Models Of Second Language Learning In Immigrants In Canada., Fanli Jia, Alexandra Gottardo, Aline Ferreira Feb 2017

Socio-Cultural Models Of Second Language Learning In Immigrants In Canada., Fanli Jia, Alexandra Gottardo, Aline Ferreira

Fanli Jia

The most significant challenge for the minority immigrant is learning a new language.

They arrive in a new culture and community hoping to master English quickly in order

to achieve their academic and career goals. However, many immigrants have mentioned

general barriers resulting from being unable to communicate with peers outside their cul

-tural and linguistic group. Recent research has identified several cognitive variables such

as vocabulary, reading aloud, and grammatical judgment related to second-language

learning in immigrants; however, little attention was given to sociocultural factors such

as acculturation, motivation, and cultural learning because learning a language is a nec …

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Cultural Differences And Switching Of In-Group Sharing Behavior Between An American (Facebook) And A Chinese (Renren) Social Networking Site, Lin Qiu, Han Lin, Angela K. Y. Leung Aug 2012

Cultural Differences And Switching Of In-Group Sharing Behavior Between An American (Facebook) And A Chinese (Renren) Social Networking Site, Lin Qiu, Han Lin, Angela K. Y. Leung

Ka Yee Angela LEUNG

Prior research has documented cultural dimensions that broadly characterize between-culture variations in Western and East Asian societies and that bicultural individuals can flexibly change their behaviors in response to different cultural contexts. In this article, we studied cultural differences and behavioral switching in the context of the fast emerging, naturally occurring online social networking, using both self-report measures and content analyses of online activities on two highly popular platforms, Facebook and Renren (the “Facebook of China”). Results showed that while Renren and Facebook are two technically similar platforms, the Renren culture is perceived as more collectivistic than the Facebook culture. …

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Polishing The "Boots," Part 3, Rodger E. Broome Dec 2010