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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Embedded in the framework of intergenerational solidarity, this paper explores the interactions between older immigrants' participation in volunteering activities and intergenerational family relationships in the Chinese community in Sydney, Australia. The study investigates the effects of volunteering on the lives of older Chinese immigrants.
Bingqin Li +5 more
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Frequency drives lexical access in reading but not in speaking: the frequency-lag hypothesis [PDF]
, 2011 To contrast mechanisms of lexical access in production versus comprehension we compared the effects of word frequency (high, low), context (none, low constraint, high constraint), and level of English proficiency (monolingual, Spanish-English bilingual ...
Duyck, Wouter +5 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) young people encounter unique circumstances, which can lead to high levels of distress. However, an up‐to‐date comprehensive literature review synthesising knowledge concerning mental health issues faced by CALD young people is lacking.
Abner Weng Cheong Poon +4 more
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A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study on the Phonology-related Pathways in Cantonese-mandarin Bilinguals. [PDF]
, 2021 Xiaoyu Xu +9 more
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Education and Achievement: A Focus on Latino "Immigrant" Children [PDF]
, 2010 Describes the Institute for Teaching English Language Learners' comprehensive program to boost English language learners' academic achievement by optimizing the environment, supporting teachers, increasing learning opportunities, and engaging ...
Eugene E. Garcia
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Crossing the third‐level digital divide through digital literacy programs
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Digital literacy programs (DLPs) implemented by community‐anchored organizations have become a key focus toward achieving digital equity. However, there is a notable lack of quantitative empirical research that measures DLPs' effectiveness in supporting the achievement of tangible benefits of digital literacy (DL), beyond simply acquiring it ...
Yeweon Kim +2 more
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Countering Subtractive Bilingualism with Additive Bilingualism in the Albanian Language
Prizren Social Science Journal, 2021 The English language is the lingua franca of education, trade, and employment. However, with such a global influence, the English language sometimes interferes with the native languages via subtractive bilingualism. The aim of this essay is to ...
Diedon DORAMBARI
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The effects of bilingualism on speakers who stutter during late childhood [PDF]
, 2009 Objectives: To examine stuttering by children speaking an alternative language exclusively (LE) or with English (BIL) and to study onset of stuttering, school performance and recovery rate relative to monolingual speakers who stutter (MONO).
Davis, S., Howell, P., Williams, R. M.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract It is widely reported that teachers in their first 5 years of entering the profession are highly likely to leave their teaching positions. There have been many discussions on how to keep beginning teachers in the profession, mainly in Western countries.
Maxwell Peprah Opoku +7 more
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Is multilingualism linked to a higher tolerance of ambiguity? [PDF]
, 2013 The present study investigates the link between multilingualism and the personality trait Tolerance of Ambiguity (TA) among 2158 mono-, bi- and multilinguals. Monolinguals and bilinguals scored significantly lower on TA compared to multilinguals.
Bakalis +12 more
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