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MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES OF L2 LEARNING

Education and New Developments, 2023
One of the significant issues in the context of migration is learning the language of the country of arrival as a vehicle for inclusion and integration. This topic has been extensively discussed in several studies, and much data has been collected on adult language erosion due to migration (Wong Fillmore, 1991) or L2 learning difficulties (Liddicoat ...
Gaetano Di Napoli, Massimiliano Schirinzi, Maria Garro   +2 more
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The Multicultural Learning Group

College Teaching, 1995
There is a paucity of literature dealing with racial issues among adult learners in the context of the classroom. Much of the current re search has been focused on developing student autonomy (Boud 1981), train ing facilitators for adult learners (Brookfield 1986), the andragogy/ped agogy debate (Knowles 1980), the in crease in adult learners (Cross ...
Lynette La Hay, Aloma Mendoza
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Cooperative Learning and Multicultural Classrooms

The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 1993
Cooperative learning during the past decade has been a popular educational approach with many middle and secondary educators and learners. It provides a viable alternative to traditional lectures, ability grouping, and competition among students. Learners appreciate the increased academic achievement and social interaction that come from working ...
M. Lee Manning, Robert Lucking
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Multiculturalism and Learning Style

1998
This text synthesizes the research on the learning style characteristics of five culturally diverse groups: Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans. Although each of these groups has distinguishing features and differs from other groups on some of the 22 elements that constitute learning style ...
Rita Dunn, Shirley A. Griggs
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Learning in multicultural cities

International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2012
The nature of Europe, and the question of who is a European citizen, has been radically challenged over the second half of the twentieth century by the intensification of global flows of people, re...
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Embracing Multiculturalism in Nursing Learning Environments

Journal of Nursing Education, 2010
This article outlines the disparities that exist in educational opportunities for ethnic minorities in both higher education and nursing programs. Barriers exist for ethnic minorities that are directly related to students’ circumstances and factors related to faculty and universities. There are multiple strategies that can be implemented by faculty and
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Facilitating Learning in Multicultural Teams

Advances in Developing Human Resources, 2003
The problem and the solution. Leading, working, and facilitating learning in multicultural teams represents one of the main challenges faced by today’s organizations. The advantages associated with multicultural teams (e.g., the symbiosis of different wealth of knowledge, ideas, and approaches to life and work) prove to be the major challenges in ...
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New Voices: Learning by Teaching Multicultural Literature

English Journal, 2005
“New Voices” raises questions, offers insights, and provides a forum for novice teachers to engage in the professional conversation surrounding the teaching of English.
Tiffany J. Hunt, Bud Hunt
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Critical Multiculturalism and Service Learning

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
AbstractThe author discusses how critical multiculturalism may be used to inform service learning, offering as an example the case study of a service learning project in which college students work with homeless citizens in Washington, D.C.
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Learning Styles in Multicultural Classrooms

2007
The construct of learning style is at the very centre of current pedagogical thought, with over 300 studies using ‘learning style’ in lists of keywords in the period 2000–06 (Thompson Scientific 2006). Learning style indexes and inventories represent attempts to construct tools for getting to grips with learners’ sensory characteristics and their ...
Tony Young, Itesh Sachdev
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