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An emerging framework for ethnography of adult mathematical and numeracy practices
(Adults Learning Mathematics, 2013)This paper presents a potential ethnographical framework for examining in-situ adult mathematical practices. It results from a meta-analysis of over 400 articles and reports published on adult mathematics and numeracy ... -
An exploratory investigation of the effects of form-focused instruction on implicit linguistic knowledge
(Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand, 2004)It is, arguably, implicit linguistic knowledge rather than explicit linguistic knowledge that is the goal of second language acquisition. The question arises, however, of how such knowledge can be tested (R. Ellis 2003). ... -
Bilingual Patient Navigator or Healthcare Interpreter: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter?
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)A lot of studies have been conducted examining the roles of Patient Navigators in various healthcare settings. Little research is available to date on the roles of bilingual Patient Navigators. This article combines a ... -
Book Review: Promoting Spontaneous Use of Learning and Reasoning Strategies: Theory, Research and Practice for Effective Transfer
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020)No abstract. -
Can busy classroom teachers really do action research: an action research study in an EAL [English as Additional Language] tertiary setting
(Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand, 2006)Recent literature in general and language teacher education has promoted the benefits of empowering teachers to be in control of their professional development and curriculum development through reflection on practice and ... -
Code-switching and language maintenance as reflected in the daily communication among Chinese in Auckland
(AUT University: CNKI, 2006)Traditional study on code-switching has mainly been focusing on three aspects of this phenomenon: its social function and meaning, psycholinguistic mechanism, and grammatical constrains involved. This paper, however, ... -
Collaboration and Creativity During a Global Pandemic
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A Conceptual Approach to Teaching L2 Pronunciation: Perception of Word Stress
Research has demonstrated that pronunciation teaching can be effective, but there have been very few classroom-based studies that have focused on the perception aspect of pronunciation. This article explains the theory and ... -
Developing an English language/literacy course for adult deaf learners: insights from the chalk-face
(AUT UniversityCLESOL, 2005)This paper offers insights into the teaching of literacy / English language to adult learners who are severely and profoundly deaf. The paper builds on an earlier study (Denny 2002), which documents the inclusion of Deaf ... -
Discourse analysis of popular song lyrics
(AUT University, 2011)This paper outlines a thesis that involves a three-tier approach to the discourse analysis of historically and culturally significant song lyrics in the New Zealand album Whats’ Be Happen? (Herbs, 1981). The study is framed ... -
Early signs of language shifting among recent Chinese immigrants in New Zealand
(AUT University, 2008)Recently, learning Chinese as foreign language (CFL) is becoming more and more popular around the world. However, promoting Mandarin among tens of millions of overseas Chinese has not been given enough attention. Research ... -
Empowering the apprentice academic: teaching writing at postgraduate level
(Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2009)Tertiary institutions offer a variety of provision for postgraduate students aimed at the development of academic writing skills. This article using a series of workshops and individual tutorials designed specifically for ... -
English Language Teachers’ Beliefs and Concerns About Pronunciation Teaching in Uruguay
(Oasis database, 2019)This article reports on the concerns and issues which 28 experienced and well-qualified teachers expressed during individual semi-structured interviews with the researcher. It describes and discusses the participants’ ... -
English phonology and pronunciation teaching [Book Review] [online]
(Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand, 2011)Review(s) of: English phonology and pronunciation teaching, by Rogerson-Revell, P. (2011), London: Continuum. ISBN: 978-0-8264-2403-7. 19.99 pounds. 352 pp. -
Foreign Language Teachers’ Language Proficiency and Their Language Teaching Practice
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Teachers’ subject knowledge is recognised as an essential component of effective teaching. In the foreign language context, teachers’ subject knowledge includes language proficiency. In New Zealand high schools, foreign ... -
'French adds to its owner’s culture and general intelligence’. The politics of subject languages in New Zealand schools: the first fifty years
(University College London, 2015)In publicly monolingual, English dominant countries like New Zealand, why, how, when, where, which and for whom subject languages are taught in schools, are important questions. Unfortunately these questions rarely receive ... -
Group assessments: dilemmas facing lecturers in multicultural tertiary classrooms
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)'Group is good, and group is good for curing all social ills' was the cynical observation of one of the lecturers in this study. Her comment reflects the uneasiness of lecturers at tertiary institutions with the notion ... -
How much does parental language behaviour reflect their language beliefs in language maintenance?
(John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2010)It has been widely accepted that parental language beliefs play a crucial role in language maintenance. Studies show that Chinese immigrants are not exempted from language shift although they are frequently reported ... -
"I don't think we're seen as a nuisance" - The Positioning of Postgraduate Learning Advisors in New Zealand Universities
(The Australasian Association of Writing Progams, 2013)New Zealand universities host linguistically and culturally diverse cohorts of students. Many of these students, both first and second language speakers of English, struggle to achieve their potential because their academic ... -
IELTS and an English for academic study programme: points of similarity and areas of divergence
(CLESOL, 2009)This paper describes an analysis of assessments on a preparatory, English for academic study (EAS) programme at a New Zealand university and of IELTS tests. The university accepts students with the required Band 6 overall ...