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Diversity in Intensive English Language Centres in South Australia: Sociocultural Approaches to Education for Students with Migrant or Refugee Backgrounds
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Due, Clemence; Riggs, Damien W.; Augoustinos, Martha – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
While there is a body of research concerning the education of students with migrant or refugee backgrounds, little of this research focuses on primary school-aged children. In order to address this gap, the current paper utilises data gained from an ethnographic study to consider the challenges and opportunities associated with diverse classrooms…
Descriptors: Intensive Language Courses, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns
"It Will Be Hard Because I Will Have to Learn Lots of English": Experiences of Education for Children Newly Arrived in Australia
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de Heer, Nathaniel; Due, Clemence; Riggs, Damien W.; Augoustinos, Martha – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2016
Educational experiences during childhood are critically important for development, but migrant children often experience unique challenges. To ameliorate these, extra training in English language--such as provided by the intensive English language programme in South Australia (IELP)--is frequently offered to children taking on English as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Experience, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Educators' Experiences of Working in Intensive English Language Programs: The Strengths and Challenges of Specialised English Language Classrooms for Students with Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds
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Due, Clemence; Riggs, Damien W.; Mandara, Mia – Australian Journal of Education, 2015
In this article, educators' experiences of working in diverse classrooms designed to provide English language education as part of Intensive English Language Programs (IELPs) in South Australia are considered. To this end, responses to qualitative interviews with 14 educators working in three schools are examined using Braun and Clarke's method of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Student Diversity