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Jang, Eun-Young; Kim, Eun-Yong; Kang, Shin Ji – English Teaching, 2022
This study showcases an International Learning Exchange (ILE) program between North Korean (NK) refugee students in South Korea and American university students from the US. ILE programs connect two or more linguistic/ cultural groups for intercultural awareness, which provide authentic communicative environments. However, the prevalent use of…
Descriptors: Refugees, North Americans, Asians, Exchange Programs
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Akande, Adebowale – Educational Studies, 2010
Xhosa-speaking South African children in school settings face several academic and emotional challenges. These may be due to family obligation, conformity to authority figures and over expectations from parents, teachers and society. This study examines the differences in the number and types of reported fears and worries in 200 South African…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Cultural Context, Psychological Patterns, Anxiety
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Musetti, Bernadette; Salas, Spencer; Perez, Theresa – English Journal, 2009
"Newcomers" are English learners who are new to the United States and arrive with limited or interrupted formal schooling. These students have below-grade-level literacy skills in their home language and do not speak English. Newcomers' arrivals to the middle school and high school classrooms often present a formidable "what to…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Second Language Learning, Literacy, Native Speakers