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Rochanavibhata, Sirada; Marian, Viorica – Language Learning and Development, 2022
Maternal scaffolding and four-year-old children's linguistic skills were examined during toy play. Participants were 21 American-English monolingual and 21 Thai monolingual mother-child dyads. Results revealed cross-cultural differences in conversation styles between the two groups. American dyads adopted a high-elaborative style relative to Thai…
Descriptors: Play, Cross Cultural Studies, Asians, North Americans
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Charoenroop, Pattrawut – English Language Teaching, 2016
Reviews of literature made manifest that native English speakers who were research participants in many studies on disagreements were Americans (e.g., Beebe & Takahashi, 1989; Takahashi & Beebe, 1993; Dogacay-Aktuna & Kamisli 1996; Rees-Miller, 2000; Guodong & Jing, 2005; Chen, 2006). The excessive use of Americans as research…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Video Technology
Williams, Dick L. – 1983
Differences in Thai and American world views that point to cultural differences where misunderstandings can occur are considered. These differences reflect an alternative view of reality, not just language or verbal differences. Thailand has never been under foreign rule; most of the people are Buddhists; and 80 percent of Thai people are involved…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits