Academic Language 
.... For example, Miller (1990) discusses a restructuring of an ESL program based on the needs of limited
English Asian students. The ....
(1998
8
)
Chinese Learning English
.... because it is not Mandarin or Taiwanese (the two primary languages of Taiwan) that are the common denominator in the majority of
Asian countries, but
English. ....
(2057
8
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The Asian Indian Experience in the US
.... The
Asian Indian population in America is relatively young. These immigrants show a potential for acculturation in that they speak
English, but they also show ....
(1086
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Non-Native English Speaking Nursing Students
.... Twenty-seven percent of these
Asian-American college students reported that
English was not their strongest language with regard to reading and speaking. ....
(7761
31
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The "English Only" Movement
.... city: "The
English-Only movement here was very divisive," recalls former mayor Judy Chu, now a city council member. A six-fold increase in
Asian immigrants in ....
(2492
10
)
Search for an Asian American Identity
.... their attempts to define themselves, while different from those of
Asian immigrants from .... ardent nationalist will need to learn a few words of
English to get by ....
(1345
5
)
The Search for an Asian American Identity
.... their attempts to define themselves, while different from those of
Asian immigrants from .... ardent nationalist will need to learn a few words of
English to get by ....
(1345
5
)
English Language Proficiency & Academic Success
.... Predictive validity of the test of
English as a foreign language for
Asian graduate students in engineering, chemistry, or mathematics. ....
(354
1
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Asian American Health Clients There are several issu
.... the therapist must realize that, given the recency of the
Asian-American client's .... culture and society, problems with assimilation of the
English language, and ....
(2485
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Country-of-origin Labeling
.... As of 1985, the national accounting firm Arthur Andersen reported that foreign automakers--that is,
English,
Asian, and European--controlled approximately 30 ....
(2952
12
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Representation of Immigrant Groups in TV
.... stated, "many of the
Asian American characters in the episode are familiar stereotypes: Asians as immigrant workers who speak broken
English,
Asian women as ....
(3172
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TV and Immigrant Groups
.... stated, "many of the
Asian American characters in the episode are familiar stereotypes: Asians as immigrant workers who speak broken
English,
Asian women as ....
(3175
13
)
Bilingual Education Programs
....
Asian parents. Of all the ethnic groups,
Asian parents were most adamant that their children be taught in
English exclusive. In fact ....
(1463
6
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Asian American Identity Prior to WWII
.... This refers to another factor of
Asian identity, the fact that new immigrant laborers who were young and inexperienced and who did not know
English or anything ....
(1395
6
)
Language and Culture
.... in Wade and Tavris, 1990, p. 304) set out to prove that linguistic differences can help explain why
Asian children tend to outperform
English-speaking children ....
(1649
7
)
Asian American Success
.... some money, education and at least some knowledge of
English, their successors .... Discrimination barriers faced by
Asian Americans have been intermediate in nature ....
(2311
9
)
Influence of Culture on Academic Achievement INTRODUCTION -- The ...
.... notes that, in
English, "the meanings of words can be discovered by children," while many of the characters and symbols common in most
Asian languages are more ....
(1939
8
)
English as a Second Language
.... The BEST, originally developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics in 1982 to test newly arrived Southeast
Asian refugees, assesses
English literacy (reading ....
(9630
39
)
BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA
.... While we tend to think of bilingual education as mostly Hispanic-
English, there are many
Asian students who need to be taught proper
English before continuing ....
(2867
11
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TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language: For and Against
.... and the Netherlands had highest rates of publications, and
Asian countries had .... of another advantage of using the TOEFL to assess
English language proficiency. ....
(4849
19
)
Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC: Asian Pacific Economic ...
.... Southeast
Asian societies that combine elements drawn from the Chinese and Indian cultural zones; the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia; four
English ....
(3225
13
)
Influence of Culture on Academic Achievement INTRODUCTION -- The ...
.... notes that, in
English, "the meanings of words can be discovered by children," while many of the characters and symbols common in most
Asian languages are more ....
(2107
8
)
Japanese University Preparation
.... with Japan's culture and educational infrastructure complain that other factors prevent Japanese students from learning
English as well as other
Asian students ....
(1932
8
)
Profile of Vancouver, British Columbia INTRODUCTION This research ...
.... per ceived by either themselves or other Canadians as being eth nically
Asian. .... Within the Anglo population group, the
English and Scottish ethnic groups are ....
(2061
8
)
English language in Japan
.... in major
English tests have historically been poor relative to
English speakers in other countries in Asia, notably 22nd out of 23
Asian countries surveyed ....
(4282
17
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Asian Americans Students & Affirmative Action
.... For example, a 1994 study found that
Asian Americans made up only just over 2 percent of college professors in history, sociology and
English, and were less ....
(4688
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Asian Americans Students & Affirmative Action
.... For example, a 1994 study found that
Asian Americans made up only just over 2 percent of college professors in history, sociology and
English, and were less ....
(4688
19
)
Minority Student Academic Achievement and Social Background
.... Native Americans (persons of American Indian heritage), (6) Southeast
Asian-Americans and .... of students in the country's public schools for whom
English is not ....
(4278
17
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Hispanics and Dropout Rates
.... however; about 40 percent of all Hispanic dropouts reportedly spoke
English "not well .... The
Asian, Pacific Islander group was the only other racial/ethnic group ....
(1658
7
)
A MATTER OF IDENTITY
.... I also understand the difference between being passive and the "I".
Asian cultures are far more of a total mass way of thinking,
English is very individual. ....
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