Vol. 5 Issue 6 – Research Paper: ‘Using Children’s Literature to Explore the Issue of Exclusion: Language Learning Through Personal Connections, Multiple Perspectives and Critical Reflections’ by Hsiang-Ni Lee

Socio-cultural constructivism views reading as a holistic experience in which readers actively seek identity and make meaning of the world. Socio-cultural constructivist reading instruction recognizes the impact of one’s socio-economic background on comprehension and interpretation of a text. It also acknowledges one’s ability to identify, deconstruct and reconstruct self-positioning by critically examining the text’s messages. Although receiving more well-deserved attention in Western language education, such a constructivist notion has not yet seemed to be equally appreciated or practiced in Taiwanese EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classrooms.

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Vol. 5 Issue 6 – Research Paper: ‘The Effects of Bilingual Instruction on the Literacy Skills of Young Learners’ by Lalaine F. Yanilla Aquino

This research focused on the effects of bilingual instruction on the acquisition of literacy skills of preschoolers. An experimental design was used, with language of instruction as the independent variable and the different literacy skills as dependent variables. The sample consisted of preschool children belonging to an urban poor community in the Philippines.

Continue ReadingVol. 5 Issue 6 – Research Paper: ‘The Effects of Bilingual Instruction on the Literacy Skills of Young Learners’ by Lalaine F. Yanilla Aquino

Vol. 5 Issue 6 – Video: English Pronunciation – 4 Common Mistakes

This research focused on the effects of bilingual instruction on the acquisition of literacy skills of preschoolers. An experimental design was used, with language of instruction as the independent variable and the different literacy skills as dependent variables. The sample consisted of preschool children belonging to an urban poor community in the Philippines.

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