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Macquarie University
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The University of Hong Kong
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Publisher: IGI Global
Date: 07-2011
DOI: 10.4018/IJCALLT.2011070101
Abstract: Recent social and technological developments are placing independent access to the Internet within the reach of more and more foreign language learners, who are increasingly using this access to pursue interests online through the languages they are learning. Conceptualized in this paper as “naturalistic CALL”, this phenomenon is described as a logical step in the evolution of CALL and, in particular, of its ‘communicative’ and ‘network-based’ phases. Following a brief review of early studies in this area, a framework for research is described based on dimensions of location, formality, pedagogy, and locus of control. Potential issues for future research within this framework are also identified with reference to data from a study of multilingual video-gaming practices among young people in Hong Kong.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 18-05-2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 29-08-2008
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-11-2010
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-07-2023
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 25-11-2020
DOI: 10.1111/WENG.12443
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 04-2009
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 29-04-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-06-2019
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Date: 31-12-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-10-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-07-2014
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 18-11-2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 12-06-2014
DOI: 10.1093/ELT/CCU026
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-05-2023
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 08-12-2018
Publisher: The Journal of Asia TEFL
Date: 30-04-2021
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Date: 04-07-2023
Abstract: Increasing globalisation has spurred a flow of migrants worldwide. These movements include exchanges of migrants’ linguistic repertoires across regions, transforming the ways in which they define themselves in a multilingual society. Unlike identity categories such as ethnic identity, the contested concept of citizenship identity has remained underexplored in heritage language (HL) research. Focusing on Korean migrant families in Australia, this study extends the limited knowledge about the roles of citizenship in HL maintenance across different generations. Specifically, drawing on interviews with six Korean-speaking parents and their children, this study compares the ways in which migrant parents and their primary and secondary school-aged children relate a HL to their citizenship status. Thematic analysis reveals that while HL-speaking children tend to associate their language with national or ethnic identities, migrant parents are more likely to identify their children as global citizens whose HL competencies are essential for their future career and economic advantage. The study contributes to scholarship at the intersection of HL, citizenship, and globalisation.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 26-06-2019
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 10-2017
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 31-10-2022
DOI: 10.3390/SU142114212
Abstract: In language education research, micro-level language policy and planning (LPP) primarily concerns local actors’ decision making on matters in relation to language(s) and its users. Despite a growing body of literature focusing on micro-level language planning in educational settings, there is a scarcity of research examining early childhood education settings as the micro-level LPP context for young English language learners. By adopting a qualitative case study approach and drawing on an ecological approach to LPP, the present study examined the educators’ enactment of agency in micro-planning the English language education policy (LEP) in one Chinese kindergarten and the associated factors shaping their agency. Deploying a grounded theory analytical method, this study revealed that the sustainable implementation of the kindergarten English LEP depended on the principal, native English-speaking teachers, and the Chinese assistant teachers’ different degrees of agency. Additionally, the research findings indicated an array of contextual and in idual factors nested in a hierarchical structure that facilitated, guided, and constrained the educators’ agency in a role-and circumstance-dependent manner. This study contributes to the pertinent literature by casting nuanced light on the different educators’ contributions to the micro-level LPP against a national policy that does not endorse early-year English language education.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 08-12-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-01-2011
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 11-2020
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 27-08-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-03-2023
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 27-06-2023
DOI: 10.3390/SU151310190
Abstract: Despite the proliferation of augmented reality (AR) apps, Australian primary teachers have yet to use them widely for the teaching of multimodal literacies. Conceptualising teachers’ knowledge of using digital technologies to teach multimodal literacies as a form of technological pedagogical content knowledge or TPACK(ML), this study examined teacher differences through a cluster analysis of survey responses collected from a s le of 142 Australian primary school teachers. Two distinct clusters of teachers were derived. The first cluster with lower TPACK(ML) comprised teachers with lower self-reported confidence in facilitating new cultures of learning that are participatory and technology-driven in nature. In their open-ended survey responses, these teachers shared their unfamiliarity with AR, as well as concerns about their personal technical competency and how AR could be integrated into the curriculum. The second cluster of teachers rated themselves higher in TPACK(ML) and in how they used technology to support language learning pedagogies. They were able to propose different pedagogical strategies to engage students’ multimodal literacies meaningfully with AR in their open-ended survey responses. The implications of the study’s findings were discussed, and recommendations were proposed for designing and sustaining differentiated forms of teacher professional development for teaching multimodal literacies with emergent digital technologies.
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Date: 16-07-2023
Abstract: The impact of global mobility and technology innovations on urban linguistic ersity poses a key challenge to understand how and to what extent international students are immersed in the target language. Such ersity of languages and modes of communication has pointed to a fundamental transformation in the way that international students interact with both online and offline resources. The translingual practices of Chinese international students presented in this study suggest that, instead of being a language learner in an English-dominant country, these students make use of but go beyond their full repertoires to conduct various online and offline activities when living in a translanguaging space. An evaluation of both online and offline practices demonstrates how their online translingual practices were merged into offline contexts, to create opportunities for learning and social engagement. Understanding international students’ experience with both online and offline resources provides useful insights into the translingual practices and processes adopted by them when living and studying in a multilingual city.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Date: 10-01-2023
DOI: 10.1515/APPLIREV-2022-0052
Abstract: Immigration from erse countries of origin has brought to Australia a great linguistic ersity. Moving to Australia, many migrant communities tend to shift from their heritage languages (HLs) and shift to English. Korean migrant communities, however, buck this trend. Notable within the Korean communities are ethnic church congregations, which offer social networks to maintain Korean identity. Focusing on the Korean communities in Australia, this study extends the limited knowledge about the potential of migrant religious organisations to promote HL maintenance. Specifically, drawing on data from 300 surveys collected from parents and semi-structured interviews with eight parents and their children, this study compares experiences of HL maintenance among families who attend a Korean church with those who do not. A key finding is that families affiliated with a Korean church are more likely to prioritise HL learning, practise the language and be proficient in the language than those who are not. Additionally, participants in this study reported that Korean churches provide valuable opportunities for HL learning. This study contributes to an understanding of the intertwined dynamics of migration, religion and language.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 05-11-2013
DOI: 10.1002/9781405198431.WBEAL0275
Abstract: User‐friendly Web 2.0 tools allow Internet users to participate on a much larger scale than ever before, without having the same requirement for expertise in computer literacy (O'Reilly, 2005).
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-09-2013
DOI: 10.1002/TESQ.136
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date: 2022
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-02-2009
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2018
Publisher: The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
Date: 05-2023
Abstract: Although English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in higher education have traditionally focused on teaching, they are increasingly required to engage in research (Reyes-Cruz & Perales-Escudero, 2016). The present article, therefore, explores how such teachers understand their research engagement. The study collected qualitative data from 63 such respondents in Japan. Findings revealed that requirements for research engagement differed widely depending on the institution. In addition, according to the respondents, although early career research experiences were perceived to be largely negative, many teachers overcame this hurdle, with most respondents viewing their research engagement to be pivotal for career development.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Date: 24-01-2018
DOI: 10.1515/APPLIREV-2016-1068
Abstract: This paper analyzes visual and multimedia narratives produced by learners of different age groups and linguistic and cultural backgrounds to explore (a) their beliefs and practices of foreign language learning and (b) visual metaphors used by learners in hand-drawn and computer-mediated texts. The texts were collected from language learners from primary school to university in Sydney, Berlin, and Hong Kong. These learner narratives add new dimensions to our understanding of learners’ beliefs and practices: what learners think learning a particular language involves, what they hold to be true and what they actually do. While using interviews and written texts is an established practice in narrative inquiry research, only a few studies have adopted visual data. The findings point to three implications. First, drawing instructions to learners directly influenced how learners represent their learner beliefs. Second, while self-composed language portraits and photographs encourage reproduction of meanings across modes, stock visuals are more likely to be used to create juxtaposed meanings. Finally, the idea of kawaii was used as a visual metaphor when discussing negative emotions, which may point to a new component in digital and visual expression.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Date: 2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-11-2021
Abstract: This article examines government approaches to public communications at the time of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with a focus on how one state government body, namely, the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Education in Australia, has engaged with key stakeholders at a time when home–school communications has been heavily impacted by COVID-19. Through analysis of the Department’s ‘owned’ online communications platforms, such as websites, podcasts and social media, the article specifically focuses on how the Department has represented and invited engagement among its culturally and linguistically erse (CALD) stakeholders with a view to understanding the extent to which it has been able to create a sense of connection and belonging for parents and caregivers. It shares ex les of positive practice by the Department as well as suggestions for further research that may help uncover best practices for multicultural and multilingual government–stakeholder engagement.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2023
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-09-2013
DOI: 10.1002/TESQ.133
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2011
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 09-01-2017
Abstract: In this article, the authors offer a comparative approach to the analysis of a popular internet genre – user-generated restaurant reviews – s led from two different websites ( OpenRice and Yelp), which have emerged from two different geographic contexts (Hong Kong and the US). Their investigation reveals both similarities and differences of in terms of review format, content discussed and the use of several semiotic resources, such as the posting of photographs, the use of emoticons and emoji, and the expressive use of orthography and punctuation. The authors demonstrate that, while many of the formal properties of the genre are quite similar, some variations in review content may reflect underlying cultural differences. Furthermore, they show not only how the website’s architecture can either constrain or encourage the use (or non-use) of particular semiotic resources, but also suggest that other variables (i.e. orthographic systems, review community norms) may interact with medium factors.
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 18-11-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-01-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-04-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-07-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-04-2011
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