Instructional Methods for Limited English Proficient Students in Subject Area Courses

Applying Risk Reduction Features to Limited English Proficient Students

One can view the notion of risk from many vantage points in evaluation. Problems emerge in attempting to identify risks that affect limited English proficient students, and the relationship of these risks as barriers to targeted academic performance. The article introduces features of the Goal Attainment Risk Reduction model as possible evaluation considerations by a campus or district. Focus i...

reflections on taught courses of the iranian ma program in english translation: a mixed-methods study

the issue of curriculum and syllabus evaluation and revision has been in center of attention right from when curriculum came into attention of educational institutions. thus everywhere in the world in educational institutions curricula and syllabi are evaluated and revised based on the goals, the needs, existing content, etc.. in iran any curriculum is designed in a committee of specialists and...

Best methods for increasing medical translators for limited English proficient patients: the carrot or the stick?

study of cohesive devices in the textbook of english for the students of apsychology by rastegarpour

this study investigates the cohesive devices used in the textbook of english for the students of psychology. the research questions and hypotheses in the present study are based on what frequency and distribution of grammatical and lexical cohesive devices are. then, to answer the questions all grammatical and lexical cohesive devices in reading comprehension passages from 6 units of 21units th...

The Effects of Official English Laws on Limited-English-Proficient Workers

This paper examines whether workers with limited English skills suffer adverse effects in the labor market when states declare English the official language. Official English laws may harm individuals who do not speak English very well if employers view the laws as allowing or requiring them to adopt workplace Englishonly rules that lower the demand for limited-English-proficient workers. Using...