Understanding Learner Backgrounds What are some resources that provide information about the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of English language learners from different regions of the world?

Apr 21, 2006 ... The development of such tasks is illustrated and data are presented on their role in drawing learners' attention to second language (L2) forms ... Students are more likely to retain and apply this important information when it is presented concisely, with many specific examples, as it is in this book. " ... The basic question is how children come to have the knowledge of language they have, given that the input is both under-informative (not all possible ... Helps develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Learning a language enables children to analyse information and solve problems better as they can ... The ELA standards are designed to prepare students with the most important knowledge and 21st century literacy skills necessary to succeed in post-secondary ... Mar 13, 2025 ... ... language learning, highlighting its role in understanding and organizing information. It discusses the prototype effects within categories ... Standard: Draw, dictate, and write to compose longer literary texts (e.g., story) and informational texts (e.g., an information report on dogs), ... Jan 12, 2023 ... It remains an open question whether second language (L2) learners can process linguistic properties at the syntax–discourse interface. Helping Learners to Orient to the Inverted or Flipped Language Classroom: Mediation via Informational Video. Foreign Language Annals, 50, 285-305. van ... Adapted from the National Science Foundation, "Language and Linguistics: Language Change" ... The first paragraph establishes a fact, and the second paragraph ...