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Travel, emotion and identity: an exploration into the experiences of students in post 16 education for whom studying in English means working in a foreign language and culture

Underwood, M. J. (2015) Travel, emotion and identity: an exploration into the experiences of students in post 16 education for whom studying in English means working in a foreign language and culture. Paper presented to: 4th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CYICER-2015), Kyrenia, Cyprus, 19-21 March 2015.

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Abstract:
This paper involves an exploration into the experiences of students in post 16 education taking traditional academic subjects, in the UK, for whom studying in English means working in a foreign language and culture. The students who formed the sample were high achieving students aged sixteen and seventeen from China, Vietnam and Thailand who had come to study in the UK in order to proceed to a British University. In the first part of this paper I propose a conceptual framework suitable for this study. The second part of the paper consists of a summary of the findings from semi-structured interviews conducted with the eight participants. In this paper a variety of issues are explored related to the experience of living and studying in England. Although grounded in the specific context of students from three nations studying in the UK. This paper should inform our understanding of appropriate teaching strategies and pastoral and pedagogical approaches for students in a range of multi-linguistic settings.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
English as an additional language, EAL, sixth form, identity, multi-lingual education
Subjects:
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2376 International education
L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC3701 Immigrants or ethnic and linguistic minorities. Bilingual schools and bilingual education
P Language and Literature > PE English > PE1128 English language. Study and teaching. Foreign speakers
Creators:
Underwood, M. J.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Teacher Education
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Teacher Continuing Professional Development
Date:
19 March 2015
Date Type:
Publication
Event Title:
4th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CYICER-2015)
Event Dates:
19-21 March 2015
Event Location:
Kyrenia, Cyprus
Event Type:
Conference
Language:
English
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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