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ERIC Number: EJ531838
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Learning at Home: The ACT Home Tutor Scheme.
Sainsbury, Margaret; Fox, Colleen
Good Practice in Australian Adult Literacy and Basic Education, n30 p11-13,18 Apr 1996
The Home Tutor Scheme is an Australian program that delivers tutoring in migrants' homes, assisting them with resettlement. Volunteer tutor training includes orientation to the migrant experience, cross-cultural awareness, needs-based teaching, adult learning principles, and use of language in contexts relevant to learners. (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Home Programs, Language Acquisition, Migrants, Second Language Learning, Tutors, Volunteer Training
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia
Note: Available from Dept. of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, GPO Box 9880, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia, or http://www.deet.gov.au/pubs/b [underscore] p/.