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ERIC Number: EJ575058
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Leaving Home.
Dickson, Randi
English Journal, v88 n2 p49-56 Nov 1998
Describes ninth-grade English classes interviewing international students regarding their experiences and feelings about the journeys that brought them to the United States. Discusses how students from diverse cultures began to know one another, and how the gathering and the publication of these stories helped faculty, administration, and students grow in awareness and respect. (SR)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Foreign Students, Immigrants, Interviews, Junior High Schools, Language Arts, Personal Narratives, Student Attitudes, Student Projects, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: A Classroom Kaleidoscope.