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ERIC Number: EJ415371
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Grouping West Indian Students: On Not Teaching English as a Native or a Foreign Language.
Hassan, Dolly Z.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v4 n2 p57-65 Spr 1988
Argues that a special approach is needed to teach Standard American English to West Indians and that they not be placed in classes with native or limited-English speakers. Identifies the linguistic features of West Indian Creole. Reviews research conducted in Great Britain on West Indian immigrants' special problems and needs. (PAA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Componential Analysis, Creoles, Distinctive Features (Language), English Instruction, Homogeneous Grouping, Immigrants, Standard Spoken Usage, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: West Indians
Note: Available from New York College Learning Skills Association, Developmental Studies Division, Community College of the Finger Lakes, Canandaigua, NY 14424 ($20.00 per volume).