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Download full textGunderson, Lee; D'Silva, Reginald Arthur; Odo, Dennis Murphy – TESL Canada Journal, 2012
Findings are presented from studies of the academic and language achievement of 1,307 young immigrant students whose educational history was traced from their arrival in Canada and entry into primary education in the early 1990s until their graduation from secondary schools. Five major findings are reported: school mobility, disappearance and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Immigrants, Foreign Countries, Dropout Rate
Direct linkChen, Louis; Gunderson, Lee; Seror, Jeremie – TESL Canada Journal, 2005
This study explores in an innovative manner the notion of resilience in a group of immigrant students. Structured interviews were used to explore resilience issues with immigrant students enrolled in university. Two interviewers collected and recorded data together, but conducted separate and independent analyses to explore differences in results…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Immigrants, Personality Traits, Interviews
Gunderson, Lee; And Others – TESL Canada Journal, 1988
Measurement of adult English as a second language students' reading comprehension of metaphors indicated that idiomatic language resulted in lower comprehension. Because the vehicles of many metaphors have become lost and are not retrievable from surface structure, it may be necessary to teach metaphors as vocabulary items. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Language Tests
