Patterns of Participation in Classroom Learning

Ashton-Hay, Sally and McKay, Penelope A. (1997) Patterns of Participation in Classroom Learning, in McKay, Penny, Eds. Four Queensland ESL Cast Studies, chapter 1, pages pp. 4-53. Language Australia Child/ESL Literacy Research Network-Queensland Node.

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Abstract

This study is concerned with the learning experiences and strategies of secondary Aboriginal girls from Elcho Island in the Northern Territory as they study in an urban school in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The girls were learning English as their second and third language. The study details how the ESL teacher/author tried to understand how to meet the needs of these girls who came with such different learning strategies and styles. The teacher/author's visit to their homeland in Elcho Island immediately helped her to understand how the grils' different social and learning experiences had influenced them, and how different their lives were at the new school. The account of observations and analysis of their patterns of participation in their new school give important insights into their learning styles.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Status:	Published
Keywords:	Aboriginal learners; ESL case study; patterns of participation in learning; avoidance strategies; recommendations for Aboriginal learners
Subjects:	420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420308 Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420100 Language Studies > 420199 Language Studies not elsewhere classified 330000 Education > 330300 Professional Development of Teachers > 330399 Professional Development of Teachers not elsewhere classified 330000 Education > 330200 Curriculum Studies > 330205 Curriculum Studies - Other Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Education 370000 Studies in Human Society > 379900 Other Studies in Human Society 330000 Education > 330200 Curriculum Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies 330000 Education > 339900 Other Education 330000 Education > 330100 Education Studies > 330106 Comparative Education 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420305 Aboriginal Cultural Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420100 Language Studies > 420101 English 330000 Education > 330300 Professional Development of Teachers 330000 Education > 330100 Education Studies > 330199 Education Studies not elsewhere classified 330000 Education > 330100 Education Studies 330000 Education 420000 Language and Culture > 420100 Language Studies > 420121 Comparative Language Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420100 Language Studies > 420102 English as a Second Language 420000 Language and Culture > 420100 Language Studies 330000 Education > 339900 Other Education > 339999 Other Education 370000 Studies in Human Society > 379900 Other Studies in Human Society > 379902 Aboriginal Studies 330000 Education > 330200 Curriculum Studies > 330201 Curriculum Studies - English Education 330000 Education > 330300 Professional Development of Teachers > 330303 Teacher Education - Secondary 420000 Language and Culture
ID Code:	12406
Deposited By:	Ashton-Hay, Sally
Deposited On:	12 February 2008
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 1997 Language Australia Child/ESL Literacy Research Network-Queensland Node
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