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EJ979780 - Cross-Age Reading Buddies and Cultural-Sensitive Literature: Student-Centered English Language Instruction in an Ethiopian Budget School

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ERIC #:	EJ979780
Title:	Cross-Age Reading Buddies and Cultural-Sensitive Literature: Student-Centered English Language Instruction in an Ethiopian Budget School
Authors:	Cianca, Sherri
Descriptors:	Learning Motivation; Active Learning; Childrens Literature; Educational Improvement; Foreign Countries; Language Usage; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Cross Age Teaching; Teaching Methods; Student Centered Curriculum; Disadvantaged Schools; Poverty; Reading Aloud to Others; Culturally Relevant Education; Workbooks; Student Motivation; Comparative Analysis
Source:	Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v26 n4 p392-417 2012
More Info: Help Peer Reviewed:	Yes
Publisher:	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Date:	2012-00-00
Pages:	26
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Abstract:	The Ethiopian government has called for educational improvement, emphasizing the employment of active, student-centered pedagogy. One way of maximizing an interactive learning approach involves blending a cross-age reading buddies program with high-quality, culturally relevant children's literature. Employing descriptive, mixed-method research, this study explored the effectiveness of books and buddies on English language use, motivation, and active learning in an underresourced, "budget" school in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The report includes a comparison of traditional workbook exercises to the reading of real books. It gives criteria for choosing literature for children of poverty in a developing country, and it describes a process for preparing older students to share second-language books with younger schoolmates. The results of the study suggest that a limited number of well-chosen books used in the context of cross-age reading buddies can have a positive impact on the frequency of English language usage, as well as on students' motivation to learn English. (Contains 1 figure and 4 tables.)
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Reference Count:	56

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Identifiers:	Ethiopia
Record Type:	Journal
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ISSN:	ISSN-0256-8543
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Elementary Education
Direct Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2012.686472

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