English Language and Literacy Proficiency of Students in an Urban Fiji Primary School

Autor/inn/en	Hopf, Suzanne C.; McDonagh, Sarah H.; Wang, Cen; McLeod, Sharynne
Titel	English Language and Literacy Proficiency of Students in an Urban Fiji Primary School
Quelle	In: Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32 (2019) 2, S.223-238 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hopf, Suzanne C.) ORCID (Wang, Cen) ORCID (McLeod, Sharynne)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8318
DOI	10.1080/07908318.2018.1541999
Schlagwörter	Language Proficiency; Elementary School Students; Urban Schools; Multilingualism; Listening Skills; Speech Skills; Reading Skills; Writing Skills; Literacy; Native Language; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Language of Instruction; Bilingual Education; Educational Policy; Correlation; Pacific Islanders; Indo European Languages; Malayo Polynesian Languages; Caregivers; Student Evaluation; Instructional Program Divisions; English Curriculum; Fiji + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Mündliche Leistung; Sprachfertigkeit; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Schulleistung; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Korrelation; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Indoeuropäisch; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Fidschi
Abstract	Fiji is a multicultural and multilingual community and English is one language taught in Fiji schools. This study aimed to describe the English language proficiency of Fiji primary school students. Direct assessment measures of 75 students' English language (listening and speaking) and literacy (reading and writing) skills were obtained (Year 1: n = 35; Year 4: n = 40). These were examined in relation to students' academic performance and the main language spoken at home. English home language status was correlated with better English language proficiency and academic performance for students in Year 1, but not for students in Year 4. In year 4, higher proficiency on English language tasks was correlated with speaking Fiji Hindi at home. The importance of obtaining information about home languages in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts is emphasised. The findings of this study have implications for assessing the English proficiency of linguistically multi-competent children learning in immersion education settings. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01