English Camp: A Language Immersion Program in Thailand

Autor/inn/en	Rugasken, Kris; Harris, Jacqueline A.
Titel	English Camp: A Language Immersion Program in Thailand
Quelle	In: Learning Assistance Review, 14 (2009) 2, S.43-51 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-0059
Schlagwörter	Immersion Programs; Cultural Awareness; Field Experience Programs; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second Languages; College Students; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Cooperative Programs; Indiana; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immersionsprogramm; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Praxisnahes Lernen; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Second language; Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	A summer English camp language immersion program, which began in 2003, provided instruction by native English speakers to Thai college students via collaboration between Prince of Songkla University in Thailand and Ball State University in Indiana, USA. During this program, Thai students were exposed to English formally through classroom instruction and through informal field experiences. During the 2005 program, one English camp leader conducted a study for her three-student group to assess how well the program assisted in language acquisition through writing. The results indicated the immersion program was successful not only in language acquisition but also in cultural understanding for all the program participants. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National College Learning Center Association. Web site: http://www.nclca.org/tlar.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10