At the time of independence these four languages were given official status, but the first three represented Singapore's rich multiethnic traditions, but English was chosen because of Singapore's important position as a trading nation. ... According to the author, "English has had the central role of enabling multilingual members of a community to be the social brokers in bridging the communicative gaps in cross-cultural communication"(Foley 220). ... But according to the author there was another reason, she states "the colonial administration had a fear called a 'pathological f...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the article 'Integration versus segregation: the experiences of a group of disabled students moving from mainstream school into special needs further education' from Disability and Society (Vol. 40, No. 4, June 2004, pp. 387-401) the author, Pitt and Curtin, presents their report on the research conducted on the disabled students. ... The factors responsible for this drawback are, firstly, the participants chosen for the study projects an 'unrepresentative sample', (Pitt and Curtin, p.398), that is, it interviews the disabled students studying only in specialist co...

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This block ends with "author's chair" in which several students each day share work in progress or their published book. ... • Selected students share briefly in the Author's Chair (approximately two minutes each) something they have written. • The "author" answers several questions from classmates about the writing. ... Example: - Students take turns in the Author's Chair. ...

• Word Count: 1940
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School