Mother Tongue Learning: A Study of the Learning Needs of the Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi Communities in Edinburgh. Occasional Papers Series No. 5.

Autor/in	Jiwa, Shainool
Institution	Edinburgh Univ. (Scotland). Centre for Continuing Education.
Titel	Mother Tongue Learning: A Study of the Learning Needs of the Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi Communities in Edinburgh. Occasional Papers Series No. 5.
Quelle	(1994), (22 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adults; Community Programs; Continuing Education; Curriculum Development; Educational Demand; Educational Needs; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Immigrants; Indians; Native Language Instruction; Needs Assessment; Postsecondary Education; United Kingdom (Edinburgh) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Weiterbildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Inder; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Bedarfsermittlung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	Collectively, Pakistanis, Indians, and Bangladeshis form the largest ethnic minority group (4,129) in Edinburgh, Scotland (43% according to 1991 Census figures). Current local provision of education for adult members of the three communities was reviewed. Needs and preferences in terms of educational content, approach, and location were identified by consulting with key communities and by representatives of the following: a community-based Engish-as-a-Second-Language program, a racial equality council, an education center serving children, a resource center serving the educational needs of ethnic minority women, and selected women's groups and religious centers. The respondents' views regarding language in which instruction is desired, levels of instruction desired, preferred study instruction times and places, fees, and certification were synthesized into recommendations for further curriculum development. It was recommended that courses/classes on the following topics be developed/offered: mother tongue language classes in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, and Gujarati; religious/cultural studies, Indian studies, and/or Islamic studies; basic computing; spoken and idiomatic English; and Indian languages for non-Indian people. (Appended are lists of the agencies, community groups/organizations, and individuals consulted.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	Centre for Continuing Education, University of Edinburgh, 11 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW, Scotland, United Kingdom (2 British pounds plus 50 pence postage).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC