Andrea Decapua
Biographic Data
| ID | 1090022 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrea Decapua |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrea |
| FAMILY NAME | Decapua |
| SIGNATURE | DECAPUA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2996-2206 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 55 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Unmasking hidden challenges for migrant learners with few prior experiences with formal education
The German government requires all migrants without sufficient German language proficiency to enroll in integration courses. Many of these migrants had few prior experiences with formal education, yet, regardless of degree of literacy in any language, they are placed in classes based on language proficiency. How well do government‐approved language textbooks for integration courses meet the needs of migrant learners with few prior experiences wit…
Reaching Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education Through Culturally Responsive Teaching
This article considers how developing an understanding of the beliefs, values, norms, and ways of thinking and learning of students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE) is central to effective instruction for this population. Because these students are different from other English language learners (ELLs), teachers must develop the ability to suspend judgment by building deep cultural knowledge of SLIFE. This can then inform curri…
Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education in US Classrooms
Second-Generation Language Maintenance and Identity
While the benefits of bilingualism have been widely acknowledged, parents face many hurdles raising children bilingually. Factors such as consistency in language use, family, school, and social support networks, issues of ethnic and social identity, and the prestige value of language have contributed to successful bilingualism. This paper presents a case study exploring the maintenance of German in an English-dominant environment, the strategies …
The pragmatics of advice giving
This article presents the results of our investigation into the giving of advice by native and non-native speakers of American English. Specifically, we examine how advice giving is enacted in a series of advice letters, which were modeled on letters to popular advice columns found around the world in newspapers and magazines, and on the Internet. Our data indicate that there are important pragmatic differences between how native speakers and non…
The use of language to create realities
Neither reality nor language is genuinely objective; rather, both the interpretation of reality and the use of language to create and manipulate reality represent a subjective understanding of both. This paper examines the role of language in creating, representing, and manipulating realities, using the 2003 German movie Good Bye, Lenin! as a vivid and striking illustration of the role of language in constructing alternate realities. When the pro…
Women talk revisited
This study is an analysis of small-group talk among three different groups of women in the United States. Building upon Coates' (1996) study of female talk in a British speech community, we investigate how women build close personal relationships through their discourse. The data consist of three hours of videotaped interactions among the three all-female groups in different locations in the US and among interlocutors of differing social distance…
Assessing and validating a learning styles instrument
Conceptualizing learning style modalities for ESL/EFL students
The construct validity of one learning styles instrument
‘If I were you …’
L'article examine certains aspects du conseil en anglais americain, notamment comment les normes sociales concernant l'autorite, l'expertise et l'intimite, se manifestent dans l'echange de conseils, sollicites ou non-sollicites. Les donnees de l'analyse de cet evenement discursif sont issues d'entretiens, de questionnaires et de l'observation directe
Strategies in the discourse of advice
Strategies in the discourse of advice
Second-Generation Language Maintenance and Identity
While the benefits of bilingualism have been widely acknowledged, parents face many hurdles raising children bilingually. Factors such as consistency in language use, family, school, and social support networks, issues of ethnic and social identity, and the prestige value of language have contributed to successful bilingualism. This paper presents a case study exploring the maintenance of German in an English-dominant environment, the strategies …
The pragmatics of advice giving
This article presents the results of our investigation into the giving of advice by native and non-native speakers of American English. Specifically, we examine how advice giving is enacted in a series of advice letters, which were modeled on letters to popular advice columns found around the world in newspapers and magazines, and on the Internet. Our data indicate that there are important pragmatic differences between how native speakers and non…
Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education in US Classrooms
Conceptualizing learning style modalities for ESL/EFL students
The construct validity of one learning styles instrument
Assessing and validating a learning styles instrument
Reaching Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education Through Culturally Responsive Teaching
This article considers how developing an understanding of the beliefs, values, norms, and ways of thinking and learning of students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE) is central to effective instruction for this population. Because these students are different from other English language learners (ELLs), teachers must develop the ability to suspend judgment by building deep cultural knowledge of SLIFE. This can then inform curri…
Women talk revisited
This study is an analysis of small-group talk among three different groups of women in the United States. Building upon Coates' (1996) study of female talk in a British speech community, we investigate how women build close personal relationships through their discourse. The data consist of three hours of videotaped interactions among the three all-female groups in different locations in the US and among interlocutors of differing social distance…
Strategies in the discourse of advice
‘If I were you …’
L'article examine certains aspects du conseil en anglais americain, notamment comment les normes sociales concernant l'autorite, l'expertise et l'intimite, se manifestent dans l'echange de conseils, sollicites ou non-sollicites. Les donnees de l'analyse de cet evenement discursif sont issues d'entretiens, de questionnaires et de l'observation directe
The construct validity of one learning styles instrument
Conceptualizing learning style modalities for ESL/EFL students
Assessing and validating a learning styles instrument
Women talk revisited
This study is an analysis of small-group talk among three different groups of women in the United States. Building upon Coates' (1996) study of female talk in a British speech community, we investigate how women build close personal relationships through their discourse. The data consist of three hours of videotaped interactions among the three all-female groups in different locations in the US and among interlocutors of differing social distance…
The pragmatics of advice giving
This article presents the results of our investigation into the giving of advice by native and non-native speakers of American English. Specifically, we examine how advice giving is enacted in a series of advice letters, which were modeled on letters to popular advice columns found around the world in newspapers and magazines, and on the Internet. Our data indicate that there are important pragmatic differences between how native speakers and non…
The use of language to create realities
Neither reality nor language is genuinely objective; rather, both the interpretation of reality and the use of language to create and manipulate reality represent a subjective understanding of both. This paper examines the role of language in creating, representing, and manipulating realities, using the 2003 German movie Good Bye, Lenin! as a vivid and striking illustration of the role of language in constructing alternate realities. When the pro…
Second-Generation Language Maintenance and Identity
While the benefits of bilingualism have been widely acknowledged, parents face many hurdles raising children bilingually. Factors such as consistency in language use, family, school, and social support networks, issues of ethnic and social identity, and the prestige value of language have contributed to successful bilingualism. This paper presents a case study exploring the maintenance of German in an English-dominant environment, the strategies …
Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education in US Classrooms
Reaching Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education Through Culturally Responsive Teaching
This article considers how developing an understanding of the beliefs, values, norms, and ways of thinking and learning of students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE) is central to effective instruction for this population. Because these students are different from other English language learners (ELLs), teachers must develop the ability to suspend judgment by building deep cultural knowledge of SLIFE. This can then inform curri…
Unmasking hidden challenges for migrant learners with few prior experiences with formal education
The German government requires all migrants without sufficient German language proficiency to enroll in integration courses. Many of these migrants had few prior experiences with formal education, yet, regardless of degree of literacy in any language, they are placed in classes based on language proficiency. How well do government‐approved language textbooks for integration courses meet the needs of migrant learners with few prior experiences wit…
Psychology (11 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Learning styles (3 works)