Francis Mangubhai
Biographic Data
| ID | 768279 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francis Mangubhai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francis |
| FAMILY NAME | Mangubhai |
| SIGNATURE | MANGUBHAI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Queensland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Teaching a foreign language
The Language Situation in Fiji
After PNG, Fiji is the second largest island nation in the Southwest Pacific and the hub of the region. Nearly all Fiji Islanders have either Fijian or Fiji Hindi as their first language, in roughly equal numbers, while the former colonial language, English, with very few native speakers, has retained an important role, particularly as medium of instruction and lingua franca. Although the Constitution nominally gives these three languages equal s…
Language-in-education Policies in the South Pacific
Language-in-education policies in the South Pacific have arisen out of historical circumstances of the countries and have been largely de facto 'policies' that have tended to emphasise a metropolitan high status language to the comparative neglect of the development of the indigenous languages. This paper discusses research related to bilingual education as a means of providing background information for policy makers, and then discusses a number…
Multiple-choice and open-ended items in reading tests
Tesl and Literacy in Australia
The Processing Behaviours of Adult Second Language Learners and their Relationship to Second Language Proficiency1
This study investigated the behaviours for processing language input demonstrated by five adults beginning to learn Hindi as a second language through the Total Physical Response Method. Theoretical models of second language acquisition, such as Krashen (1982,1985) have proposed that comprehending ‘input’ in a new language is the only way of acquiring it. Empirical studies, however, have not been conducted to examine closely how learners may vary…
Towards quality in post-literacy learning in the South Pacific
The Impact of Reading on Second Language Learning
FIVE CRITICAL differences between first and second language learning were identified and discussed. It was hypothesized that the effect of these differences in formal education could be virtually eliminated by means of a reading program based on the use of an abundance of high-interest illustrated story books. A sample of 380 Class 4 and 5 pupils from eight rural Fijian schools with very few books was selected, and each class was provided with 25…
The Impact of Reading on Second Language Learning
FIVE CRITICAL differences between first and second language learning were identified and discussed. It was hypothesized that the effect of these differences in formal education could be virtually eliminated by means of a reading program based on the use of an abundance of high-interest illustrated story books. A sample of 380 Class 4 and 5 pupils from eight rural Fijian schools with very few books was selected, and each class was provided with 25…
Teaching a foreign language
The Language Situation in Fiji
After PNG, Fiji is the second largest island nation in the Southwest Pacific and the hub of the region. Nearly all Fiji Islanders have either Fijian or Fiji Hindi as their first language, in roughly equal numbers, while the former colonial language, English, with very few native speakers, has retained an important role, particularly as medium of instruction and lingua franca. Although the Constitution nominally gives these three languages equal s…
Language-in-education Policies in the South Pacific
Language-in-education policies in the South Pacific have arisen out of historical circumstances of the countries and have been largely de facto 'policies' that have tended to emphasise a metropolitan high status language to the comparative neglect of the development of the indigenous languages. This paper discusses research related to bilingual education as a means of providing background information for policy makers, and then discusses a number…
The Impact of Reading on Second Language Learning
FIVE CRITICAL differences between first and second language learning were identified and discussed. It was hypothesized that the effect of these differences in formal education could be virtually eliminated by means of a reading program based on the use of an abundance of high-interest illustrated story books. A sample of 380 Class 4 and 5 pupils from eight rural Fijian schools with very few books was selected, and each class was provided with 25…
Towards quality in post-literacy learning in the South Pacific
The Processing Behaviours of Adult Second Language Learners and their Relationship to Second Language Proficiency1
This study investigated the behaviours for processing language input demonstrated by five adults beginning to learn Hindi as a second language through the Total Physical Response Method. Theoretical models of second language acquisition, such as Krashen (1982,1985) have proposed that comprehending ‘input’ in a new language is the only way of acquiring it. Empirical studies, however, have not been conducted to examine closely how learners may vary…
Multiple-choice and open-ended items in reading tests
Tesl and Literacy in Australia
Language-in-education Policies in the South Pacific
Language-in-education policies in the South Pacific have arisen out of historical circumstances of the countries and have been largely de facto 'policies' that have tended to emphasise a metropolitan high status language to the comparative neglect of the development of the indigenous languages. This paper discusses research related to bilingual education as a means of providing background information for policy makers, and then discusses a number…
The Language Situation in Fiji
After PNG, Fiji is the second largest island nation in the Southwest Pacific and the hub of the region. Nearly all Fiji Islanders have either Fijian or Fiji Hindi as their first language, in roughly equal numbers, while the former colonial language, English, with very few native speakers, has retained an important role, particularly as medium of instruction and lingua franca. Although the Constitution nominally gives these three languages equal s…
Teaching a foreign language
Psychology (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Geography (2 works)