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- Title
Teaching Student German Refugees at Tate Creek, British Columbia, During World War II.
- Authors
Raptis, Helen
- Abstract
This paper explores the experiences of two teachers of Czech German refugees who settled at Tate Creek, British Columbia after Hitler's annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938. In an era which pre-dates the genesis of the term "English as a Second Language" (ESL), Amy (Brown) Dauphinee and Celia (Stickney) Dowding employed pedagogical techniques that closely resembled those advocated by today's ESL experts. This research also raises questions about the roles schools played in Canada's war effort. The extent to which children and teachers engaged in war-related activities depended on many factors, including a teacher's personal qualities and skills as well as the nature of the community.
- Subjects
CANADA; BRITISH Columbia; IMMIGRANTS; ENGLISH language education for foreign speakers in elementary schools; EDUCATION of refugees; GERMANS; WORLD War II; WAR &; education; EDUCATION
- Publication
Historical Studies in Education / Revue d'Histoire de l'Éducation, 2012, Vol 24, Issue 2, p31
- ISSN
0843-5057
- Publication type
Article