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[b]Chinese teachers whose educational experiences took place in more traditional, teacher-centered classrooms[/b] are aware of significant cultural differences and participant expectations. For example, US schools place a strong emphasis on social skills and language for communicative purposes. Children expect learner-centered activities with real-life tasks. [b]Chinese teachers often hold a different set of expectations for students and thus, they frequently need support for classroom management strategies [/b]and techniques.[xxxii]

Promoting student understanding of more abstract and complex concepts becomes increasingly difficult in the upper elementary grades and beyond. Some upper-elementary immersion teachers, in particular those who teach in partial or 50:50 programs, report difficulties in teaching advanced-level subject matter because students' cognitive development is at a higher level than their proficiency in the second language.[xxxv] [b]This challenge becomes more pronounced in programs where the immersion language is character-based,[/b] since literacy development is more time-consuming and demanding.[xxxvi]
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I thought this thread was about Spanish immersion? [/quote]

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