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When new arrival migrants come to Australia they face a bewildering array of language and social challenges. Despite a background of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) schooling in their home countries many new arrivals, especially from Asian countries, have not been trained to use language for communicative purposes (Lim 2006) and report difficulties understanding spoken Australian English and dealing with the social practices associated with arrival and integration into a new community and country.
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Knox, C. (2017). “Now We Are All Friends:” An Exploratory Action Research Project Examining the Use of a Facebook Group for Language Learning. In: Mickan, P., Lopez, E. (eds) Text-Based Research and Teaching. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59849-3_17
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