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Peer reviewedSnow, Becky Gerlach; Perkins, Kyle – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article outlines a plan for developing listening comprehension materials for advanced students of English as a second language, based on formal and informal speech samples of natural discourse. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Instructional Materials, Interviews
Zanger, Virginia Vogel, Ed.; And Others – 1990
One-fourth of the students in Boston public schools have parents who were born outside of the United States. This guide contains a series of classroom activities, produced by Boston teachers and aides, that are designed to take advantage of the abundant cultural diversity found in Boston schools by encouraging these dual-culture students to share…
Descriptors: Body Language, Class Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Enrichment
Download full textJenkins, Susan; Parra, Isabel – 1997
A study investigated how non-native speakers of English used linguistic and non-linguistic skills to manage interaction in an interview-style verbal test of English proficiency. Subjects were eight international teaching assistants, four native speakers of Spanish and four native speakers of Chinese, who took a standardized oral interview…
Descriptors: Chinese, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Peer reviewedMitchell, Richard G., Jr. – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Describes a class research project where U.S. students interviewed foreign students enrolled in English language conversation programs. The U.S. students specifically asked questions regarding the foreign students' reaction to U.S. culture. The most productive aspect of the project, however, came from the students thinking and writing about the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedSchmid, Thomas J. – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Describes a classroom-based research project that focused on issues of cultural pluralism. Students interviewed foreign students living with U.S. host families as well as the families. They also examined student handbooks and orientation materials. Discusses the implementation and outcome of the project. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism
Greene, Howard; Minton, Robert – 1987
A 12-step plan for investigating colleges and making college choices is presented for college applicants. In addition to information on selective college admissions, the 12 chapters cover the following steps: knowing admission requirements and procedures, determining the student's strengths, following a demanding curriculum, taking advantage of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Check Lists, College Admission, College Applicants
Macero, Jeanette D., Ed.; And Others – 1989
Selected papers presented at a conference on the contributions of and to the new immigrants in North America include: "Realizing the Dream" (Len Fox); "From Gattegno to Freire: Musings on a Decade Gone By" (James A. Lydon); "The New Immigrants" (Doris W. Koo); "Haitian Immigrants in the U.S.: Migration and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
