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Peer reviewedGaff, Robin – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1982
Describes the prevelance of sexist attitudes in modern language textbooks with many examples from dialogs and grammar exercises. Offers suggestions for combatting sex stereotyping. (EKN)
Descriptors: Language Usage, Second Language Instruction, Sex Bias, Sex Role
Peer reviewedScott, Kathryn P. – Clearing House, 1982
Reports findings from research regarding sex differences in language use and indicates ways that teachers can involve students in examining sex-linked language in textbooks and other reading materials. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Usage, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedWherritt, Irene M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1981
Suggests criteria and strategies for an efficient use of textbook grammar presentations to give students a useful and native-like language. Shows how text deficiencies can be remedied through rearrangement and deletion of grammatical points and emphasizes the need for reentering useful, high frequency items in new contexts throughout the course.…
Descriptors: Grammar, Instructional Design, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Materials
Download full textKessler, Carolyn – 1997
Discussion of the authenticity of materials contained in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) textbooks for elementary/secondary school use focuses on content designed to accelerate academic language development and highlights the experiences of one teacher with one textbook. The approach taken is that integrating language and content, while taking…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, English for Academic Purposes
Ho, Kwok Keung, Ed. – New Horizons in Education, 1998
The annual issue of the journal of the Hong Kong Teachers Association includes these articles: "The Time Management Issue of Tertiary Students: An Investigation of Tuition Conductors in Singapore" (Tai Chee Wong, Jessie Yuk Yong Wong); "The Analysis of the Phenomena of Parkinson in Course of School Management" (Ying Xiu Yang)…
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Comparative Education, Educational Policy
Jansen, Louise M., Ed.; Liddicoat, Anthony J., Ed. – 1998
The collection of essays on classroom research for second language teachers includes: "Teachers as Researchers in the Language Classroom: An Overview" (Anthony J. Liddicoat, Louise M. Jansen); "A Visit to the Art Gallery: An Oral Exercise in a Second Language" (Meri Dragicevic); "Encouraging Class Cohesiveness in the LOTE Classroom" (Corine…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
