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Sharples, Robert – Multilingual Matters, 2021
This book offers an evidence-based guide to EAL for everyone who works with multilingual learners. It provides a concise, helpful introduction to the latest research underpinning three key areas of EAL practice: (1) How children acquire additional languages? (2) How language works across the curriculum? and (3) How you can establish outstanding…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism
Zou, Bin, Ed.; Thomas, Michael, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
Technology has become an integral part of our everyday lives. As today's teachers prepare to instruct a new generation of students, the question is no longer whether technology should be integrated into the classroom, but "how?" "The Handbook of Research on Integrating Technology Into Contemporary Language Learning and…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Goh, Christine – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2008
There has been a growing interest in and concern for the teaching of listening in the last 40 years. Looking back over the years, we can see how the emphases on teaching listening and the focus of listening instruction have changed. Although instructional practices were initially heavily influenced by models of the written language and a…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Metacognition, Teaching Methods
Kersten, Kristin; Fischer, Uta; Burmeister, Petra; Lommel, Annette; Schelletter, Christina; Steinlen, Anja K.; Thomas, Shannon – Online Submission, 2010
Immersion programmes in primary schools have gained more and more recognition over the last decades. Every new immersion school faces the problem of providing a concept which will be put into practise with the help of personnel who have normally not been trained specifically for this task. The purpose of this guide is to answer frequently asked…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Elementary Education, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Office of Instruction and Program Development. – 1990
The purpose of this manual, which accompanies a video program, is to provide general background information for foreign language teachers who are, or soon will be, teaching in total, partial, or two-way immersion classrooms. Part of a series of video programs, this manual provides definitions, results, and answers to the most commonly asked…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, FLES
Dubin, Fraida – 1988
An examination of the role of the principle players in second language learning--teachers, students, and instructional material developers--offers insight into the field of language pedagogy during a period of rapid technological change. All are living in a technologically changing environment but are all affected in different ways. Materials…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Language Teachers, Material Development, Second Language Instruction
Job, Beatriz – Francais dans le Monde, 1994
A language teacher describes her perception of her role in the language learning process as guide and companion to the student in the adventure of constructing knowledge. As such, the teacher must prepare for and encourage students' active participation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, French, Languages
Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey – 2001
This book illustrates how children learn foreign languages and when they can do so with the best results. The most recent studies in linguistics, neurology, education, and psychology are evaluated, and the findings are presented in a recipe format. Parents are encouraged to evaluate the multilingual children in their lives with the use of tools…
Descriptors: Brain, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Role, Family School Relationship
Swick, Kevin J., Ed. – 1987
This document presents eight scholarly articles on the multicultural milieu in which children grow and develop. Readings address the following questions: (1) What is culture and how is it formed? (2) How do people develop their cultural orientation? (3) What are some major insights about culture that are critical to the early childhood educator's…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs

Waters, Alan – ELT Journal, 1998
Examines the dynamic common to the English-as-a-Second-Language classroom in which the teacher takes from the student the burden of the next step in solving a problem, identifies four reasons this is inappropriate, looks at why teachers do it, and offers techniques for handling such situations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Van Deth, Jean-Pierre – Francais dans le Monde, 1990
It is proposed that while interest has focused on specialized professional vocabulary as an object of language instruction, the same vocabulary can be viewed as a tool for teaching. The exchange of concepts and terminology between student and teacher improves student understanding of the language and the problems of translation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comprehension, French, Language Teachers, Languages for Special Purposes
Waller, Robert A. – 1983
There is a need to incorporate a global perspective into humanities courses and curricula at the college level, to help students understand the international issues which confront all American citizens. This goal can be achieved by a combination of individual and institutional commitments. The key element is the faculty member's role. Humanities…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Mackay, Ronald – 1991
A discussion of second language program evaluation is intended for staff (teachers, program planners, materials writers, program managers) of programs being evaluated, to help them understand the process and dynamics of program evaluation. It addresses common concerns and fears about evaluation, offers ways in which staff can cooperate with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Research, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries

Richards, Jack C.; Rodgers, Ted – TESOL Quarterly, 1982
Offers a model which can be used to describe any given second language teaching method, as well as analyze different methods for their internal adequacy, similarities, and differences. (EKN)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Educational Strategies, Evaluation Methods

Kaplan, Jane Payne – French Review, 1988
A discussion of techniques for creating active listening in the French conversation class looks at preconceptions about conversational language classes, the responsibility of each partner in the interaction (speaker and listener), choice of materials for discussion, preparation of classroom presentations, and the teacher's responsibility in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses, French