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Berman, M. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
Discusses an approach to teaching note-taking to students of English as a second language who will go on to study at the university level. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Instruction, Lecture Method
Lee, E. J. – Revue des Langues Vivantes, 1978
Describes an experiment designed to teach note-taking techniques to students of English on the university level. (AM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Instruction
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Kramsch, Claire J. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Describes a method, developed to make vocabulary learning a creative challenge, that consists of a four-step learning process that makes the student responsible for selecting words to learn daily. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Instruction, Learning Activities, Second Language Learning
Fahmy, J. J.; Bilton, Linda – Guidelines: A Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, 1989
Nonnative university students have difficulty coping with lectures given in English and need authentic and relevant material in listening and note-taking courses. One approach based on a transcription of a paleontology lecture is presented, suggested by linguistic analysis of 40 science lectures at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. (four…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. – 1987
Curriculum objectives are detailed for the Milwaukee German Language Arts Program in the German Immersion Program. The report is based on the English Language Arts Program in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The philosophy of the program is to use the second language as both the tool and object of instruction. The curriculum indicates what is…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, FLES, German
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. – 1987
Curriculum objectives are detailed for the Milwaukee French Language Arts Program in the French Immersion Program. The report is based on the English Language Arts Program in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The philosophy of the program is to use the second language as both the tool and object of instruction. The curriculum indicates what is…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, FLES, French
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Chand, Rajni K. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
Listening skills research has tended to focus on strategy use in classrooms and on theory and practice of second language (L2) teachers. This study examined the teachers' and learners' perceptions of listening skills in non-classroom learning situations. Five (n = 5) study skills teachers and 19 former learners in a distance study skills course at…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Study Skills
Levine, Linda New – 1984
It is not enough for students of English as a second language enrolled in English-language elementary school programs to speak English fluently at the conversational level; they must be provided with language and an environment for continuing cognitive development through the application of high-level thinking skills, often without the benefit of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Difficulty Level
Searfoss, Lyndon W.; Readence, John E. – 1994
Placing reading instruction in a child-centered, language-rich environment, this book provides preservice elementary teachers at the undergraduate and introductory graduate level with a detailed understanding of how to implement a developmental reading program. The book discusses the role of basal readers, and also discusses teaching reading…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Decoding (Reading), Disabilities
Patel, Fay – 1991
This guide is designed for use by instructors and tutors at the M. L. Sultan Technikon (South Africa) for teaching students of English as a Second Language or students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. It provides assistance in teaching academic language and study skills in the context of course content. The underlying philosophy is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educationally Disadvantaged, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
Schmitt, Norbert; Schmitt, Diane Rae – Thai TESOL Bulletin, 1993
This article discusses second language vocabulary learning strategies and includes an analysis and classification of possible strategies and the report of a study conducted among second language learners in Japan. Research on vocabulary learning strategies is synthesized into two lists of strategies: 14 methods for initial learning of a new word's…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grammar