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Peer reviewedStieglitz, Ezra L. – ELT Journal, 1983
Techniques of semantic feature analysis are applied to exploration and reinforcement of vocabulary. Students are presented with categories of familiar items and asked to describe their characteristics. The method can be used to elicit sentences, reinforce existing vocabulary, and begin discussion. Sample exercises for several difficulty levels are…
Descriptors: Componential Analysis, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Learning Activities
Download full textCress, Cynthia J., Comp. – 1986
This bibliography provides citations to studies of word/letter frequencies and vocabulary applications based on issues of word frequency. While the original intent was to gather information pertinent to developing communication board vocabularies for argumentative communication systems, these resources should be useful for a variety of word…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Difficulty Level, Disabilities, Letters (Alphabet)
PDF pending restorationCote-Moran, Claudette – 1991
Four classroom activities for second language learning are described. They include games and other exercises designed to enhance vocabulary development, review grammatical structures, encourage conversation on a variety of topics, and introduce cultural elements into instruction. All use materials that are readily available, and all are intended…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Difficulty Level
Takala, Sauli – 1985
Issues related to the estimation of individuals' vocabulary size are discussed, including the rationale for vocabulary size research and the psychological, pedagogical, and quantitative approaches to vocabulary research and methodological problems associated with them. Some results from a large-scale assessment of Finnish comprehensive school…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Allen, Virginia French – 1983
A manual for teaching vocabulary to students of English as a second language is introduced by a discussion of the reasons for neglecting vocabulary development in the past and the reasons for the present emphasis on it. The chapters that follow develop practical instructional methods for each language learning level. The topics include: (1)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Form Classes (Languages)
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
Higgs, Theodore V. – 1983
Teaching grammar for its own sake is largely counterproductive when the goal of instruction is to have students communicate spontaneously, fluently, and accurately in the target language. The ideal foreign language program is one providing the best possible environment for language acquisition to take place. Explicit teaching about the language…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives
Bowman, Connie L. – OMLTA Journal, 1985
In one high school French department, videotaping began to be used as part of a final examination. It was found that the students wanted to see their tapes and began to critique their own and others' performances. The next year, taping was done earlier in the school year so that the tapes could be used as performance models. Students were more at…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Dialogs (Language), Difficulty Level
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Equal Educational Opportunities. – 1985
The curriculum guide for Ohio's secondary level programs in English as a second language (ESL) begins with background information on factors to consider in developing an ESL curriculum, including limited-English-proficient students' characteristics, the language acquisition process, skill areas to be covered, instructional goals for four major…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives
Silliman, Anna, Ed. – Hands-On English, 1999
The six issues of this newsletter for teachers and tutors of adult English as a second language (ESL) contain articles on classroom teaching techniques and activities, including dictations, presentations, hints for teaching beginners, multi-level crossword puzzles, conversation activities, reading exercises, guessing and describing games, use of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Book Reviews, Citizenship Education
Compton, Lawrence E.; Sanchez, James Joseph – 1985
A bibliography of brief annotations of instructional materials for the Russian language includes 93 documents from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), and the Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS), that do not go out of print and are widely available in depository systems.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Annotated Bibliographies, Contrastive Linguistics, Difficulty Level
PDF pending restorationNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1994
The guide describes North Carolina's standard course of study in modern languages for grades K-12 and corresponding instructional guidelines. The first part is organized in six chapters: purpose, overview, and rationale for the standard course of study; intended program outcomes; the interrelationship of proficiency, grammar, vocabulary, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Core Curriculum, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Cumming, Alister, Ed.; And Others – TESL Canada Journal, 1993
This bibliography is intended as a resource for teachers and service-providers who work with participants in LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) programs of basic English-as-a-Second-Language education. It lists and describes Canadian teaching materials appropriate for adult immigrants' English language learning and their…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies
