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Peer reviewedMay, Ann Baldwin – Reading Teacher, 1979
Presents practical strategies for helping bilingual students understand idioms and figurative expressions in their second language. (MKM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Idioms
Peer reviewedEdwards, Louise – Babel: Australia, 1997
Examines the discrepancy between spoken and written vocabularies in modern standard Chinese (MSC) textbooks that contributes to slow vocabulary development, and outlines a teaching technique to extend students' vocabulary using the ideographic nature of MSC characters rather than phonetic learning to increase efficient use of vocabulary…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Ideography, Instructional Materials
Kharma, N. N.; Hajjaj, Ali H. – 1988
A discussion of the worldwide problem of how to approach second language instruction examines insights gained from research and theory and recommends adoption of a pragmatic approach. Five principles underlying language instruction must be considered in this pragmatic approach. First, the most essential function of language is its…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Download full textTshiangale, Mupemba Wa – 1996
This manual for Malagasy is designed for the specific language instruction needs of Peace Corps personnel working in Madagascar. It is written primarily in English and Malagasy, with introductory sections in French. It consists of 29 topical lessons, each geared to a specific domain and competency and containing information on needed materials,…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Awareness, Daily Living Skills, Dialogs (Language)
Haskell, John F., Ed. – 1984
The collection contains 142 selected papers printed in the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Newsletter over the period 1966-1983. The papers are presented in 14 sections: the state of the art of English-as-a- Second-Language teaching; the relationship of language and culture; teaching standard English as a second dialect;…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Context, Cultural Education
