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Download full textFan, Jie – English Language Teaching, 2019
In recent decades, with the rapid economic development of China, there has been a large influx of Chinese students into Western countries to pursue their studies. Empirical research reveal that some students encounter linguistic and academic challenges, and find it difficult to adapt to the Western learning environment. Adopting a qualitative…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Student Attitudes, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Collerson, John – 1990
This article discusses grammar and its place in elementary English teaching. The article's eight sections are as follows: (1) Some People Expect a Lot of Grammar; (2) Standard and Non-Standard; (3) How Do Children Learn Grammar? (4) What Can the Teacher Do? (5) What Should We Tell the Children? (6) Grammar and the Organization of Meaning in Text;…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Williams, Monica – 2002
For one middle school teacher, the "functional grammar" approach to narrative writing promised to offer students explicit instruction in how to structure a narrative text to build up suspense, and it could give focus to the types of descriptive language that further engage readers. Her classroom research was built on the teacher…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Class Activities, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedMillard, Carolyn – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1995
Investigated the relationship between free choice writing in primary classrooms and gender construction. Suggests that girls are rewarded for producing gendered content, form, and structure in their writing, and are not offered opportunities to learn to write in different forms for different audiences. Thus, free choice does not appear to lead to…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Students
Bossard, Pam; Hollway, Jill; Mackey, Jonquil – 1997
This self-instructional manual was developed in Australia for people who would like to learn about the writing process. about it. It provides an introduction to the key features of four kinds of texts, covering: (1) "Writing for Yourself"--keeping a journal and "what" to write in it; (2) writing to communicate with others; (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Course Content, Foreign Countries
Luke, Allan – Australian Journal of Reading, 1988
Suggests a variety of activities and projects which integrate functional literacy instruction into the curriculum. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, English Curriculum
Wyatt, Helen; And Others – 1986
To help children better understand and exert control over the use of narrative language, teachers need not only to devote time to children's literature, but also need to emphasize other narrative forms including the mass media and children's own stories (in their talk, writing, drawing, and play). Giving children experience in mass media…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Educational Media
