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Direct linkLi, Zhan – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2021
This case study examines an under-explored domain of teaching, namely, teachers' use of curriculum materials to enact instructions. It focuses on English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) teachers' enactment of instructions through utilising prescribed textbooks in Higher Education (HE) in China. Drawing on interviews and lesson observations from two…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Faculty Development
Li, Zhan; Harfitt, Gary James – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2017
This paper examines a ubiquitous yet under-studied area of language pedagogy, namely materials usage. It explores teachers' enactment of curriculum materials by focusing on English language education (ELE) teachers' use of prescribed textbooks to plan and deliver lessons at the tertiary level in Mainland China. A qualitative multi-case study…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Case Studies, Material Development, Faculty Development
Download full textRuo, Du; Xiaotang, Yang – Open Praxis, 2013
E-books seem to be a trend and an excellent solution for mobile learning lately, but what kinds of e-books are good fit for distance learners' needs? For the purpose of offering open, more appropriate, better in quality, more convenient and flexible learning materials for distance learners. From 2011, through an experimental study on the basis of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Textbooks, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Learning
Peer reviewedMcCoy, John – Journal of Chinese Linguistics, 1975
Discusses the implications for the preparation of instructional materials in the United States of the language changes that have taken place in China since the Liberation. (CLK)
Descriptors: Chinese, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Variation
Kalat, Marie B.; Hoermann, Elizabeth F. – 1985
This reference book focuses on six aspects of the geography of the People's Republic of China. They are: territory, governing units, population and land use, waterways, land forms, and climates. Designed as a primary reference, the book explains how the Chinese people and their lifestyles are affected by China's geography. Special components…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography
DeFrancis, John – 1975
Because of the language changes that have taken place in the People's Republic of China since 1949, Chinese can be seen as a language divided between the pre-1949 varieties and the post-1949 ones. What is taught in the United States does not reflect the current Chinese situation, partly because most of the native language teachers in the United…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Awareness, Instructional Materials
Guidelines, 1992
This document consists of five years (1988-1992, 10 issues) of the Singapore-based journal "Guidelines." Issues contain articles on a variety of topics in second language teaching. Topics include classroom language teaching strategies, techniques for teaching specific language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) or knowledge…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
