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Hawkins, Eric – 1999
This book is an autobiographical account of the life of Eric Hawkins, a leading figure in language teaching. The author recounts his journey into language, which traces his formative experiences at school in 1920s Liverpool, taking him to pre-Civil War Spain, undergraduate life at Cambridge, language learning in the shadow of Nazi Germany, life as…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Foreign Countries, Latin American Literature, Second Language Instruction
Download full textLawrence, Winston, Comp. – 2002
This publication contains a collection of writings by New York City adult learners enrolled in English for Speakers of Other Languages programs. The writings focus on their feelings about and experiences with the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001. Some of the titles include: "Why?"; "Sad Feeling"; "A Day of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Education, Emotional Response
Smith, Chari R. – 2003
Readers Theater is a presentation by two or more participants who read from scripts and interpret a literary work in such a way that the audience imaginatively sense characterization, setting, and action. Traditionally, the primary focus of readers theater is on an effective reading of the script, not on a dramatic presentation. The scripts in…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Females, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities
Alberta Teachers Association, Edmonton. – 2000
This publication, launched by the French Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association and prepared under the Millennium Partnership Program in Canada, presents a collection of essays written by French language immersion students in the elementary and secondary grades. Essay topics touch on the following themes: remembering, dreaming, celebrating,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Essays, Foreign Countries, French
Pankake, Anita, Ed.; Schroth, Gwen, Ed.; Funk, Carole, Ed. – 2000
This work offers stories and poems from women school executives who rely on inner and external spiritual guides in their careers, and offers insight about the effective use of mentoring. Section 1, "The Professional Self," includes 14 narratives about the experiences of women superintendents, leadership metaphors, gender differences in leadership…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Career Ladders
Kent State Univ., OH. Ohio Literacy Resource Center. – 2001
This document is a compilation of 33 pieces of writing presenting Ohio adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) students' perspectives of community and personal history. The items included in the compilation were written by ABLE students across Ohio in celebration of Ohio History Day. The compilation is organized in five sections as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Kent State Univ., OH. Ohio Literacy Resource Center. – 2002
This document is a compilation of 25 pieces of writing presenting Ohio adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) students' perspectives of community and personal history. The items included in the compilation were written by ABLE students across Ohio. The compilation is organized in three sections as follows: (1) people (9 items, including a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Baumgartner, Lisa, Ed.; Merriam, Sharan B., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 28 personal stories and poems about growth and development in adulthood that were written by individuals who were purposely chosen to reflect the diversity of U.S. culture and sociocultural factors such as race and ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and able-bodiedness that affect development in adulthood. The stories…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals)
