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Download full textGalbraith, Paul; Anstrom, Kris – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
Peer coaching develops from a leadership role on the part of educators of linguistically and culturally diverse (LCD) students, together with an interdisciplinary cooperation between bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) and mainstream staff. Peer coaching is a professional development method in which teachers share their expertise and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Collegiality, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language)
PDF pending restorationCrandall, Jo Ann – 1979
This survey of vocational English as a second language (ESL) for adult learners covers the following areas: (1) language content (pronunciation, structure, vocabulary, style and conversational strategies, literacy training, motivation); (2) program design, including a variety of program models; and (3) materials development (needs assessment,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Course Content
Carlson, Jerry S.; And Others – 1991
A study was done to examine the effect of study abroad experiences on undergraduate students both in their undergraduate years and afterwards. The study was a joint effort of U.S. and European educators and institutions, involved over 400 participants, and included a comparison group of students not undertaking a year abroad. The participating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Students, Cultural Awareness
Korosak, Maja, Ed. – Novicke, 2001
This information bulletin is one in a series devoted to adult education and learning in Slovenia. The bulletin is organized in four sections. The first section, SIAE [Slovenian Institute for Adult Education] Events, contains the following articles: "Proposals for Making the Year of Languages" (Sonja Klemencic); "Evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Civil Liberties
Ward, Ben, Ed. – American Language Review, 2000
The six issues of this journal cover a variety of topics of interest to the second language professional. Among the topics covered are the following: "virtual" classrooms, staff development, traveling with students, learner self-testing, advice on how to find a job on the Web, online pronunciation aids, language teaching strategies for deaf…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Class Activities
Richards, Edward, Ed. – Al-Manakh: Language Centre Journal, 1980
This journal for second language teachers contains seven articles. "Video in Language Teaching," by Michael Laflin, is a defense for the use of video equipment in the language classroom. In "Constructing an Index," Diane Adams-Smith and Desmond MacCullagh describe a course in medical record administration in which the students compiled a medical…
Descriptors: Arabic, English (Second Language), French, Indexing
Davidson, Liz – ARIS Resources Bulletin, 2003
The Victorian ESL (English as a Second Language) Framework is currently undergoing renewal as part of the reaccreditation process. This ESL curriculum framework, developed in Victoria, Australia, is currently used in TAFE Institutes and private and community adult ESL programs. It provides a framework for 10 certificate courses across three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Trites, Ronald L. – Review and Evaluation Bulletin, 1981
Five studies were aimed at furthering understanding of the effects of second language immersion on young children. The first study demonstrated that the neuropsychological test profile of children who are unable to make satisfactory progress when immersed in a kindergarten second language program is different from that of children with more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Research, French, Immersion Programs
Mahoney, James R., Ed.; Sakamoto, Clyde, Ed. – 1985
This technical assistance monograph on international trade education was designed to give college officials insights into programs and services offered by a number of postsecondary institutions; to identify problems experienced by program administrators; and to share the perspectives of leaders in international trade education. First, introductory…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Needs, International Education
Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – The Teacher Trainer, 2001
This journal is designed as a forum for trainers, teachers, and trainees all over the world. Regular features include the following: "Conference Report"; "Process Options"; "People Who Train People"; "Training around the World"; "Session Report"; "Trainee Voices"; "Current Research"; "Just for Interest"; "A Trainer Like Me"; "Trainer Background";…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
Woodward, Tessa, Ed. – Teacher Trainer, 2000
This journal is for those interested in modern language teacher training. Several aims are to provide a forum for ideas, information, and news, to put trainers in touch with each other, and to give those involved with teacher training a feeling of how trainers in other fields operate as well as building up a pool of experience within modern…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Ryan, Gerry, Ed.; And Others – Cross Currents, 1980
This issue contains the following articles and book reviews: (1) "Teaching Language to Young Learners," by J. Dennis; (2) "Language Development through Writing," by E. Weiner and L. Smith; (3) "Communicative Interference," by L. Loveday; (4) "Challenges for Curriculum Design," by P. Knowles; (5)…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Conflict, Curriculum Development
Kasper, Gabriele; Rose, Kenneth R. – Language Learning: A Journal of Research in Language Studies, 2002
This book examines how nonnative speakers develop pragmatic ability in a nonprimary language, focusing on acquisitional processes, conditions, and sequential patterns. Nine chapters discuss the following: (1) "Introduction to Second Language Pragmatic Development"; (2) "Theories of Second Language Pragmatic Development" (e.g., the acculturation…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Educational Environment
Beall, Kathleen R., Ed. – ESL Magazine, 2001
The six issues in this volume include the following articles: "Preview of TESOL 2001" (Adelaide Heyde Parsons); "Six Internet Pioneers Teach English to the World" (Dennis Oliver, Randall Davis, Elaine Hoter, Charles Kelly, Dave Sperling, and Ruth Vilmi); "Integrated Skills in the ESL/EFL Classroom" (Rebecca Oxford);…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adults, Career Exploration, Classroom Techniques
Jordahl, Angela A.; And Others – Insights into Open Education, 1995
A collection of three excerpted stories is provided in this paper about cross-cultural communication. The paper presents excerpts from papers written as assignments by teacher/students in a course about first and second language development. In the paper's first excerpt, Angela Jordahl tells about her involvement with Kurdish students in a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Bilingualism, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
