NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Using Computer Concepts as Problem-Solving Tools in the Language Classroom. From a Curriculum Guide Prepared by Georgia State University Department of Early Childhood Education. Program Information Guide Series Number 5.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Pierce, Lorraine Valdez, Comp. – 1988
The guide provides teachers of limited-English-proficient students in grades 4-6 with a communicative teaching unit integrating language, math, and computer skills. A model for integrating other content areas with English as a second language contains nine classroom activities, beginning with games that introduce and reinforce math vocabulary and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Computer Literacy, English (Second Language)
French as a Second Language: Nine-Year Program of Studies (Grade 4 to Grade 12)
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Online Submission, 2004
The nine-year program of studies for French as a Second Language (FSL) is a legal document that specifies from Grade 4 to 12 what Alberta students are expected to acquire as attitudes and linguistic, cultural, and strategic knowledge as they develop and demonstrate their communicative skills. This document contains an introduction, a rationale,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Design, French
English Language Development Theory and Practices: Background Information for "EE" Providers.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Fredrickson, Jean – 1999
This document provides environmental educators with background information on English language development theory and practices. Information was derived from a series of workshops that focused on the objectives of increasing facilitators' familiarity with the theory and practices of English Language Development (ELD) and demonstrating how the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Environmental Education, Language Acquisition
Don't Throw Out the Baby with the Bathwater: The Indispensable Role of Memorization in Language Acquisition.
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Blodget, Tom – 2001
This paper asserts that memorization is an under-valued language acquisition strategy, noting that by including memorization in communication classrooms through oral question-and-answer prompts, songs, and memorized dialogues/skits, second language teachers can enhance student learning. The paper explains how oral questions offer a cooperative…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
How to Reach and Teach English Language Learners: Practical Strategies to Ensure Success
Direct linkDirect link
Syrja, Rachel Carrillo – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book provides practical strategies and tools for assessing and teaching even the most hard to reach English language learners across the content areas. Syrja offers educators the latest information on working with ELLs (including using formative assessments) and provides a wealth of classroom-tested models and measures. These tools have…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Success
Promoting Learning for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Classroom Applications from Contemporary Research.
Gersten, Russell M.; Jimenez, Robert T. – 1998
This collection of essays is designed to help teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse students address their students' needs effectively. Essays include: "A Balanced Approach to Early Spanish Literacy Instruction" (Claude Goldenberg); "Language and Preliteracy Development of English as a Second Language Learners in Early…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design