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Nguyen, Hanh; Chambers, Wendy; Abbott, Marilyn – TESL Canada Journal, 2022
Digital literacy skills are crucial twenty-first-century skills that are required for the successful use of technology and active engagement in today's world. However, there is a lack of effective resources and guidelines for developing English as a second language (ESL) learners' digital literacy skills. Due to their increasingly important and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Technological Literacy, Skill Development
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Nagy, Tünde – Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2020
When it comes to teaching vocabulary in foreign language classes words are often taught in isolation, without regard to the context in which they appear. The paper draws attention to the importance of teaching words in context so that the meaning of a word often results from the meaning of a larger construction it is part of. After presenting the…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Hadaway, Nancy L.; Young, Terrell A. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Providing practical guidance and resources, this book helps teachers harness the power of children's literature for developing ELLs' literacy skills and language proficiency. The authors show how carefully selected fiction, nonfiction, and poetry can support students' learning across the curriculum. Criteria and guiding questions are presented for…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Books, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Calvet, Louis-Jean – Francais dans le Monde, 1980
Discusses the use of word games, particularly puns, tongue twisters, and spoonerisms, in the French classroom. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Expressive Language, French, Humor
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Vizmuller, Jana – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Discusses the use of humor in the language classroom, and provides some sample activities in Italian. (AM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Humor, Italian
Winer, Lise – T.E.S.L. Talk, 1978
Discusses the use of puns, riddles and jokes in building vocabulary, beginning reading, and fostering discussion. Examples are presented and further source materials are suggested. (EJS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Games, Humor
Deregnaucount, Jacques – Francais dans le Monde, 1980
Provides several suggestions for introducing a note of humor into the French classroom while at the same time providing writing practice. Suggestions are based on primary source materials, such as newspaper ads, advice columns, graffiti, popular literature, crossword puzzles, etc. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Games, Humor, Poetry
Corbellari, Michel; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1980
Three essays discuss: (1) the use of word games in the language classroom, (2) the use of humor in correcting students' errors, and (3) using comic strips in the French language classroom. (AM)
Descriptors: Comics (Publications), Educational Games, Figurative Language, French
World Education, Inc., Boston, MA. – 1991
The introductory pages from the "Facilitator's Guidebook" and the first 10 days of lesson plans translated into English comprise appendix A of this excerpt from a handbook for teaching English to adults. The purpose is to give the reader an idea of the guidebook's design and pattern of activities, as well as information about how the program's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Environment, Comics (Publications), English (Second Language)
Huaixin, Cai; Vernieres, Bernard – Francais dans le Monde, 1986
Outlines a series of humorous classroom activities and games using novel combinations of words and word parts for vocabulary development. (MSE)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Class Activities, Definitions, French
Vever, Daniel – Francais dans le Monde, 1980
Presents an annotated guide to humorous materials in French, including cartoons, poems, brief texts, and comic books, which may be used to introduce humor in the French classroom. References to other articles on this subject appearing in this journal are also included. (AM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cartoons, Comics (Publications), Educational Media
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Trachtenberg, Susan – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Suggests the use of jokes in the English as a second language class to promote oral fluency, awareness of sociolinguistic rules, and understanding of certain values in American culture. (CFM)
Descriptors: American Culture, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education, English (Second Language)