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Whole Language and the ESL/EFL Classroom.
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Lems, Kristin – 1995
The Whole Language (WL) approach is sweeping across classrooms in the United States, bringing with it motivating and innovative ways to teach language arts skills to primary school children. With its emphasis on individual discovery, language as a social activity, and diverse "literacy events," the approach employs many techniques that are used in…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Decoding (Reading), Discovery Learning, English (Second Language)