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Wickramaarachchi, Thilina Indrajie – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The study examines the interaction between reading and writing processes in general and more specifically the impact of pre-reading tasks incorporating writing tasks (referred to as "prw tasks") in helping the development of inferential reading comprehension. A sample of 70 first year ESL students of the University of Kelaniya were…
Descriptors: Writing Exercises, Writing Processes, Reading Comprehension, Experimental Groups
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Youngblood, Ed – English Journal, 1985
Recommends having students keep a reading journal on reading assignments as a way of getting them involved in reading, thinking, and discussion. (EL)
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Reading Assignments, Reading Skills, Secondary Education
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Gauthier, Lane Roy – Reading Teacher, 1989
Presents a strategy to improve students' comprehension of content material by having them read, discuss, and give written responses to items pertaining to short content texts. (MG)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Intermediate Grades
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Brown-Guillory, Elizabeth – Exercise Exchange, 1987
Describes the use of peer grouping and the puzzle-solving format of a popular television game show to help students explore literary themes and compose a paper. (HTH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Collaborative Writing, Educational Games, English Instruction
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Preece, Robert – ESP News, 1994
Art English is a combination of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL)/English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) and art content. As a new instructional area, it faces several challenges: as with all English for Special Purposes (ESP), exchange of information among programs; development of a suitable combination of art content and ESL, due to lack of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Art Materials, Course Content