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| Kruse, Anna Fisher | 1 |
| McAlpin, Janet | 1 |
| McCay, Vernon | 1 |
| Minardi, Giovanni | 1 |
| Titone, Renzo | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 6 |
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Peer reviewedTitone, Renzo – System, 1979
Outlines concerns regarding needed adjustments in the teaching of reading to cope with a changing, complex world. (JB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Instruction, Language Processing, Psycholinguistics
Minardi, Giovanni – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1978
The article attempts to show that the emphasis in foreign language teaching should not be on developing communicative competence but on developing reading skills. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives, Language Instruction, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedMcCay, Vernon; And Others – Sign Language Studies, 1979
Discusses the potential of sign language as a tool in teaching reading to normal hearing children and the success of this method with individuals who have various communication disorders. (EJS)
Descriptors: Deafness, Finger Spelling, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMcAlpin, Janet – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
The following aspects of using the overhead projector in the advanced reading class are discussed: (1) control of focus by pointing, underlining, or circling; (2) control of how much text the students read at one time; (3) use of overlays to isolate different aspects of the text; and (4) progressive processing of the text. (SW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Language Instruction, Projection Equipment
Peer reviewedKruse, Anna Fisher – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
A list is presented of various types of contextual aids in vocabulary development particularly appropriate for learning English as a second language (ESL), and a program is outlined to teach ESL students word building skills and to teach them to guess word meanings from context clues. (SW)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Peer reviewedHardin, Gerard G. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
Points out that the emphasis in English language teaching should shift from spoken to written English since international communication today generally means gaining access to written information. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Educational Objectives
