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Fox, James – TESL Talk, 1983
Discusses the various aspects of writing instruction from teaching English script to teaching composition. (EKN)
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Handwriting Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Mar-Molinero, Clare – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1985
Discusses ways to teach critical reading skills and writing production to adult learners of Spanish who already have a basic command of the essential grammatical structures, some aural comprehension and reading ability, and adequate capacity to communicate orally. Describes and provides examples of several sample exercises. (SED)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Class Activities, Critical Reading, Language Skills
Newberry, Ruth – 1996
Duquesne's "Saturday College" program in the Greater Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) area began in the spring of 1992. This is a program designed specifically for the working adult who wants to complete a bachelor's degree in 4 years by attending classes on Saturday. The format of the program and the concerns of the adults in it required…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Students, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development
Brinkman, Marie – North Central Association Quarterly, 1987
Describes "Language and Literature," a rigorous general education course offered at Saint Mary College (Kansas) for all nontraditional students entering a degree curriculum. Explains how the course matches the college's goals. Examines writing assignments and teaching methods. Reports on students' evaluations of the course. (DMM)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Church Related Colleges, College Curriculum
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kusnic, Edith; Finley, Mary Lou – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1993
Self-evaluation is a learning strategy that can help college students, particularly nontraditional students, build coherence through their educational experiences. Faculty need to approach students' reflective, self-evaluative writing as learners, listening to what students say and using it as a guide to aid student development. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Students
TECFORS, 1982
Numbers 1 through 5 of the 1982 TECFORS newsletter include these articles: "A Comprehensive ESL Reading Program" (Carol Qazi); "The Purpose of the Passive" (Virginia French Allen); "'Standards' Seconded" (Timothy H. Robinson); "Vocabulary and the College-Bound International Student" (Parts 1-3) (Kerry Segel); "Using Invention Heuristics to Teach…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, College Bound Students, English (Second Language)
Cunneen, Sally – 1983
In an interdisciplinary curriculum for adults, four seminars were created that presented literature as reading, encouraged writing, and met the adult concern for relevance and shared learning. The four seminars focused on basic human concerns and relationships in a sequential ladder moving from individual to interpersonal to social and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Continuing Education, Discovery Learning, English Instruction