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Peer reviewedBest, Linda – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1991
Reviews the challenges that college-level English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs present to instructors and students. Offers suggestions for authentic language experiences in classroom settings. Analyzes the literature on language and literacy, whole language, and learning styles. Offers examples of thematic units tailored to elicit authentic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Experience Approach
Download full textBerghoff, Beth; Egawa, Kathryn A.; Harste, Jerome C.; Hoonan, Barry T. – 2000
This book is based on the belief that learners who are making meaning draw simultaneously on different dimensions of knowing--different forms of expression, different kinds of ideas, and different cultural frameworks. When honored and recognized in the classroom these differences create a richer way to explore the path to knowledge, according to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Language Arts
