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Download full textLamb, Holly; Best, Diane L. – 1990
It is proposed that through the use of whole language techniques, an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teacher can incorporate holistic language situations into the ESL classroom and advance the student's acquisition of a second language. Whole language techniques such as spontaneous conversation, brainstorming with semantic maps, dialogue…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Dialog Journals
Peer reviewedLiu, Ping – Childhood Education, 2003
Examined an e-mail pen pal project between a second-grade classroom in the United States and one in China. Found that the project engaged students in learning through social interaction that enabled them to learn about a culture other than their own. Also found that the project enhanced students' social, cognitive, and linguistic skills, and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
