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Teaching Oral Language Appreciation.
Jensen, Marvin D. – 1989
Discovering pleasure in words should begin at a young age. But the discovery can continue among college students if oral communication courses offer parallels to the art and music appreciation courses which are part of most collegiate curricula. Some class activities which can enlarge appreciation of oral language are: (1) students may be assigned…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Instruction, Higher Education, Language Attitudes
Making Videos with Reluctant Learners.
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Valmont, William J. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1994
Recommends helping reluctant readers learn to make videos as a strategy for helping them engage in language arts activities for authentic purposes. Discusses equipment needs, preproduction, storyboarding and script creation, production, and suggested topics for school videos. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Production Techniques
1789-1989: Que la fete commence! (1789-1989: Let the Party Begin!).
de Warin, Claire; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1988
Events and activities directly related to the bicentennial of the French Revolution in 1989 are outlined, and literature, recordings, and films concerning the Revolution are listed. The role of the Mission du Bicentenaire is also described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, European History, Foreign Countries, French
The Dynamics of the Language Lesson.
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Prabhu, N. S. – TESOL Quarterly, 1992
Discusses the dynamics of the language lesson. It is argued that the lesson represents at least four types of events: a curricular event, an implementation of a method, a social event, and an arena of human interaction. (3 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Conflict Resolution
Multicultural Literature in the Classroom.
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Galda, Lee; West, Jane – New Advocate, 1998
Discusses three recent books for educators that deal with the challenges of teaching literature in a diverse society; ways in which multicultural literature creates opportunities for both transformation and resistance; ways to use multiethnic literature in elementary and junior high classrooms; and multicultural perspectives in teaching…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education
Service Learning Reinforces Language Arts Skills.
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Graff, Pat S. – English Journal, 2001
Discusses the many benefits of service learning, and offers examples from the author's high school students. Notes literacy and language arts service learning projects; the importance of integrating service learning into a regular program of instruction; programs and resource materials that support service learning at the K-12 level; and students'…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, High Schools, History Instruction
Letting Poetry In, Sending Poetry Forth.
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Smith, Karen Patricia; Zarnowski, Myra – New Advocate, 1999
Discusses six books intended to support educators who are looking for ways to make poetry a part of children's lives. Examines four books which offer numerous successful examples of reading and writing poetry in classrooms, and then looks at two books that offer poets' perspectives on reading, writing, and teaching poetry. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Education
A+ Schools.
Instructor, 1988
Activities which pique student interest and desire to learn at Seely Place Elementary School are described. Community participation, teacher developed materials, an English as a Second Language program, and after school activities are central to the school's educational programs and success. (JL)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Class Activities, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)