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Gender in Research on Language. Researching Gender-Related Patterns in Classroom Discourse.
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Tannen, Deborah – TESOL Quarterly, 1996
Examines gender-related patterns of behavior in the second-language classroom and argues that these patterns dovetail with all the other dynamics of language behavior. The article concludes that drawing on the theoretical foundations of frames theory will ensure that research into gender-related patterns of classroom discourse will reflect the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Class Activities, Discourse Analysis, Linguistic Theory
Talking Off the Tops of Their Heads
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Rivers, Wilga M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1972
Opportunities for autonomous interaction and creative communication should accompany the necessary skill-getting activities in second language learning. Paper presented under contract with the English Language Branch--Defense Language Institute, Lackland Air Force Base, Lackland, Texas, and delivered in 1971 to staff members of the Branch. (VM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication (Thought Transfer), Innovation, Interaction
Contextualizing Pronunciation Practice in the ESOL Classroom
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Bowen, J. Donald – TESOL Quarterly, 1972
Paper presented under contract with the English Language Branch--Defense Language Institute, Lackland Air Force Base, Lackland, Texas, and delivered in 1971 to staff members of the Branch. (VM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication (Thought Transfer), English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Comments on B. Kumaravadivelu's "The Postmethod Condition: (E)merging Strategies for Second/Foreign Language Teaching.""Alternative to" or "Addition to" Method?
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Liu, Dilin – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
This critique of an article by B. Kumaravadivelu argues that principles/strategies should not and cannot replace methods; it also takes issue with Kumaravadivelu's claim that his strategic framework is an alternative to, not simply an addition to, method. A reply by Kumaravadivelu is included. (Contains nine references.) (LR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Innovation, Educational Principles
Interpretation Tasks for Grammar Teaching.
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Ellis, Rod – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
The traditional approach to grammar teaching provides learners with opportunities to produce specific grammatical structures. This article explores an alternative approach, one based on interpreting input. The rationale for the approach is discussed, as are the principles for designing interpretation tasks for grammar teaching. (Contains 35…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Competency Based Education, Grammar, Interpretive Skills
EFL Educational Policies and Educational Cultures: Influences on Teachers' Approval of Communicative Activities.
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Gorsuch, Greta J. – TESOL Quarterly, 2000
Describes a study that attempted to quantify and model how teachers' perceptions of educational policy influenced their classroom practice. Investigated the interrelationships among theorized factors--such as perceptions of preservice education, class size, and university entrance exams--believed to influence teachers' approval of communicative…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Class Size, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Policy
Closing the Gap Between Learning and Instruction.
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Nunan, David – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
Explores the mismatch between pedagogical intentions and learner outcomes and argues for learner centeredness as a central (yet relative) concept. Ways in which the relationship between teachers and learners and teaching and learning can be strengthened, e.g., experiential content, language content, and learning process, are explored, and examples…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Course Content