The assessment of student writing is an essential task for writing teachers, and yet many graduate programs do not require students to take a course in assessment or evaluation, and courses on teaching writing often devote only a limited amount of time to the discussion of assessment. Furthermore, teachers frequently need to prepare their students…

This guide to implementation is intended to support the Japanese Language and Culture 10-3Y, 20-3Y, 30-3Y Program of Studies. It was developed primarily for teachers, yet it includes information that may be useful for administrators and other stakeholders in their efforts to plan for and implement the new Japanese program of studies. Familiarity…

"Library Skills for ESL Students" is a teacher's manual for a university-level course for international students offered at Southeast Missouri State University. This manual includes most things necessary to teach this course: curriculum guide, syllabus, lesson plans, tests, quizzes, and exercises. Several problem-solving exercises are…

To furnish a curriculum guide for teachers of English as a second language, this manual explains the principles, sound and structure patterns, the vocabulary range, and the basic cultural and orientation information necessary to teach adults. To aid the teacher, such information as how adults learn, criteria for placing students by grade level,…

This curriculum guide for English describes an individualized program for Spanish-speaking students aged 14 through 17, but it can be adapted for speakers of other languages. It outlines a program for all ability levels, except those classified as retarded educable. It formulates 36 lessons for four subjects: English, mathematics, history, and…

The guide provides daily living experiences built around topics of interest to limited English speaking students in special education programs. Units are organized around eight themes: (1) at school; (2) living at home; (3) community, communication, and travel; (4) clothing and seasons; (5) shopping and food; (6) health, hygiene, and safety; (7)…

This is a curriculum guide to the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in the Detroit, Michigan public schools. Contained in the guide are sections on pronunciation, grammar, handwriting, and the special learning problems of specific language groups. Twelve teaching units that stress skill development in listening, speaking, reading, and…

This language-through-literature program is designed to be used as a native language program (language arts/reading readiness), as a second language program, or as a combined native and second language program in early childhood education. Sequentially developed over the year and within each unit, the program is subdivided into 14 units of about…

This volume of supplementary materials is intended for use in the Department of State's Intensive English as a Second Language, Cultural Orientation, and Pre-Employment Training Program for United States-bound Southeast Asian refugees. It contains an introductory section on the program's history, descriptions of the program sites in Bataan…

The English as a second language curriculum outlined in this guide was developed to meet the needs of non-English-speaking secondary school students in Texas. Emphasis is laid on the development of survival language skills. Two levels of instruction are presented, in which the teacher is asked to coordinate activities, materials, and evaluation…

This document, divided in two parts, provides a review of current methods of second language acquisition, offers a step-by-step teaching methodology for effective communication in multilingual settings, and helps teachers develop strategies for integrating language and content instruction in the English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. The guide…

This handbook contains several different sections to aid volunteers teaching English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) to refugees. Part 1, "Getting Started," discusses cultural differences and difficulties the students may encounter. Part 2, "Mechanics of Teaching," offers tips on teaching refugees and general teaching methods. Lesson planning,…

Materials relevant to English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) workplace or vocational literacy education are presented. These materials include: curriculum guides tailored to meet the particular needs of workers in various vocational settings (geriatric centers, a university physical resources department, an aircraft company, manufacturing plants, food…

The purpose of this manual, which contains 183 lessons, is to present a method for teaching English to all non-English-speaking students entering school for the first time. Each lesson is divided into four major sections: "Review,""Teach,""Suggested Procedures," and "Enrichment Activities." Patterns, vocabulary, and sounds to be introduced,…

This curriculum guide, developed for the Family English Literacy Network Program, contains a competency-based lesson plans for four levels of instruction. The competencies in the curriculum represent the objectives of each lesson. The charts that are provided are arranged by broad category, lesson plan number, and sub-topic. The curriculum also…