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Paine, M. J. – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1974
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Programs, Language Skills, Reading
Peterson, Jenny; Macheledt, Joan – Bulletin of the English Language Center, 1973
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Student Writing Models, Teaching Methods
Sorensen, Erich – Die Neueren Sprachen, 1970
Descriptors: Bibliographies, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Modern Languages
Kayeum, Joan – 1976
This booklet is a collection of Mullah Nasruddin tales that are commonly enjoyed in Afghanistan. These tales have been adapted to form a course in controlled composition for students studying English as a foreign language. After reading each tale the student is asked to carry out certain tasks. In addition to the simplest task, copying the passage…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Reading Materials
Taylor, Patricia Simmons; And Others – 1982
This field manual for composition teachers, written by community college and University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) writing instructors, examines practical and theoretical problems and strategies associated with teaching composition. Essays in chapter I, by Ruth Mitchell and Faye Peitzman, underscore the relevance and implications of…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, English (Second Language), Postsecondary Education, Sentence Combining

Hernandez, Rafael, Comp.; Morse, Susan C., Comp. – 1991
This booklet contains 51 selected journal entries, written in English or Spanish by migrant students in the 1990 Migrant Education Summer Program of the Escondido Union High School District, San Diego, California. The students recorded their thoughts on the following topics: (1) personal histories; (2) experiences at school; (3) life in…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English (Second Language), High School Students, High Schools
Gay, Charles W.; And Others – 1969
The purpose of this text is to teach typing to students of English as a second language. The authors feel that "the repetition of typing patterns can reinforce language habits, which are mastered through repetition. Conversely, language drills such as pattern practice will automatically increase typing speed and accuracy." Students will also…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Correspondence, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Smith, Sue; And Others – 1995
A unit used in an Australian school to teach English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students how to write a discussion is described. The 3-week unit was planned and implemented jointly by an ESL resource teacher, class teacher, and teacher librarian. The class was divided into three heterogeneous groups, two of which were observed for this study and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
The writings collected in these two journal issues are by adult literacy students at varying levels of writing and language skills. Most of the writings are in English, however, some are in Spanish, and some of the writings written in English are by non-native English-speakers. The writings take the form of poems, personal narratives, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Children
Bilson, Barbara, Ed.; Woodruff, Bert, Ed. – Inside English, 1986
Designed primarily for English faculty at two-year colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on instructional innovations in teaching remedial writing, literature courses, and freshman composition, and on major curricular, administrative, and employment issues in the field. The four issues of volume 13 include the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction