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Peer reviewedBuckingham, Thomas; Pech, William C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1976
An experience approach to composition for intermediate or better students is detailed. It utilizes students' own interests and knowledge, prepares them for writing, makes transitions from oral to written English and encourages individual purposes in writing. Weaknesses of controlled composition are mentioned. (SCC)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Experience Approach, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Namde, Joyce Winchel; Hellman, Linda – 1986
The Pima County Adult Education project undertook a demonstration project to provide English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) instruction to students with little or few reading skills. The project's objectives were to: enroll at least 20 students; provide 3 hours of literacy instruction weekly for at least 12 weeks in each of 2 sessions; document…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Tharu, Susie – CIEFL Bulletin, 1974
A method is described for teaching writing to students for whom English is nearly a "first" language by virtue of the nature and circumstances of their use of it. The basic tenet of the approach is that the student can only learn to write well if he has a belief in himself and in the value of his own responses. To write well, the student must…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Expressive Language, Language Experience Approach
Feeley, Joan T. – 1982
When working with limited English proficient (LEP) children who have been mainstreamed into regular elementary school classrooms, teachers must keep in mind that the first order of business is to help the students build a store of knowledge about English--how it sounds, what it looks like in print, and what it means. Teachers will discover that it…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, English Instruction, English (Second Language)
Download full textBello, Tom – 1997
Learning to write in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) provides learners with a voice in their new culture and enhances language acquisition. There are two general approaches to teaching writing: free writing, which is not necessarily edited or revised, and process writing which is revised and edited and shared with a wider audience. In addition,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Free Writing
Turner, Monica – 1985
This handbook is intended to introduce tutors to literacy work with bilingual students who are fairly fluent speakers of English and who are often to be found in a literacy class for native speakers of English. The introductory section, which deals with literacy and the second language learner, covers influences on and difficulties encountered…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Case Studies
