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Cohen, Yehudit Od – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1997
English Day is celebrated annually at one Israeli school through language- and culture-related activities. One year, the school implemented whole-language learning strategies and involved parents and students in related activities at a series of activity stations featuring movies, books, television, fashion, comics, games, technology, science,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Parent Participation
Murni, Sri Minda – Guidelines, 1993
The whole-language approach is seen to be applicable within communicative language teaching for young Indonesian students. The goal of teaching English in Indonesia is to teach students to read effectively, and whole-language instruction allows them to read immediately. Examples of reading activities are given. (Contains nine references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Children, Class Activities, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Hill, Margaret – State of Reading, 1997
Describes working with 14 Mexican English teachers for 2.5 years at an elementary school in Guadalajara to help them implement an effective whole language program. Describes how these teachers used models of rich language, familiar movies, drama creations, family stories, and their own artistic talents to enhance learning in their classrooms.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, English Teachers
Akers, Belle – 1992
Using folktales from around the world, this workshop paper presents a multicultural curriculum for kindergarten and first grades. A statement of purpose, the curriculum presents lists of recommended teaching resources, publishers and distributors of multicultural materials, organizations; a 12-item multicultural bibliography; and activities for…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Folk Culture
Download full textWilling, Kathlene R., Ed.; Girard, Suzanne B., Ed. – 1990
This guide for using computers in the whole language classroom provides teachers with practical ideas for the use of computers to promote group interaction and cooperative learning, including: (1) software webs to assist theme development; (2) pre-computer activities to motivate students; (3) computer activities to develop software competence; (4)…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Selection
Ghosn, Irma K. – 1996
Experiences with the whole language approach to English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) instruction in a Lebanese kindergarten are described. Children's literature was selected for use in instruction, in part because few appropriate commercially prepared materials were available and in part because it presents appropriate language in an entertaining,…
Descriptors: Arabic, Case Studies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
