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Rewriting Race, Class, and the "Culture of Poverty": Ethnographic Work by Eleanor Leacock, 1959-1980
Direct linkVossoughi, Shirin; Rodela, Katherine – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2020
Eleanor Leacock (1922-1987) was a cultural anthropologist and prominent critic of the "culture of poverty" framework. This paper analyzes Leacock's writings on the culture of poverty with the following questions in mind: How did Leacock's critique of the culture of poverty framework evolve over time? What was her dissatisfaction with the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Poverty, Race, Criticism
Download full textDavid Allen – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2020
Japanese loanwords are mainly derived from English. These loanwords provide a considerable first-language (L1) resource that may assist in second-language (L2) vocabulary learning and instruction. However, given the huge number of loanwords, it is often difficult to determine whether an English word has a loanword equivalent and whether the…
Descriptors: Japanese, Linguistic Borrowing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Altinbas, Mehmet Emre – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2023
Following Richards's (2015) ideas of using movie clips, videos, and games as valuable technological tools for language learning, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of using novel extracts and computer game cutscenes based on the same story to develop the vocabulary knowledge of English as a foreign language (EFL)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Comparative Analysis
Aspen Institute, 2012
The College and Career Ready Standards of the CCSS articulate a range of expectations regarding what students should be able to do with regards to academic vocabulary: (1) Interpret technical, connotative, and figurative meanings of words and phrases; (2) Analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone; (3) Determine or clarify the meaning…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Figurative Language, Reference Materials, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedDulin, Kenneth L. – Reading Improvement, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Definitions, Form Classes (Languages)
1999
This document contains the 11 publications constituting the first stage of the Voyager program, which is a four-stage program that utilizes contemporary content and instructional approaches to teach the reading, writing, critical thinking, and communication skills that adults need in today's world and to take adult learners from the beginning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading
1999
This document contains the 11 publications constituting the second stage of the Voyager program, which is a four-stage program that utilizes contemporary content and instructional approaches to teach the reading, writing, critical thinking, and communication skills that adults need in today's world and to take adult learners from the beginning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques
1999
This document contains the 9 publications constituting the fourth stage of the Voyager program, which is a four-stage program that utilizes contemporary content and instructional approaches to teach the reading, writing, critical thinking, and communication skills that adults need in today's world and to take adult learners from the beginning…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Beginning Reading
1999
This document contains the 15 publications constituting the third stage of the Voyager program, which is a four-stage program that utilizes contemporary content and instructional approaches to teach the reading, writing, critical thinking, and communication skills that adults need in today's world and to take adult learners from the beginning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development
Lockert, Richard – 2001
This document is intended as a handbook for literacy practitioners working with adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The handbook is the product of the following activities: extensive research of the literature; discussion and exchange with literacy experts, practitioners, and some learners; and solicitation of input from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies
