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Peer reviewedSoares, Louise M. – Clearing House, 1998
Argues that a unique combination of (1) the Copernican Plan for block scheduling; (2) the application of Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences; and (3) John Dewey's basic ideas about process create a teacher training program in which mastery is an achievable goal. Describes each component and illustrates how each has worked in one…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Higher Education, Multiple Intelligences, Preservice Teacher Education
Download full textRosenthal, Marilyn, Ed. – ESL Magazine, 1999
This document contains all six issues of the journal for 1999. Article titles include the following: "A Tribute to ESL Pioneers"; "Current Perspectives on Improving Aural Comprehension"; "TESOL '99 Preview"; "South Africa: A Place for English Teaching Pioneers"; "Challenging Questions About E-Mail for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Deafness, Educational Trends
Safi, Anna Marie – 1996
This paper describes "Ditch the Dictionary," a college faculty development workshop at Johnson and Wales University (Rhode Island) that applies the theory of multiple intelligences to vocabulary development and reading instruction in the English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. It was found that the institution's international and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Dictionaries
