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Download full textBlohm, Paul J. – 1985
A growing number of computer software companies currently offer reading software that provides teachers with author/editing procedures, allowing them to enter their own text (specialized words, sentences, concepts, and so forth) and match the software content to their objectives for reading instruction. Programs of modification contain "frames" in…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Henry, Dorothy L. – 1990
The Harvard Adult Literacy Initiative was established in the Harvard University School of Education through the university's Reading Laboratory in 1987. Basic goals of the initiative are to: provide professional training and find effective procedures for training teachers and administrators in the field of adult literacy; conduct research; develop…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, College Programs, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationKitao, Kenji – Doshisha Business Review, 1992
Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) has been studied in Japan since about 1963. However, materials for computer-assisted English second language instruction at the college level are not highly developed. A 1985 experiment in CAI at one Japanese university used materials developed by faculty, staff, and students. Instruction using CAI at Doshisha…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Course Organization
Brumfit, C. J., Ed. – 1983
This collection of papers, most of them originating with the British Council, concern programs of language instruction undertaken in developing countries as a form of international technical assistance. The following are included: "The Role and Status of English as a Subject in the Zambian English-Medium Context" (Roy Wigzell);…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, English
Kitao, S. Kathleen – 1995
A collection of papers, all by the author, looks at a variety of theories and theoretical approaches from linguistics, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics and their applications to the teaching of English as a second language. Two studies are also presented. Titles include: "Content Schemata and Second Language Learning";…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis
Byrd, Patricia, Ed. – 1995
This guide is a collection of essays on the writing of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) textbooks and other instructional materials. Articles include: "Writing and Publishing Textbooks (Patricia Byrd); "The Craft of Materials Writing" (Fraida Dubin); "Considering Culture: Guidelines for ESL/EFL Textbook Writers" (Gayle Nelson); "Issues in the…
Descriptors: Authors, Copyrights, Course Content, Cultural Awareness
Kitao, Kenji; Kitao, S. Kathleen – 1995
The collection of papers on the teaching of English as a second language includes: "Teaching English in Japan"; "Reading and Evaluating Quantitative Research"; "Transformational Generative Grammar and Language Teaching"; "Process and Social Aspects of Writing: Theory and Classroom Application";…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Contrastive Linguistics
Dzau, Y. F.; And Others – 1990
This collection of writings on the history and status of English language teaching (ELT) in China includes the following essays: "Historical Background" (Y. F. Dzau); "How English is Taught in Tertiary Educational Institutions" (Dzau); "Teaching English in Chinese Secondary Schools" (Yu Yining); "Teachers,…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Advanced Courses, College English, College Freshmen
Jordan, R. R. – 1997
This guide is designed to provide teachers of English for academic purposes (EAP) with background information and tools to design and conduct courses for students who are either native speakers or non-native speakers of English. Chapter topics include: definition and scope of EAP and related study skills; assessment of student needs, by case study…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Classroom Research, Cognitive Style, Course Content
