Working independently helps students develop a series of skills and strategies that will continue to be useful in their future professional careers. Teachers in Higher Education (HE) have a role in facilitating Independent Learning (IL) for their students. When creating opportunities for students to develop autonomy in learning, teachers may wish…

This coda begins by briefly discussing the constructs at the heart of this special issue -- materials use, classroom discourse, materiality, and materials -- highlighting how the compilation contributes to the expanding definition of language learning and teaching materials. I then discuss two interrelated guiding questions of this compilation --…

While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is recognised as an effective approach worldwide, its implementation in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. Earlier studies have identified factors impeding CLT implementation, such as a lack of communicative lesson materials or teachers' more traditional views on language learning. In…

This article reports on a comparative study of teacher and student perceptions on effective instructional practices in the Spanish heritage language classroom. The data were collected through an online questionnaire administered to 460 students in different Spanish courses and 9 instructors at a large university as well as focus groups. Based on…

This learning guide, covering the third series (65 shows) of the bilingual (Spanish/English) television series "Villa Alegre," describes its objectives and provides teaching materials drawn from each show for use as reinforcers for the concepts presented or as an adjunct to other educational activities. The content of the series is designed around…

This book is the first in a set of four occupational and business education curriculum guides which were developed for Spanish speaking students with limited English speaking backgrounds and also for foreign language students who desire to reinforce their Spanish language skills. The guides are structured so that the teacher can provide service to…

Designed for use with the teacher's guide to the social science strand of unit five, the supplement and ditto packet provides materials for class activities and seatwork for individual students. Kit 17 focuses on what the elements are. Ditto materials for this kit help the students identify similarities and differences in home and school…

This guidebook is intended for use by teachers of Spanish (FLES through college level) and by teachers in Spanish bilingual programs. It lists all of the Spanish-speaking countries and 72 Spanish-language cultural themes, such as "Actualidades" (Current Events), "Carreras y espanol comercial" (Careers and Commercial Spanish), "Deportes" (Sports),…

The main goal of this course of study is for the student to understand, recognize, and interpret the many changes which occurred in the poetry and prose of Spain at the advent of Romanticism. The student also studies the movements that followed Romanticism: Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism. Performance objectives, suggested materials, learning…

Designed for use with the teacher's guide to unit eight of the social science strand developed for grade three, these support materials for Spanish-speaking children include instructional aids for classroom use and worksheets for students which may be reproduced for individual seatwork. Worksheets are to be used under supervision rather than as…

Designed for use with the teacher's guide to the Spanish as a Second Language unit, this supplement and ditto packet includes visual aids and worksheets to help the teacher carry out the instructional and assessment activities. The illustrations are designed to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development. These visual materials…

The supplement and ditto packet to the science/math strand of unit five contains materials to help the teacher carry out the instructional and assessment activities to kits 17-20. The two packets provide materials for both classroom activities and seatwork for individual students. Seatwork is intended for presentation under supervision rather than…

The supplement and ditto packet to the science-math strand of unit six for second graders features visual materials to help the teacher carry out the instructional and assessment activities for the unit's four kits. Illustrations are provided to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development. Some are designed to be cut out for…

Four small illustrated song books and a supplementary packet of visuals and worksheets are support materials for unit seven of a fine arts strand for Spanish-speaking students in grade three. The materials are for use with the teacher's guide for the unit, composed of kits 25-28. The four Spanish song books have color illustrations to accompany…

Support materials for unit eight of a bilingual fine arts strand developed for the third grade include four small song books, a supplement of instructional aids, and a ditto packet. The timetable for use of these materials is given in the teacher's guide corresponding to this instructional strand (kits 29-32). Song books have color illustrations…