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Williams, Neil – 1995
This paper describes how comic books are used as instructional materials in an intensive English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) course and discusses the rationale for using them. The students in the course have low-intermediate English language skills with limited discourse and interactive competence. Comic books are used because they are authentic,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comics (Publications), English (Second Language), Instructional Materials