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Using Both Sides of the Brain in Teaching.
Coble, Joyce – 1983
Through the years teachers have developed a systematic approach to teaching logic, order, and structure. This approach has put to use the capabilities of only the left side of the brain, neglecting the right-brain activities of visual literacy and visual clustering. To help students organize information efficiently, teachers should provide…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education
Learning to Learn a Foreign Language. Principles of Second Language Acquisition: An Orientation for Foreign Language Teachers.
Pfannkuche, Anthony; And Others – 1979
The manual designed to accompany an orientation seminar for students concerning language learning processes and strategies and the design of their program includes materials for five sessions, in three sections. The first section covers language learning and acquisition in general and contains a survey of the participants' foreign language…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Interlanguage
Negotiation of Meaning in Second Language Acquisition.
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Trimino, Andy – 1993
A basic principle of second language learning is the need to negotiate meaning in any language-learning situation. Once meaning is established, comprehension follows. Clusters of meaning result in schemata, which serve as the basis for sustained communication and ultimately, permanence of language learning. The comprehension approach to second…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Comprehension, Educational Strategies
Training to Teach a Foreign Language. Principles of Second Language Acquisition: An Orientation for Foreign Language Teachers. Notes for Trainers.
Pfannkuche, Anthony; And Others – 1979
The manual designed as a guide for trainers in a seminar for teachers concerning some of the central issues in contemporary foreign language teaching and learning presents notes on each of the five seminar sessions, including overall goals and goals for the prescribed session activity, time and procedural notes, and reading lists. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization
Visual Literacy Connections to Thinking, Reading and Writing.
Sinatra, Richard – 1986
Providing both rationale and technique for practitioners, this book emphasizes the influence of visual literacy upon the reading, writing, and creative development of learners. The nine chapters of the book are arranged into three sections, with the first setting forth the basic components of visual literacy and how they manifest themselves in…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Training to Teach a Foreign Language. Principles of Second Language Acquisition: An Orientation for Foreign Language Teachers.
Pfannkuche, Anthony; And Others – 1979
The manual designed to accompany a seminar for teachers concerning some of the central issues in contemporary foreign language teaching and focusing on how adults go about acquiring language includes materials for five sessions, in three sections. The first section covers language learning and acquisition in general, and contains a survey of the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization