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Pack, Alice C., Ed. – 1971
This issue of "TESL Reporter" presents a summary of U.S.O.E. Project HE-084 by Gerald Dykstra; a sample listening comprehension exercise; a linear diagram of the English noun phrase designed for English as a Second Language students, developed by Alice C. Pack; an article on Japanese groups in summer session; and an article by Betty Crethar on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Library Skills, Listening Comprehension
Blasky, Andrew, Ed.; Brooks, Lori B., Ed. – Cross Currents, 1983
The tenth anniversary issue of this journal contains eight articles on English teaching approaches and cross cultural communication. The articles address the following topics: textual cohesion devices, English negation, reading instruction, discourse intonation as an approach to teaching pronunciation, interpretive oral reading as a learning…
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), English (Second Language), Intercultural Communication, Listening Comprehension
English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1980
This issue of the Journal contains the following articles and features: (1) "Information for English Teachers"; (2) "The Group-Oral Test: An Experiment," by T. Reves; (3) "Finding a New Method for Testing Oral Proficiency," by L. Taharlev; (4) "The Experimental Oral Examination," by Y. Lapushin; (5) "One Vote for the Group Oral Test," by E.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Educational Media, English (Second Language), Hebrew
Download full textDickerson, Wayne B., Ed.; And Others – Issues and Development in English and Applied Linguistics (IDEAL), 1986
This document consists of the premier issue of an annual international journal on the acquisition and teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL). Its six articles and their contributors are as follows: "Adapting and Applying Levinson's Concept of the 'Dispreferred Second' to the Review of the ESL Materials" (Lawrence F. Bouton);…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics
Hill Top Spectrum, 1986
Four issues of the 1985/86 newsletter of a preparatory school for learning disabled (LD) students examine the following topics: myths and realities concerning LD students at the college level: a support group for LD students at a large state university; a developmental mathematics program; a competitive basketball program; positive personality…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adopted Children, Basketball, Classroom Techniques
Kresovich, Brant M. – Ryudai Review of Language & Literature, 1988
The study describes ten discussion activities designed to improve the communicative abilities of Japanese learners of English based on cultural instruction goals. The activities target intermediate and advanced students, but teachers can modify the lessons for false beginners. All exercises stress speaking and listening. They focus on topics…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness
Franklin, Elizabeth; And Others – Insights into Open Education, 1987
A group of elementary teachers enrolled in a graduate class in language arts at the University of North Dakota explored how children construct their own meanings as they interact with texts. One teacher regularly read to her 20-month-old grandson, and excerpts from the journal she kept reveal that his understanding of a specific text evolved to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Childrens Literature, Grade 5
Smith, Thomas Walter, Ed.; And Others – Cross Currents, 1982
The following articles and features are presented in this issue: (1) "Approaches to Text," by R. Gannon; (2) "A Case Study in Dealing with Cultural Reserve as an Impediment to Language Learning," by R. Harker; (3) "Student-Centered Chalkboard Activities for Beginning Learners," by W. Matreyek; (4) "Introducing Dialects in the ESL Class," by M.…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Cross Cultural Training
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The eight titles deal with the following topics: (1) the initiating and responding communication behaviors of primary school students who score high as compared to those who score low on language and reading tests; (2) listening…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Communication, Communication Apprehension, Communication Research
Cross Currents, 1981
The following articles on second language teaching techniques, English as a second language, and cross cultural communication are included: (1) "'Honne' and 'Tatemae': Tools for Developing Communicative Competence in a Second Language," by Gregory J. Thompson; (2) "Using Video-Taped Movies with Advanced ESOL Students," by…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Business English, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness
Blasky, Andrew, Ed.; And Others – Cross Currents, 1984
This issue of the biannual journal of the Language Institute of Japan contains, in addition to book reviews, conference listings, and other announcements, these articles: "Teaching Literature with Cognitive Counseling" (Wayne Pounds); "Extending the Scope of ESL Software for Advanced Students" (Hiroko Wagner);…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Children, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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The eight titles in this document include the following: "Comprehension and Input Processing as Useful Terms in the Field of SLA" (number 28) (Teresa Cadierno); "On the Role of Instruction in SLA: Research Results and Theoretical Explanations" (number 29) (Teresa Cadierno); "Can Writing Be Taught" (number 30) (Stuart Greene); "Academic Listening"…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Pluralism, Danish
Rosenthal, 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
Shannon, Albert S., Ed. – Journal of Children and Youth, 1982
Sex differences in school learning are examined with a focus on how the variable of gender affects the teaching, learning, development, and behavior of children. The initial entries in this collection of articles focus on reading: the reading interests of girls and boys, sex bias and stereotyping in reading tests, and the influence of gender,…
Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Comprehension, Elementary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 23 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the effects of bibliotherapy on children's perception of the physically disabled, (2) factors related to spelling readiness, (3) parental role in children…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliotherapy, Creative Dramatics, Disabilities
