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Lotherington-Woloszyn, Heather – TESL Talk, 1988
Discusses ways in which to assess, adapt, and use appropriate reading materials for English-as-a-second-language learners, presents guidelines for assessing text difficulty, describes the content and use of simplified readers, and suggests methods for simplifying the reading process rather than the text. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Media Adaptation, Reading Materials
Miller, Marsha Lee – 1986
A discussion of the use of drama in the foreign language classroom looks at the three common ways it is used: (1) the dramatic teacher, or methods in which the teacher's dramatic behavior involves the students in interesting communicative situations; (2) creative drama, in which activities focus on the students' involvement in spontaneous dramatic…
Descriptors: Acting, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Creative Dramatics
PDF pending restorationAmerican Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. – 1987
A guide to the adaptation of oral proficiency testing for classroom language instruction contains excerpts of projects by participants in an American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) workshop. The excerpts are examples of proficiency based curricula and materials designed to personalize instruction and simulate real-life…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
