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Hawkins, Eric – 1999
This book is an autobiographical account of the life of Eric Hawkins, a leading figure in language teaching. The author recounts his journey into language, which traces his formative experiences at school in 1920s Liverpool, taking him to pre-Civil War Spain, undergraduate life at Cambridge, language learning in the shadow of Nazi Germany, life as…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Foreign Countries, Latin American Literature, Second Language Instruction
Download full textGreenblatt, Les, Comp. – 1998
This document is a compilation of poems and ideas for teaching poetry in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom. A list of poetry anthologies is also provided. (Contains 51 references.) (KFT)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Poetry
Alberta Teachers Association, Edmonton. – 2000
This publication, launched by the French Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association and prepared under the Millennium Partnership Program in Canada, presents a collection of essays written by French language immersion students in the elementary and secondary grades. Essay topics touch on the following themes: remembering, dreaming, celebrating,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Essays, Foreign Countries, French
Greis, Naguib – 2000
The Arabic language used in Egypt is traditionally divided into two major types: classical and colloquial. The idea is that classical or literary Arabic is to be found mostly in formal writing and speaking, whereas colloquial Arabic is used mainly in daily conversation. When it comes to actual usage, however, this distinction is not always clearly…
Descriptors: Arabic, Foreign Countries, Humor, Language Usage
Cyncar-Hryschuk, Markiana, Comp. – 2001
Part of a Ukrainian language development series, this intermediate-level reader provides a selection of short texts in modern Ukrainian, including poems, newspaper articles, short stories, fairy tales, fables, and dialogs for use by native speakers, heritage language, or second language learners of Ukrainian. (CNP)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Cyncar-Hryschuk, Markiana, Comp. – 2001
Part of a Ukrainian language development series, this intermediate-level reader provides a selection of short texts in modern Ukrainian, including poems, newspaper articles, short stories, fairy tales, fables, and dialogs for use by native speakers, heritage language, or second language learners of Ukrainian. (CNP)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Cyncar-Hryschuk, Markiana, Comp. – 2001
Part of a Ukrainian language development series, this intermediate-level reader provides a selection of short texts in modern Ukrainian, including poems, newspaper articles, short stories, fairy tales, fables, and dialogs for use by native speakers, heritage language, or second language learners of Ukrainian. (CNP)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Cyncar-Hryschuk, Markiana, Comp. – 2001
Part of a Ukrainian language development series, this intermediate-level reader provides a selection of short texts in modern Ukrainian, including poems, newspaper articles, short stories, fairy tales, fables, and dialogs for use by native speakers, heritage language, or second language learners of Ukrainian. (CNP)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
