This book introduces a set of pedagogical practices designed to assist adolescent English learners in developing their English skills in a way that honors and leverages their native languages and cultures. Responding to the linguistic and educational diversity of adolescents, the R.E.A.L. (Relevant, Engaging, and Affirming Literacy) method offers…

From a didactic point of view, it is both possible and desirable to prepare video programs for foreign language teaching more carefully than is currently being done. Several theoretical elements of video production are essential to the best possible exploitation of the medium for foreign language instruction. (Author/CB)

Guided reading is an important component of a comprehensive literacy program. Using this approach to reading instruction is beneficial to all students, including English-language learners (ELLs). While guided reading is generally used in the early elementary grades, this approach is recommended for ELLs of all ages when appropriate methods and…

Outlines suggestions for French teachers for beginning or expanding use of computer assisted language instruction (CAI). Potential uses of CAI and its resources, integration of CAI into the classroom, financial constraints, software evaluation are discussed. A select bibliography of relevant sources, and a list of publishers and distributors is…

Demonstrates the following four-stage procedure for adapting foreign-language texts to improve college students' Spanish reading proficiency: selecting specific objectives for each section; selecting the linguistic elements needed to realize objectives; stating the type of control that is expected (conceptual, partial, or full); using appropriate…

This paper describes the integration of hypermedia adaptive systems for foreign language learners at an early age. Our research project is concerned with exploring the relationship between language learning and information technology according to six different phases: a preliminary study of the plausible adaptive system; the development of lessons…

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)

Reports on other schools' use of the Gallaudet University-developed ENFI (Electronic Networks for Interaction) computer method for teaching written English to deaf students, describing teachers' modifications of the use of the networks for improving students' use of English. (CB) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)

Lists suggestions for activities incorporating the use of video in French instruction. An extensive list of distributors of video materials is presented, and a select bibliography on teaching with video is provided. (CB)

A college-level Spanish language teacher developed a textbook for fourth-graders that supported the audiolingual approach and was based on American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Guidelines. Subject and vocabulary areas covered in the textbook included: salutations, the alphabet, numbers, colors, days of the week,…

Summarizes presentations given at the second annual symposium "Man and the Media" at the Institute for Romance Languages at the University of Saarbrucken, West Germany in September 1986. Includes comparisons between French and German news coverage on TV, teaching French using TV, and cross-cultural problems in using instructional videos.…

Writing courses at Temple University (Pennsylvania) were adapted from the Writer's Workbench program to provide a computer-assisted instruction model for students to obtain a wide range analysis of their writing abilities and skills. (Author/CB)

Describes how to incorporate English as a second language (ESL) reading and listening comprehension strategies into an intensive ESL program using authentic materials about Canada. Instructional material selection and task design strategies for pairs and groups are illustrated through examples of methods using geography, map skills, and cultural…

Describes how instructional television and other existing videos can be repurposed to develop theory-based interactive videodiscs. Barriers to videodisc use in education are discussed; and two models are described that integrate curriculum theory and cognitive learning theory in the creation of social studies and foreign language curriculum…

Notes for a conference presentation outline and illustrate an experimental technique to develop foreign language listening skills using video and computer. Materials are drawn from a pilot project entitled "Allo Allo," designed to teach students how to listen in French. The approach expands the definition of listening to include both aural and…