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McCaughey, Kevin – English Teaching Forum, 2018
The purpose of this article is to persuade teachers of English at all levels to allow for more student movement, even if just a little. Kevin McCaughey calls this approach to a dynamic classroom space a Movable Class. The first part of this article looks at how lack of movement, especially prolonged sitting, has serious health consequences. The…
Descriptors: Motion, Physical Activities, Life Style, Classroom Environment
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Aghaei, Khadijeh; Rajabi, Mojtaba; Lie, Koo Yew; Ajam, Fereshte – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
The traditional lecture-oriented teaching is still the norm in English as a foreign language education courses, but an innovative teaching model, expedited by recent advances in technology, becomes often popular across non-English-speaking subjects. The new model flips the usual classroom paradigm, in which students learn primary concepts outside…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Elfatihi, Mohamed – Online Submission, 2006
This paper has as objective to investigate the nonverbal features used in beginners' EFL classroom in Morocco. It is based on a field research conducted in a junior high school in Sale, Morocco. The main sample is composed of 3rd form students in junior high school (their age ranges from 15 to 19), and the techniques for data collection are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Nonverbal Communication, Junior High Schools
Prochaska, Nancy – Media and Methods, 1989
Describes the use of computer labs in a Texas high school. Highlights include word processing; a study skills course; software programs currently in use by English and English-as-a-Second-Language classes; physical layout, including security considerations and furniture; hardware, including printers; and guidelines for the selection of software.…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Furniture, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Printers
Williamson, Beech, Ed.; Watson, Lucy, Ed. – 2000
This document offers school design guidance for accommodating the needs for teaching modern foreign languages (MFLs) in secondary education. Section 1 outlines the range of spaces in a typical MFL suite and describes how to calculate the number of timetabled spaces required. It includes guidance on planning the suite and what to consider if there…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Facilities Design, Guidelines, Public Schools
Best, Linda – 1997
In Spring 1996, the author sought and received funding for a multimedia interactive laboratory classroom that would serve English as a Second Language (ESL) students at Kean College (New Jersey) from their beginning level course work through their advanced studies in composition and research. Reasons for seeking funding were many, the most…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Computer Assisted Instruction
Foucher, Bernard; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1981
Discusses the pedagogical implications, for a French class, of the following: (1) a puzzle-like game for text reconstruction; (2) use of gossip-column letters in advanced classes; (3) use of radio news and newspaper titles; and (4) classroom space utilization favoring spontaneous communication. (AMH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Design, French, Headlines