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Peer reviewedAlison, Desmond – English for Specific Purposes, 1998
The author responds to criticism of an earlier article on pragmatism in the study and teaching of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Discussion focuses on the relevance of political and cultural issues in design of the EAP curriculum and the need for attention to the communicative demands, both conceptual and discourse-related, that students…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
Okushi, Yoshiko – 1990
A study investigated whether sociolinguistic rules are taught as part of instruction in English as a Second Language in Japan. It was determined that of three types of institutions in which English is taught, the private language institutes offer far better language instruction than public schools or universities, and that some of the instructors…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textSantos, Sheryl L.; Suleiman, Mahmoud F. – 1993
Cultural and linguistic information useful to teachers of native Arabic-speakers in English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual education is offered. This includes background information on geographic, political, religious, and ethnic divisions, stereotypes commonly held by Arabs about Americans and American society, common stereotypes about…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Arabic, Arabs, Bilingual Education
Burkart, Grace Stovall – 1998
An instructional module designed to help prepare college-level teaching assistants (TAs) for their duties in second language instruction is presented. The module focuses on the teaching of oral language skills in a beginning or intermediate language course. The first section examines features of spoken language, including the range of uses of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages)
McLean, Teri – 1997
The evaluation reviews the implementation of the "Crossroads Cafe" English language instruction program in Florida, focusing on the program's management, training, and overall effectiveness as measured by its impact on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers and learners. "Crossroads Cafe" is a series of videotape…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design
King, Lid, Ed.; Boaks, Peter, Ed. – 1994
Papers from a conference on the teaching of grammar, particularly in second language instruction, include: "Grammar: Acquisition and Use" (Richard Johnstone); "Grammar and Communication" (Brian Page); "Linguistic Progression and Increasing Independence" (Bernardette Holmes); "La grammaire? C'est du bricolage!" ("Grammar? That's Hardware!") (Barry…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design
