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Peer reviewedOster, Judith – TESOL Quarterly, 1989
Literature is the ideal vehicle to enable English-as-a-Second-Language students to better recognize their own and other viewpoints and values. Students can develop academic skills by focusing on point of view and multiple perspectives through reading short stories and by completing related writing assignments. 38 references. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Literary Devices, Literature Appreciation, Perspective Taking
Peer reviewedGodev, Concepcion B. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1997
Argues that, in second-language instruction, reading and writing assignments must be linked to introduce learners to the kind of writing they will be expected to do in literature and culture courses. Examines the content of second-language composition classes in this light, particularly as they concern English-as-a-Second-Language writing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Languages for Special Purposes, Literature Appreciation, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedKossuth, Karen C. – CALICO Journal, 1985
Discusses the popularity of adventure games in computer assisted language learning and attributes the success of this format to the Input Hypothesis and the Affective Filter Hypothesis. Criteria for the instructional evaluation of these games are presented. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Games, Evaluation Criteria
Weiss, Francois; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1982
Presents five instructional techniques: (1) Exercises based on ads for computerized marriage arrangements; (2) analysis of missing person ad, including comprehension and writing exercises; (3) construction of a labyrinth game in class; (4) classroom game requiring reconstruction of a text; and (5) use of comic strips to teach argumentation. (AMH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, French, Learning Activities
Gex, Judith Coppock – 1982
The most important consideration with regard to classroom use of films in an English as a second language (ESL) class is that it should be previewed by the teacher and selected according to criteria such as those suggested here. In example, short silent films that are uncluttered in appearance are good vehicles for teaching vocabulary. Some…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Films, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMontfort, Catherine R. – French Review, 1989
Proposes the use of literary texts in the intermediate-level college second language course as a means of discovering tools for decoding and interpretation that will be useful to other language tasks. An approach to the introduction of texts includes preparatory exercises, discussion, and written analysis. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), French, French Literature
Nott, David – Francais dans le Monde, 1985
Argues that effective use of the print media in French instruction requires considerable preparation and participation on the teacher's part. A variety of exercises for thematic and lexical awareness, comprehension, guided production, autonomous production, simulation, grammar development, and other objectives are suggested. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Audiotape Recordings, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Kaufman, Margo R. – 1986
An intermediate level course in a university French program, entitled "Problems in Language and Style," is intended to develop students' skills in reading, writing, and speaking French through extensive work in building vocabulary and idioms. After a thorough and methodical reading of one novel and one play, the students are expected to read most…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions
Dietrich, Helene Correy-Reinhard – Francais dans le Monde, 1994
A series of classroom instructional exercises to be used before, during, and after reading materials from the French press are described. The exercises are designed to develop a variety of reading strategies, and focus on format, construction, content, meaning, and vocabulary. Both reading and writing activities are included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, French, Layout (Publications)
TECFORS, 1982
Numbers 1 through 5 of the 1982 TECFORS newsletter include these articles: "A Comprehensive ESL Reading Program" (Carol Qazi); "The Purpose of the Passive" (Virginia French Allen); "'Standards' Seconded" (Timothy H. Robinson); "Vocabulary and the College-Bound International Student" (Parts 1-3) (Kerry Segel); "Using Invention Heuristics to Teach…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, College Bound Students, English (Second Language)
Download full textFaine, Miriam, Ed.; And Others – 1994
The set of instructional materials included here consists of reading, writing, and language development worksheets to be used in adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy education. Materials are grouped according to four themes; this volume contains units on theme 3 (diary writing) and theme 4 (study skills). Each unit contains an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Decoding (Reading), Difficulty Level
Pula, Judith J., Ed. – Maryland English Journal, 1996
The two issues of this journal contain articles about aspects of English teaching and samples of student work. The Fall 1995 issue contains: "'I Want More Books Like It': Implementing a Reading Workshop in an Urban Classroom with At-Risk Students" (Rebecca Joseph); "Service Learning Prompt for the Maryland Writing Test" (Kathy…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism
Fryer, T. Bruce; Medley, Frank W., Jr. – 1987
Selected papers from the 1986 Southern Conference on Language Teaching on instruction for language proficiency are presented: "The Foreign Language Teacher: Confronting an Ever-Changing Profession" (Robert Di Donato); "Restructuring a Traditional Foreign Language Program for Oral Proficiency" (Filisha Camara-Norman, James…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
