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Lee, Haesong – ProQuest LLC, 2013
WebQuests, or inquiry-oriented activities in which learners interact with Web-based information (Dodge, 1995, 1996, 2007), have recently been gaining popularity in education in general and in language education in particular. While it has the advantage of fostering higher-level thinking through authentic assignments, a WebQuest can be challenging…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Assignments, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
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Lessard-Clouston, Michael – TESL Canada Journal, 1994
Describes the use of a questionnaire on ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) students' methods of vocabulary learning as a springboard for class discussion of helpful strategies suggested in the literature. Background for the activity is described, procedures and results are outlined, and suggestions for using a similar questionnaire in other ESL…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Communication (Thought Transfer), Discussion (Teaching Technique)
National Council of Teachers of English, 2007
This document is a compilation of the four issues in the 24th volume of "Classroom Notes Plus." issue of "Classroom Notes Plus" contains descriptions of original, unpublished teaching practices, and of adapted ideas. The August 2006 issue (v24 n1) includes: More Choice Leads to More Reading (Amy Ishee); Book-of-the Month Reports (Patricia Crist);…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Literacy, Adolescents, Adolescent Literature