Discusses the situation of Hmong refugees who entered the United States 25 tears ago and new generations of Hmong living in the United States. The focus is on culture and learning styles, language and identity crises bridging the academic gap, instructional strategies, and tradition and progress. (Author/VWL)

Addresses three issues of interest to language teachers: the relevance of research studies in second language acquisition (SLA) for classroom teaching, the effectiveness of the formal teaching of grammatical rules, and the identification of good strategies to enable learners to internalize grammar. (Author/VWL)

Offers practical suggestions for incorporating music activities into the adult English-as-a-Second-or- Other-Language (ESOL) classroom. Focuses on reasons for using music, guidelines for selecting songs, categories of music activities, guidelines for structuring classroom music activities, and ways to use music in adult ESOL classes. (Author/VWL)

Lists and describes 10 tips for successfully implementing writing tutorials as generated by English as a Second or Other Language teachers and based on the points they commented on in their journals and class discussions. (Author/VWL)

Explains that a multi-dimensional approach is an experiential approach that tries to help second language learners experience literature in the same way they experience it in their native language. Gives specific examples of experiential reading tasks and highlights pragmatic awareness activities and cultural awareness activities. (Author/VWL)

Looks at how English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL). teachers might choose some aspects of second language acquisition research to apply in an adult ESL class and what information might be found in ESL textbooks to help. The method incorporates second language acquisition (SLA) research in a communicative classroom. (Author/VWL)

Argues that university faculty involved in teacher education should be conducting some form of action research intended to improve their own teaching. Suggests that much of the curriculum of language teacher education programs is based on intuition, and that it would be beneficial to subject intuitively-based practices to empirical evaluation…

Examines the literacy learning experiences of two children of Mexican descent becoming literate in their home language, Spanish. The children's experiences reveal problematic aspects of an instructional approach in which a teacher attempts to balance a traditional phonetic approach to teaching literacy with holistic literacy experience.…

A veteran language teacher expresses views on the development of language teachers, suggesting there are two professional development routes language teachers take: from method to methodology or methodology to method. (Author/VWL)

Explores ways of making the teaching and learning of English-as-a-foreign-language literature more meaningful. Focuses on the current teaching approaches used in literature classes in teacher training courses and in some universities and colleges in China. (Author/VWL)

Learning how to write in English is important for many language learners, particularly those studying at colleges and universities. Second language learners have traditionally learned to write by completing fill-in-the-blank exercises that focus more on accuracy than the composing process. Creative writing gives learners practice in composing and…

Describes the role of meta talk (explicit talk about grammar) in the classroom practice of two English-as-a-Second-Language teachers. Classroom observations and teacher interviews provided descriptive data about the initiation, development, and outcomes of meta talk in the teachers' work, and insight into the rationale behind their approaches to…

Examines the Internet's value for second-language learners, arguing for the establishment of a set of criteria with which teachers and students could more confidently optimize the Internet's value. The paper presents four case studies, drawn from experiences at the University of Limerick in Ireland, that illustrate some Internet applications (as a…

Describes a collaborative middle school project that creates an effective and equitable environment in which English language learners can develop the necessary skills to meet increasingly demanding academic expectations. (Author/VWL)

Discusses a theoretical framework for Internet-enhanced German language instruction based on sociocultural aspects of second language acquisition theory and Vygotsky's educational concept of zone of proximal development. These principles are illustrated in an Internet-based work unit on the topic of journalism. (Author/VWL)