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Download full textSpelleri, Maria – 2002
This report reviews four English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) textbooks, using criteria developed for volunteer-based organizations (VBOs). It illustrates the process that VBOs need to undertake prior to ESL textbook selection. The four texts include the following: "Laubach Way to English" (J. Macero and M. Lane), which focuses on linguistic rather…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Grammar
Peer reviewedBergh, Anne-Marie; And Others – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
A study using 10 University of South Africa education graduates investigated how students experience two very different textbooks. Results suggest that the students' personal circumstances dictated their approaches to instructional texts. Other factors included English language proficiency; textual features (advance organizers, visual aids,…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, College Graduates, Distance Education, Education Majors
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2002
This document presents the of an annual educational research forum held at Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) on December 11, 2002. A table of contents and 27 research studies of high school teaching are included. Studies include: Effects of the Earth/Environmental Science Requirement on High School Science Enrollment in North…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, French, Religious Factors, High Schools
