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Download full textBrown, Dorothy H. – 1992
Although the notion of teaching literature in an intensive weekend format may present numerous problems to be solved by the instructor, it can be a format that results in considerable success. It is conducive to the schedules of many students who work during the week, and weekend literature courses have proven to be popular. Intensive weekend…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Zelon, Helen – Scientific American Explorations, 1998
Describes some experiences at a parent-child weekend at Space Camp. (WRM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Nonformal Education, Nonschool Educational Programs
Europe Comes to Iowa. Guidelines for Establishing a Foreign Language Immersion Weekend for Students.
Nyhus, Sandy; Maiwald, Marci – 1980
This manual describes a French immersion weekend that was held at a campground in Iowa. The manual is arranged in chronological order beginning with arrival Friday evening and continuing through Sunday morning departure. The contents include: (1) a summary of the goals and objectives of the camp-experience; (2) schedule of activities; (3) a…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning, French
Davis, Michele S. – 1982
A handbook is presented of materials and activities for a weekend Spanish language camp for secondary school students. The materials provided include a schedule, outline maps of Spanish-speaking areas in the world; a glossary of useful vocabulary and sentences arranged according to topic; pen-and-ink drawings of birds, leaves and other things…
Descriptors: Camping, Enrichment Activities, Extracurricular Activities, Group Activities
Peer reviewedLeonard, Jacqueline – Science and Children, 2002
Introduces a weekend science program for early childhood and elementary school students. Uses kites to teach about lightening as a source of electricity and aerodynamics. Includes directions on how to make a kite. (YDS)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Hands on Science, Mathematics Education
Landis, Deborah Lee – 1980
A Winter Weekend experiential learning seminar was organized in 1980 by 13 graduate assistants at the Northern Illinois University Taft Campus, for college outdoor education students to learn winter activities (sleigh rides, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing and snow shoe making, winter animal track and habitat identification, igloo building,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Experiential Learning
Oates, Michael D.; Hawley, D. C. – 1983
It is proposed that student motivation can be maintained and enhanced when teachers combine authentic oral and written language with activities leading the student to identify with sympathetic individuals in the target culture. Suggested activities, emphasizing language training at the intermediate level, include interviewing native speakers, work…
Descriptors: Assignments, Audiotape Recordings, Class Activities, Culture Contact
Westphal, Patricia B., Ed. – 1985
Selected papers from the 1985 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages include: "Research in Creativity and Its Application in the Classroom"; "Teaching Language Through Comprehension"; "The Testing of Proficiency in Listening Comprehension: Guidelines for Teaching"; "Who Should Be Asking…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction
