Publication Date
| In 2025 | 12 |
| Since 2024 | 50 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 182 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 383 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 761 |
Descriptor
| Word Lists | 2277 |
| Recall (Psychology) | 455 |
| Vocabulary Development | 423 |
| Vocabulary | 390 |
| Second Language Learning | 381 |
| Teaching Methods | 352 |
| Memory | 348 |
| Foreign Countries | 319 |
| Word Frequency | 275 |
| English (Second Language) | 260 |
| Word Recognition | 260 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Johns, Jerry L. | 15 |
| Coxhead, Averil | 10 |
| Cronnell, Bruce | 10 |
| Underwood, Benton J. | 10 |
| McCabe, Don | 9 |
| Mulligan, Neil W. | 9 |
| Cowan, Nelson | 8 |
| MacLeod, Colin M. | 8 |
| Johnson, Dale D. | 7 |
| Marzano, Robert J. | 7 |
| Nelson, Douglas L. | 7 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Teachers | 110 |
| Practitioners | 104 |
| Students | 25 |
| Researchers | 22 |
| Parents | 8 |
| Administrators | 5 |
| Counselors | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Support Staff | 1 |
Location
| Japan | 27 |
| China | 25 |
| Canada | 24 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 18 |
| Turkey | 16 |
| New Zealand | 15 |
| North Carolina | 15 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| Germany | 13 |
| Iran | 13 |
| Netherlands | 12 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| National Defense Education… | 6 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 2 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 2 |
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
| Does not meet standards | 2 |
Peer reviewed
Direct linkHorst, Marlise; Cobb, Tom; Nicolae, Ioana – Language Learning & Technology, 2005
University students used a set of existing and purpose-built on-line tools for vocabulary learning in an experimental ESL course. The resources included concordance, dictionary, cloze-builder, hypertext, and a database with interactive self-quizzing feature (all freely available at www.lextutor.ca). The vocabulary targeted for learning consisted…
Descriptors: Sentences, Textbooks, Word Lists, Computers
Download full textDiller, Janelle – 1994
This curriculum module contains lesson plans and application activities that were developed for the second of two companion courses to help adult students build writing skills by emphasizing writing as a process involving generating ideas through revising, editing, and self-critiquing and by teaching basic grammar, punctuation, and spelling…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audience Awareness, Behavioral Objectives, Brainstorming
Ceaser, Lisbeth – 1993
The lessons included in this collection were written by California Polytechnic State University Reading Specialist Credential candidates in the Salinas Cohort Project of 1992 as partial fulfillment for an education course titled "Bilingual Special Education Reading Problems." Each lesson is research-based. A rationale describes the…
Descriptors: Choral Speaking, Creative Dramatics, Education Courses, Elementary Secondary Education
Donaldson, Judy P. – 1980
This instructional aid for elementary and secondary teachers of English as a second language recommends itself especially to those situations where a bilingual teacher and a formal bilingual program are not available. The first item presented is a letter to parents translated into each of the 21 languages covered. The letter urges the parents to…
Descriptors: Arabic, Basic Vocabulary, Bengali, Bilingual Education
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1976
This bibliography of materials for teachers of English for specific purposes lists textbooks, technical readers, articles, resource books, reports, dictionaries, reference books, bibliographies, word frequency lists, catalogues of teaching aids, games and activities, current research in Britain, documents available in the archives of the English…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Business, Business English
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 22 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: development of a primary reading vocabulary; a strategy for teaching students how to identify main ideas and supporting details; reading readiness and reading…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Reading, Cross Age Teaching, Diagnostic Teaching
Diller, Janelle – 1994
This curriculum module contains lesson plans and application activities that were developed for the first of two companion courses to help adult students build writing skills by emphasizing writing as a process involving generating ideas through revising, editing, and self-critiquing and by teaching basic grammar, punctuation, and spelling…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audience Awareness, Behavioral Objectives, Brainstorming
Kress, Jacqueline E. – 1993
The book for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) contains 80 lists of words, expressions, constructions, ideas, and materials for use in ESL lesson planning and classroom instruction. The lists are presented in seven groups: (1) general vocabulary, consisting of 21 lists of English words used in various situations in daily life,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Contrastive Linguistics, Curriculum Development
Iodice, Don R.; And Others – 1977
A first semester course in French, originally developed for executives of a major international company, is presented here. As its objective is to provide the "survival skills" useful in everyday situations in France, primary attention is given to the intelligibility and comprehensibility of communication. The context of the dialogues, vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses
Iodice, Don R.; And Others – 1977
The second semester course intended to follow "Getting It Done in French" is presented here. In line with the comprehensive goals of the program as presented in the first volume, the primary objectives of this second course are directed toward achievement of communication skills needed for daily living. Specifically, these objectives are: to…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Auditory Discrimination, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)
PDF pending restorationGalvan, Roberto A.; Miller, Damon – 1972
This programmed study guide is intended for persons preparing to teach in bilingual programs in the southwestern United States. The packet contains three lessons and a total of fifteen detailed and specific sets of directions to be used as study materials and self-testing exercises. The main topics of the lessons are regional differences in…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teacher Aides
Swanson, Malcolm, Ed.; Long, Robert, Ed. – 2001
These issues of "The Language Teacher" examine second language learning issues in Japan, focusing on such topics as the following: language educators and labor law; using videofeedback to nurture self-monitoring skills; learning diaries in learner training; English for special learners; developing listening subskills with trivia;…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Entrance Examinations, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Uses in Education
