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Download full textLoucky, John Paul – Annual Review of English Learning & Teaching, 1997
A study tested the English vocabulary and reading comprehension of about 1,500 Japanese college and university students and compared three different media formats for teaching vocabulary in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) in a number of Japanese college classes: commercially available and teacher-adapted computer software; traditional…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Boruszczak, Bohdan, Comp.; Wozniak, Odarka, Comp. – 2001
One of four intermediate- to advanced-level activity books in a series, this student workbook offers a selection of exercises, vocabulary builders, dialogs, and writing exercises for language skill development. It is intended for use in the instruction of native speakers, heritage language learners, or second language learners of Ukrainian. Also…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups
Boruszczak, Bohdan, Comp.; And Others – 2001
One of four intermediate- to advanced-level activity books in a series, this student workbook offers a selection of exercises, vocabulary builders, dialogs, and writing exercises for language skill development. It is intended for use in the instruction of native speakers, heritage language learners, or second language learners of Ukrainian. Also…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups
Boruszczak, Bohdan, Comp.; And Others – 2001
One of four intermediate- to advanced-level activity books in a series, this student workbook offers a selection of exercises, vocabulary builders, dialogs, and writing exercises for language skill development. It is intended for use in the instruction of native speakers, heritage language learners, or second language learners of Ukrainian. Also…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Ethnic Groups
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1999
This document is a comprehensive, annotated series of resource lists designed to assist in selecting resources for the senior high English as a Second Language (ESL) program. This source book is divided into five levels. Level 1 is intended for students who are acquiring literacy for the first time or who have had significant gaps in previous…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Instructional Materials, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Padak, Nancy D., Ed.; Rasinski, Timothy V., Ed.; Peck, Jacqueline K., Ed.; Church, Brenda Weible, Ed.; Fawcett, Gay, Ed.; Hendershot, Judith M., Ed.; Henry, Justina M., Ed.; Moss, Barbara G., Ed.; Pryor, Elizabeth, Ed.; Roskos, Kathleen A., Ed.; Baumann, James F., Ed.; Dillon, Deborah R., Ed.; Hopkins, Carol J., Ed.; Humphrey, Jack W., Ed.; O'Brien, David G., Ed. – 2000
Drawing from the popular "Distinguished Educator" series of articles in the journal "The Reading Teacher," this book presents 33 essays by respected scholars in nearly every field of reading research and instruction. In addition to the original articles, almost all featured educators have included a professional biography written especially for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Literacy, Reading Achievement
Hart, Betty; Risley, Todd R. – 1999
This book is the second to present the results on a study of how children's practice of speech, as shaped by family interaction, affects learning to talk. Participating in the study were 42 diverse families with young children. Each month for 2.5 years the interactions between 42 one- to two-year-olds and their parents were recorded as the…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Caregiver Speech, Child Development, Child Language
Meriam, J. L. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
The educational welfare of children of native and minority groups in continental United States and its outlying parts involves instructional procedures which in recent years are becoming more and more recognized as constituting specialized problems in education. Bilingualism is generally recognized as offering serious instructional difficulties…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Bilingualism, Mexican Americans, English (Second Language)
Care, Jean-Marc; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1980
This regular feature contains five lesson outlines on: (1) Vitrac, a small French village; (2) structural and lexical exercises using automobile advertisements; (3) a radioplay done by student teachers; (4) the autobiography of a French peasant; and (5) nasal sounds including description, examples, and exercises. (AMH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Education, Directed Reading Activity, Dramatics
Peer reviewedSargent, Barbara Elaine; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1991
Presents four reading activities, including "The Winter Tradition Project" (B. E. Sargent); "Using Children's Choice Books to Enhance Math and Health Instruction" (E. C. Webre); "Science Learning Centers: Seatwork Alternatives" (P. Piech); and "Checkered Word Fun" (L. R. Gauthier). (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Peer reviewedKlapper, John – Language Learning Journal, 1993
Examines specific approaches to the acquisition and teaching of word, syntax, and text attack skills in foreign language (FL) classes. The role played by computers in second-language reading is considered, and a discussion of problems currently facing the teacher who wishes to allocate reading a more prominent place in the FL learning program is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedBatson, Wendy; And Others – Hispania, 1993
Classroom activities and materials for developing Spanish language skills are described. The exercises focus on listening comprehension, speaking, word recognition, vocabulary learning through reading, and grammar skills that prepare students for the National Spanish Examination and other language experiences. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Enrichment Activities
Peer reviewedSteiner, Stanley F. – Journal of Geography, 1993
Contends that effective use of time is critical in today's elementary classroom. Describes a curriculum development process in which 75 preservice elementary teachers created an integrated geography, language arts, and arts curriculum. Maintains that the approach could be used at all levels to teach about geographic features. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Elliott, Robert T.; Adepoju, Adelanke A. – IRAL, 1997
Study investigated effectiveness of two techniques in second-language vocabulary development: spacing of first-language (FL) and second-language (SL) words and reversal of the conventional FL/SL order in paired associate learning. Subjects were 16 English-speaking grade-seven students of French. Results showed superior performance in both spacing…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, English
Direct linkXiao, Yun – Heritage Language Journal, 2006
Studies from information-processing and language comprehension research have reported that background knowledge facilitates reading and writing. By comparing Chinese language development of heritage students who had home background in Chinese language and culture with those who did not, this study found that heritage learners did significantly…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Chinese, Writing Skills, Vocabulary Development
