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Carroll, John B. – 1971
This review, based on a survey of more than 1200 items in the research literature, begins by attempting to outline a theory of language comprehension and learning from language. A lengthy chapter is devoted to problems in the measurement of comprehension and of learning from connected discourse. Also considered, in successive chapters, are the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Connected Discourse
McAlpin, David W. – 1976
This vocabulary list is directed towards the Tamil instructor and the advanced student. Its primary goal is to bring some order to the teaching of vocabulary in the first two years of Tamil instruction. A secondary goal is to help the student through the vocabulary maze of Tamil diglossia. Three main criteria were employed in selecting words for…
Descriptors: Diacritical Marking, Dialects, Diglossia, Dravidian Languages
Gaies, Stephen J. – 1976
The present study reports on exploratory research to determine whether the Aluminum Paragraph, a sentence-combining exercise developed by O'Donnell (Hunt, 1970) to measure the development of syntactic complexity in the writing of native speakers of English, can also serve as a measure of the active syntactic proficiency of learners of English as a…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels
Campbell, Ann; Hoag, John, Ed. – 1995
This packet--a teacher's manual, student workbook, and color poster--was designed to accompany a 2-part videotape program. The teacher's manual provides a script of the videotape, and is organized in 2 sections. Part 1, "Kings, Glyphs, Temples and Ball Courts", looks at the written glyph language and the Solar and Ritual calendars of the…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Archaeology, Architecture, Art

Lunberry, Clark – Applied Language Learning, 1994
This article examines instances of "para-poetic" writing produced by beginning and intermediate learners of English as a Second Language. It is suggested that the instructor or reader look beyond the conventional grammar and usage rules to appreciate the imagery of unusual juxtaposition of words and phrases in student work. Provides examples of…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Classification, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)

Akamatsu, Nobuhiko – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1998
Provides background information on Japanese writing system and how most Japanese learn to read Japanese at school, discusses history and practice of typical English-language education in Japan, presents review of recent research on word recognition and the effects of first-language reading on English-as-a-Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL), and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Riechers, Maggie – Humanities, 1995
Describes the work of Egyptologist William Murnane who is recording the ritual scenes and inscriptions of a great columned hall from the days of the pharaohs. The 134 columns, covered with divine imagery and hieroglyphic inscriptions represent an unpublished religious text. Briefly discusses ancient Egyptian culture. Includes several photographs…
Descriptors: African History, Ancient History, Archaeology, Architectural Character

Olivier, Carolyn; Hecker, Linda; Klucken, Joyce; Westby, Carol – Topics in Language Disorders, 2000
This article describes the nature of the embedded language components of the postsecondary classroom and Landmark College's strategies to assist students with dyslexia, attention deficit disorders, and other language-based disabilities to develop the critical and abstract thinking, reading, writing and study skills that will enable them to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Curriculum, Dyslexia, Higher Education

Cook, Deirdre M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Explores young children's mark-making in a domestic play setting. Suggests mark-making indicates aspects of the relationship between semiotic and conceptual development. Focuses on contexts in which mark-making occurs and on the authenticity of the learning events in which children participate. (DLH)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures
Wildner-Bassett, Mary E. – CALICO Journal, 2005
This article proposes a model for a critical social-constructivist (CS-C) approach to the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in language/culture education. CS-C theories emphasize a critical approach to social interactions, interpersonal relations, communication, and the influence that these activities have on learning. I will use the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Language Skill Attrition, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Languages
Parkinson, Debra D. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate two research questions: What literacy learning did preservice teachers experience through a Penpal Project embedded in an early literacy course? What sense did preservice teachers make of the Penpal Project?--with an overarching focus on bridging literacy theory with practice. Data were gathered in a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Education Courses, Participant Observation
Schweers, C. William, Jr. – 1995
This article focuses on the incidence of lexical transfer as a communication/learning strategy in the written English of 32 beginning Hispanic, disadvantaged students learning English as a Second Language at Bayamon University Technical College in Puerto Rico. Subjects were asked to write a detailed description in English of a simple ink drawing…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Interlanguage
Parrish, Joan – 1991
This document is a unit for introducing students to the achievements and historical significance of the Sumerian civilization, located in Mesopotamia, "the land between the rivers," in present day Iraq, and reaching back in time to approximately 3500 BC. Divided into 5 sections, the unit's first three sections concentrate on historical…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Development, Grade 5, Grade 6
Kelly, Eileen; And Others – 1994
This paper discusses the development of a criterion-referenced assessment measure for both written English and American Sign Language (ASL) that can be used with deaf elementary through secondary students. The measure is presented as well as the results of a trial use. Developed by the Cleary School for the Deaf, the Cleary Language Assessment…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Check Lists, Criterion Referenced Tests, Deafness
Doyle, Teresa F.; Lin, Thung-Rung – 1991
Supervisory performance appraisals may be of limited utility in the validation of bilingual tests because incumbents are often hired to be the only employee in a unit who possesses the skills necessary to do the job. In an effort to provide criterion-related validity for four equivalent forms of a Spanish/English bilingual test for school district…
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism, English