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Hauk, Shandy – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2005
This study examines the K-12 mathematical experiences of U.S. university students via an expressive writing assignment: a mathematical autobiography essay. The essays of 67 college students, out of over 300 enrolled in 16 sections of a college liberal arts mathematics course, were analyzed using constant-comparative methods. Two categories of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction, College Students, College Mathematics

Chu-Chang, Mae; Loritz, Donald J. – 1976
Three main issues relating to the question of silent speech in reading are considered: (1) How do Chinese speakers process Chinese ideographs in short-term memory? (2) How is Chinese students' learning of written English affected by the transition to an alphabetic language? (3) Are the strategies for encoding written words in short-term memory…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Cantonese, Chinese, Cognitive Processes
Sanders, Carol, Ed. – 1981
The papers in this volume discuss practical approaches to some of the current problems of degree-level language teaching. Section one discusses non-literary registers in advanced language teaching including the use of texts in teaching, suggestions for a course in practical sociolinguistics, and exercises for advancing from paraphrase to an…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Practices, French, Group Instruction
Burnaby, Barbara J.; Anthony, Robert J. – 1979
This study examined the psycholinguistic implications of using either of two different types of orthography--syllabic and roman--in Native language programs for Cree children with regard to readability, learnability, and the transfer of reading skills to and from reading in an official language (English or French). This study can also be applied…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Languages, Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education
Findley, Charles A. – 1977
Most instructional materials developed in the past 10-15 years do not provide for sufficient activities to allow the student to become involved in anything other than drill and memorization. Furthermore, in those situations where "communication activities" do occur, they are designed to teach the sentence as a structural, grammatical…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Education

ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: case studies of college student and adult composing processes; developing patterns and individual differences in children's writing; writing apprehension's relation to writing quality;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Ability, Annotated Bibliographies, Children
Palmer, Joe Darwin – 1973
A new and important part of the training and education of English as a second language teachers is the course in "Language Policy," which centers on the relationship between politics and language teaching in developing countries, i.e., on language planning. A better understanding and more knowledge might be had by including static and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Community Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Carrasquillo, Angela L.; Rodriguez, Vivian – 2002
This book integrates current second language teaching and learning theories and instructional strategies, helping to make mainstream educators aware that language minority students, especially those who are not totally proficient in English, need special attention, appropriate assessment, an appropriate language environment, and a challenging…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Immigrants
Watts, Richard J., Ed.; Werlen, Iwar, Ed. – Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquee, 1995
Articles in this issue include: "Complementarite et concurrence des politiques linguistiques au Canada: Le choix du medium d'instruction au Quebec et en Ontario" (The Complementarity and Competition of Language Policies in Canada: The Choice of Medium of Instruction in Quebec and Ontario) (Normand Labrie); "Presentation de la…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computational Linguistics
Piper, Alison – 2000
The linguistic behavior of individuals and people in the official literature on lifelong learning (LL) was examined and interpreted in light of the theories of individualization in late modern culture and society, particularly the theories of Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens. The analysis was performed to shed light on that literature's ideological…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis

Murphy, Victoria A. – Second Language Research, 1997
A study investigated whether adult learners of a second language would judge grammaticality differently in visual and aural judgment tasks. Four groups were tested: English first-language, French first-language, English second-language, and French second-language. Results indicate judgments were slower and less accurate in the aural condition,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Auditory Stimuli, Comparative Analysis, English

Conlan, Kathleen – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Reports on an action research study to determine the possibilities of extending language development opportunities for 26 male 4 to 5-year-old students. Describes teaching methods used, including story telling, questioning, and drama. Explores issues that emerged during the study and evaluates teacher behavior. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Drama, Early Childhood Education
Bush, Michael D.; Browne, Jeremy M. – CALICO Journal, 2004
Reporting in 1971 on research related to computer-based methods for teaching the Arabic writing system, Bunderson and Abboud cited the potential that computers have for language learning, a largely unfulfilled potential even in 2004. After a review of the relevant historical background for the justification of computer-aided language learning…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Written Language, Instructional Materials, Instructional Design
Biro, Jan E. – 1991
A study examined the factors shaping English language education within the Japanese public education system and the attitudes of Japanese learners toward the pronunciation of English, first in an overview and then within the context of a case study of an adult Japanese student. The first section discusses the status and instruction of English in…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Students
Husbands, Kenneth; Taylor, Bob – 1982
Resources for teaching about modern and ancient Egypt are provided in this guide for intermediate grade social studies teachers. Material includes: a detailed outline for a unit on Egypt which contains a geographic overview followed by sections on the Nile River Valley, agriculture, the pharaohs, religion, architecture, science, hieroglyphics,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Ancient History, Architecture, Bibliographies