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Peer reviewedGlass, J. Conrad, Jr.; Denny, James B. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1987
Reviews second-language learning literature concerning factors which may affect adult students. Focuses on cognitive mechanisms, cerebral dominance theories, formal operations, motivation, and second-language teaching and learning. Offers suggestions for community college teaching and programs. (DMM)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes, Community Colleges
Laylin, Jan; Yildiz, Nancy – TESL Talk, 1978
The Vancouver Community College offers a summer language program for Japanese visitors participating in educational travel-study tours. An instructor's manual for this program was recently developed. Curriculum development ideas, which can be adapted to any language training situation, are shared. (SW)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedKleinmann, Howard H. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Explains the Monitor Model of adult second-language development. Describes a study conducted at Queens College to assess the value of mandatory reading laboratory attendance for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language), Reading Achievement
Download full textMahoney, James R., Ed.; Sakamoto, Clyde, Ed. – 1985
This technical assistance monograph on international trade education was designed to give college officials insights into programs and services offered by a number of postsecondary institutions; to identify problems experienced by program administrators; and to share the perspectives of leaders in international trade education. First, introductory…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Needs, International Education
McDonald, Barbara A.; Rosselli, Judith A.; Clifford, Jacolyn, Ed. – 1997
The report, based on a study of journal entries written by English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students in San Diego Community Colleges (California), examines the value of journal writing for ESL learning and acculturation and offers classroom techniques for its use. An introductory section describes the study and its outcomes. Chapter 1 looks at…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedUnderwood, John H. – Community College Journal, 1993
Describes the role of technology in teaching foreign languages. Offers a brief history of language lab technologies, including computer use for drill-and-practice, text reconstruction, and simulations and games. Discusses tool programs, intelligent systems, video technology, satellite television, videodisc and interactive video, hypertext and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Educational Television
Order, Chaos and Gentle Revolutions: A Brief and Personal History of ESL Instruction for Immigrants.
La Perla, Joann – 1986
An overview is provided of the history of English as a second language (ESL) instruction, including a discussion of second language acquisition and the characteristics of ESL instructors and students. The first sections provide an overview of the major language learning methodologies that have been most often associated with the adult as a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Burwell, D'Anne; And Others – 1991
An 8-week English in the Workplace course was conducted by Portland Community College (Oregon) at Leupold & Stevens, Inc. for workers with limited English proficiency (LEP). The curriculum for English as a Second Language focused on job-related support skills and not primary job skills, since job performance was not a concern. Objectives were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
ESL Staff Development. Assist LEP Students to Access Training for Tomorrow's Jobs. Inservice Manual.
Richland Coll., Dallas, TX. – 1993
This manual was developed for use in conducting inservice staff development workshops to provide staff working in English as a Second Language (ESL) programs at community colleges and other institutions with the skills necessary to provide effective vocational training and career counseling to limited English proficient (LEP) persons. The manual,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Choice, Community Colleges, English (Second Language)
Crouse, Gale K., Ed.; And Others – 1994
Papers in this volume are: "National Standards and Assessments" (June K. Phillips; Jamie B. Draper); "Cultural Roots and Academic Achievement" (Charles R. Hancock); "The At-Risk Student in the Foreign Language Classroom" (Audrey Heining-Boynton); "I Can't Get Them To Talk" (Robert L. Davis; H. Jay Siskin);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Community Colleges, Cultural Background
Wilson, Arthur L., Ed.; Hayes, Elisabeth R., Ed. – 2000
This handbook presents the perspectives of more than 60 leading authorities on the study and practice of adult and continuing education. The following are among the papers included: "A Selective History of Adult Education Handbooks" (A.L. Wilson, E.R. Hayes); "The Concept of Critically Reflective Practice" (Stephen D.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
