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Campbell, Dermot F.; McDonnell, Ciaran; Meinardi, Marti; Richardson, Bunny – ReCALL, 2007
This paper outlines the ongoing construction of a speech corpus for use by applied linguists and advanced EFL/ESL students. In the first part, sections 1-4, the need for improvements in the teaching of listening skills and pronunciation practice for EFL/ESL students is noted. It is argued that the use of authentic native-to-native speech is…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Listening Skills, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. Div. of Adult and Occupational Education. – 1989
This guide is intended for use in the development of an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) course, and civics. The guide was produced in response to the high proportion of amnesty applicants illiterate in Spanish, their native language, and in need of instruction in ESL and civics, which are necessary for legalization. The guide consists of five…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Citizenship Education, Civics, Curriculum Guides
Batt, Karen – 1988
This curriculum manual combines the teaching of English as a second language (ESL) with multicultural and prevocational education. The materials provide students with information about immigration, how immigrants fit into the economic system and society, and how different cultures and races have evolved. Goals are to give students the opportunity…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language)
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Putney, LeAnn G.; Wink, Joan – TESOL Journal, 1998
Presents vignettes from grade five, seven, and eight bilingual classrooms with a linguistically and culturally diverse student population, focusing on specific ways that teachers can aid students in constructing meaning in English, promote two-way communication between teacher and student and among students, foster social integration and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Ueberschlag, Roger – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
In recent decades, Quebec has been continuously examining its educational values, addressing in particular the effectiveness of traditional educational methods and curricula, role of institutional culture in academic success, and value placed on ethnic integration. Priority should be given to cognitive development and systematic evaluation but…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cognitive Development, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Towell, Janet; Wink, Joan – 1993
A group of instructional strategies for monolingual teachers to use with elementary and secondary school students with limited English skills are described. The strategies are drawn from a teacher education curriculum focusing on this issue. All are based on the notion that monolingual and bilingual teachers can team teach to break down linguistic…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)