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Adkins, Tabetha; Meyer, Connie – Composition Studies, 2014
The course described here was designed especially for students enrolled in a collaborative program between Texas A&M University-Commerce and Konkuk University in South Korea. This course was created specifically for students who did not earn a qualifying score on a standardized placement exam required of all first-year students for enrollment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Cooperative Programs, Universities
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Larrotta, Clarena – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
Dialogue journals (DJ) are used in a variety of educational settings, and the literature on them is vast. Teachers who have implemented the DJ in their classes report that reading the learners' entries and responding to them is a pleasant activity. Through writing back and forth in the journal, they get to know the learners, and all participants…
Descriptors: Journal Writing, English (Second Language), Language Fluency, Emergent Literacy
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2012
The performance data on long-term English language learners (ELLs) in AISD were mixed and suggest not all long-term ELLs were struggling in English proficiency or content area knowledge. A quarter of long-term ELLs received special education services.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Characteristics, Language Fluency, School Districts
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Larrotta, Clarena – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
Seventeen Hispanic adults developing English literacy keep a dialogue journal with their instructor during a semester. Afraid of writing in English at first, students experiment writing back and forth on self-selected topics. The goal is to develop English fluency. Therefore, the instructor does not point out students' mistakes. Similar to…
Descriptors: Diaries, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning