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Grundy, Peter – 1993
This book provides a range of practical ideas for teachers of English as a first or second language for working with newspapers in the classroom. It seeks not only to provide teachers with resources and techniques for using newspapers, but also to give students practice in the skills needed to enable them to read English-language newspapers for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Coady, James, Ed.; Huckin, Thomas, Ed. – 1997
A collection of essays on second language vocabulary learning includes: "Historical Trends in Second Language Vocabulary Instruction" (Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman); "The Lexical Plight in Second Language Reading: Words You Don't Know, Words You Think You Know, and Words You Can't Guess" (Batia Laufer); "Orthographic Knowledge in L2 Lexical Processing: A…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level
Cary, Stephen – 2000
This book aims to provide practical, research-informed answers to the questions most frequently asked by teachers of second language learners. Every question targets one of the key instructional issues teachers must address to ensure success for their second language students. Included among the questions are: How do I assess a student's English?…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Lindholm-Leary, Kathryn J. – 2001
Dual language education is a programme that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the programme and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Curriculum Development
Bailey, Kathleen M., Ed.; Savage, Lance, Ed. – 1994
This guide describes activities used by language teachers in developing students' oral communication skills. Activities are presented for instruction in English as a Second Language as well as other second languages. Ideas are organized in 4 parts, with 14 subsections: fluency (conversation, fluency and interaction, group work, dialogues and role…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Dialogs (Language)
Richard-Amato, Patricia A. – 1988
A discussion linking theory and practice in second language instruction focuses on ways of providing opportunities for meaningful interaction in language classrooms. The first part lays a theoretical foundation, looking at: the variety and evolution of instructional approaches from grammar-based to communicative; the classroom as environment for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Bilingualism, Class Activities
