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Garfinkel, Alan; Prentice, Mary – 1985
Procedures are described for use in foreign language classes that tap the characteristics of gifted students. Each activity is directly associated with at least one of the cognitive characteristics attributed to the gifted, which are listed in the introductory section of the paper. The procedures include the following activities: conducting a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Ability, Curriculum Development
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Richmond. Modern Languages Services Branch. – 1986
A two-volume resource book addresses the particular needs of English as a Second Language (ESL), English language center, and transitional skills teachers. The volumes are designed to help meet the language and educational needs of ESL students in British Columbia. Volume II includes a large section of resources useful for integrating language and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Richmond. Modern Languages Services Branch. – 1986
A two-volume resource book addresses the particular needs of English as a Second Language (ESL), English language center, and transitional skills teachers. The volumes are designed to help meet the language and educational needs of ESL students in British Columbia. Volume I provides a framework for the design of language instruction as part of…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Nugent, Harold E.; Monroe, Susan – 1982
In an attempt to serve underprepared students--students who are beginners in writing, reading, and logical thinking skills--the English department at Keene State College in New Hampshire has been evolving a developmental English composition course designed to enable these students to participate effectively in their subsequent general education…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Sinatra, Richard – 1986
Providing both rationale and technique for practitioners, this book emphasizes the influence of visual literacy upon the reading, writing, and creative development of learners. The nine chapters of the book are arranged into three sections, with the first setting forth the basic components of visual literacy and how they manifest themselves in…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Crandall, JoAnn, Ed.; And Others – 1987
Three essays focus on integrating subject matter and the English used to communicate it as a technique for teaching limited-English-proficient students. "Integrating Language and Mathematics Learning," by Theresa Corasaniti Dale and Gilberto J. Cuevas, discusses the vocabulary, syntax, semantics, and discourse features of mathematics;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Course Content