This book applies a psycholinguistic perspective to instructed second language acquisition, seeking to bridge the gap between second language acquisition research and language teaching practices. It challenges the traditional divide between conscious and unconscious processes, or explicit and implicit learning, and re-envisions this as a continuum…

Discusses how the book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" (Stephen Covey), can be used in the elementary school to teach character education using an informal approach in a school-wide effort. Relates the seven habits to the book, "Swimmy" (Leo Lioni). Includes a trade books list and the habit(s) each address. (CMK)

This document, which is intended to assist environmental, health, and community-based educators in Canada and elsewhere, discusses the process of drawing upon the theories and methodologies of transformative learning to plan adult environmental education workshops emphasizing the theme of socio-environmental change. The following are among the…