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Fabiana Fazzi – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2025
This book takes a look at the affordances of engaging second/foreign language students in educational projects that bridge the gap between the classroom and the museum. Studies on language learning and teaching beyond the classroom have shown that students learn in different settings and through different types of activities and that their…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Museums, Learning Experience

Tuttle, Harry G. – Hispania, 1981
Describes mnemonic devices which can be taught to second-language students to improve their learning including mnemonic reduction, visual word pictures, elaboration, and the keyword method. (BK)
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Mnemonics, Second Language Learning, Spanish
Brock, Cynthia H.; Raphael, Taffy E. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
Changing demographics makes the nation's schools increasingly diverse, both culturally and linguistically. In this contribution to the Kids InSight series, the reader will gain an insider's perspective on what it means to be an English learner in a U.S. classroom. By reflecting on one's own work with language learners, one will develop a deeper…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Processes, Small Group Instruction, Literacy

Gadalla, Barbara J. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1981
Selected language acquisition research findings are examined in the light of the language teacher's daily needs. Research results are reported that provide an empirical basis for selecting and grading materials, determining skills to be taught and their order of presentation, deciding on classroom presentation and procedures, and formulating…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design, Language Research, Learning Processes

Roy, Alice M. – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1989
Examines the development of students' writing competence in English, their second language. Explores Lev S. Vygotsky's perspective of the dialectal relationship between language and cognition. Discusses Vygotskyan concepts of mediation, higher mental functions, interaction, internalization, proximal development, and problem solving. (KEH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Higher Education
Schuster, Donald H., Ed. – The Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1976
Five papers are presented that deal with the theory and methodology of suggestive learning. The psychological basis of suggestopedia and its application to language instruction are outlined by Gabriel Racle in "The Key Principles of Suggestopedia." An outline of the organization of a classical suggestopedic language course is appended to…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Anxiety, Course Evaluation, Course Organization
Brown, H. Douglas – 1991
Intended as a guide for learners of a second language, the book suggests creative, positive steps the individual learner can take to improve his chances of success. The first chapter looks at what is involved in learning a second language and suggests that the individual can take control of the learning process. The second and third chapters…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Course Selection (Students), Cultural Awareness
Nunan, David – 1999
The purpose of this volume is to provide a contemporary portrait of second language learning and teaching, to identify major trends and issues, to show where these trends and issues have come from, and to illustrate ways teachers can incorporate these ideas in their own teaching practice. The book is a personal account, tracing the author's…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Trends, English (Second Language), Language Research
Chamot, Anna Uhl; Stewner-Manzanares, Gloria – 1985
A review of the literature on instruction in English as a second language (ESL) looks at four areas of ESL instruction individually and then derives conclusions and recommendations from those areas. The first area, ESL instructional approaches, includes discussion of the educational benefits of current ESL instructional approaches (audiolingual…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
Wildsmith, R. – 1982
An intensive case study in learning a second foreign language, which is part of an applied linguistics course for teachers/teacher trainees offered at the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) is described. Attention is directed to: case study rationale and objectives; student orientation and preparation; and areas of focus and the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Course Content, Course Objectives
Levy, Michael – 1997
This book provides a descriptive discussion of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), examining its origins, scope, and directions and looking at its connections to other disciplines. It also incorporates results of a survey of 104 CALL practitioners in 18 countries. The first two chapters set CALL in historical and interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computers, Educational Change
Herrmann, Andrea W. – 1985
Creating a writing workshop atmosphere using computers in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom improves the opportunities for integrating all language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The computer also represents a new way of learning, emphasizing students' problem solving strategies and learning processes. Teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperation, English (Second Language)
Gibbs, Graham, Ed. – 1995
This book contains 40 papers from an international symposium on improving the quality of higher education teaching and learning. Part 1 contains three papers on using research to improve student learning covering some Canadian projects, the use of research on student learning, and ways to evaluate and improve learning. Part 2 contains 10 papers on…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
Croft, Kenneth, Ed. – 1980
Thirty-five articles on teaching English as a second language are presented under the following headings: (1) "Trends and Practices," (2) "The Matter of Errors," (3) "Second Language Acquisition," (4) "Speaking and Understanding," (5) "Reading and Writing," (6) "Vocabulary," (7) "Testing," and (8) "The Matter of Culture." Authors include Clifford…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Adult Students, Affective Behavior