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Power and Presence: Reconceptualizing the Work of the ESL Teacher.

Sauve, Virginia – TESL Talk, 1989

Discusses power and presence in relation to the teacher's role in the classroom. Successful English as a second language or citizenship teachers can (1) enable learners to discover and act out of their own power and (2) be present as learners struggle to identify their new sense of self within their new world. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Teachers

Using What We Know about Language and Literacy Development for ESL Students in the Mainstream Classroom.

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Watts-Taffe, Susan; Truscott, Diane M. – Language Arts, 2000

Reviews recent research about literacy development, the development of English-language proficiency, and the social, academic, and emotional challenges of entering a new culture. Recommends and describes instructional practices for teaching second-language learners in integrated settings. Focuses on writing, discussion, and scaffolding in the…

Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Literacy