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Erfanian Mohammadi, Javad; Elahi Shirvan, Majid; Akbari, Omid – Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
Multimodality has been a growing research interest in the field of applied linguistics. With the actor-network theory as an analytic framework, the purpose of the present study was to explore how university students of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) take advantage of both material and non-material semiotic resources while being…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, College Students, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Kilickaya, Ferit; Krajka, Jaroslaw – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Both teacher- and learner-made computer visuals are quite extensively reported in Computer-Assisted Language Learning literature, for instance, filming interviews, soap operas or mini-documentaries, creating storyboard projects, authoring podcasts and vodcasts, designing digital stories. Such student-made digital assets are used to present to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Class Activities, Learning Activities
Melton, Judith M. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1980
Suggestions for using various dramatic techniques including a student-written cabaret to teach German at all levels of proficiency are described. The method promotes language proficiency, is pedagogically sound, flexible, rewarding, and fun. It can be adapted for use in teaching other languages. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatics, German, Higher Education

Stutz, Helen – Hispania, 1992
Pictorial flashcards, particularly with effective use of color and humor, are recommended for effective secondary school Spanish classrooms. Student participation in flashcard creation, thematic cards as teaching tools, and class activities are described. (LB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Spanish
Kert, Isabel – TESL Talk, 1980
The opportunities for real language use in creating a slide show in the language class are described. Fifteen steps for replicating the project are included. Students choose the topic, develop the story line, create the dialogue, take the photographs, write the script, and act the roles. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, English (Second Language), Production Techniques

Lazar, Gillian; Heath, Shirley Brice – TESOL Quarterly, 1996
Two educators discuss the role literature plays in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. One emphasizes that literary texts are a source for classroom activities that can motivate learners. The other points out that the English writings of ESL students about their travels and friends published in newsletters and journals generate…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), Language Role, Literature
Gonzalez, Barbara – 1982
A comparison between the second language learner and the native language learner provides the primary argument for the importance of listening without having to produce a response immediately. The fact that children listen to their native language for at least 8 hours a day implies that students need to spend more time in listening activities. In…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Listening Comprehension, Second Language Instruction
Magrath, Douglas R. – 1987
Second language reading is a vital skill that aids the communication process. It provides language input and reinforces spoken language. Because the modern world is print-oriented, foreign language and English-as-a-Second-Language learners need to develop reading skills as rapidly as possible. Reading must be taught rather than acquired passively.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Language Proficiency, Reading Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Riggenbach, Heidi – 1988
Student-generated materials are a means by which students may be brought into the role of active participant in their own second language learning processes. To create their own materials, students can engage in the following types of activities: (1) performance, or those in which the student prepares and delivers a message to the group (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Material Development

Hendrickson, James M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
Thirty classroom-tested activities are presented for motivating students to communicate orally in any foreign language. For each activity, the following information is provided: level, purpose, materials, procedure, and source. Variations and follow-up activities are also suggested. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Games, Learning Activities
Carton, Dana – 1983
A classroom activity using passport forms that students fill out themselves by interviewing classmates is described. The passport lesson is structured to be self-contained, presenting all necessary structures and vocabulary for successful functioning within the unit. It may be used any time during the language program to reinforce an aspect of the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dialogs (Language), Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Yoshida, Norman J. – 1985
One of a group of modular courses developed for a college-level program in English as a second language (ESL) is an intermediate level course designed to help students develop their knowledge of the world through language. The course, modeled on the popular game Trivial Pursuit, requires students to learn library skills and perform research on a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, English (Second Language), Games

Magahay-Johnson, Wendy – TESL Canada Journal, 1985
Describes procedures for designing trivia games to be used in teaching English as a second language. The students participate in designing the games, thereby gaining practice in the four basic language skills and the formation of yes-no questions, information questions, and statements. Provides examples for young intermediate ESL students. (SED)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Gagne, Antoinette – SPEAQ Journal, 1982
Language learning games are dynamic, provide a change of pace, can be played individually or in groups, and can be integrated into classroom learning activities. Game-production activities are initially teacher-centered; gradually, students can work in groups with the teacher as resource person. During production activities, the four language…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education

McDevitt, Damien – Babel, 1988
One teacher's experience using student-written texts as a basis for testing other students has become a good way of integrating the four language skills in a natural progression and in pinpointing students' language weaknesses. Using students' texts has also reinforced the importance of choosing visual materials carefully. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Language Proficiency, Language Skills
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