Content-specific vocabulary instruction was used in four seventh and eighth grade social studies and science classes as a method for improving the English language ability of non-native English speakers. A total of 52 monolingual English-speaking non-Hispanic students, 7 monolingual English-speaking Hispanic students, 6 Spanish-listening Hispanic…

THE 55 AUDIO-LINGUAL LESSON UNITS OF "TEACHING ENGLISH EARLY" ARE DESIGNED AS A GUIDE FOR THE TEACHER OF ELEMENTARY GRADE CHILDREN WHO HAVE REACHED LEVEL II IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. AIMED PRIMARILY AT THE SPANISH-SPEAKING (MEXICAN-AMERICAN) CHILD, THIS PRE-READING MATERIAL MAY BE USED WITH OTHER LANGUAGE BACKGROUNDS. (SEE THE FINAL REPORT…

THIS VOLUME COMPRISES LESSONS 56-115 OF THE SECOND LEVEL OF "TEACHING ENGLISH EARLY." FOLLOWING THE SAME FORMAT AS LEVEL II, PART 1, THE APPROACH IS STILL ORAL-AURAL, EMPHASIZING CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AND "ACTING-OUT" WITH PUPPETS. SOMEWHAT MORE EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO "FREE DIALOG" AND A GREATER VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES.…

The guides have been written to help teachers provide effective instruction for children who do not speak English as their native language. The guides have been planned for use in the primary grades and have been written on two levels of difficulty. The first level contains 128 lessons, the second 115, and each provides instruction for…

The guides have been written to help teachers provide effective instruction for children who do not speak English as their native language. The guides have been planned for use in the primary grades and have been written on two levels of difficulty. The first level contains 128 lessons, the second 115, and each provides instruction for…

In recent years, California public schools have been inundated by a flood of non-English speaking students. This influx has forced California schools to look more closely at how best to provide meaningful instruction in English as a Second Language so the non-English speaker may quickly integrate into the American mainstream. Gives techniques for…

A teaching guide, developed for an oral English program for non-English-speaking children, uses the familiar social setting of the Navajo Indian child as a basis for instruction. Pictures are used for conversation and vocabulary development and for helping the child develop his self-concept by presenting experiences with which he can identify. The…

This document has been commissioned by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Linguistics to provide an overview of resources, methodologies and activities in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. The author points out the contributions made by various approaches to language teaching and the new insights into language arrived at by…

It is not sufficient for students in foreign language classes to simply internalize the sound system and grammatical structure of the target language or to memorize the vocabulary. Speaking is not merely a linguistic event, but rather involves an extensive system of norms for the social interaction. The relationship between speaking and social…

This bibliography cites theses and articles pertaining to the teaching of English in Chinese schools. A wide range of topics are covered, from instructional materials and curriculum planning to teacher training and specific teaching problems. The theses were completed at universities and other institutions of learning in England, and most were…

This paper is a statement, from the viewpoint of a language teaching specialist, of the contributions language learning theory could make to language planning. It consists of three parts: (1) a conceptual framework of language planning used to identify ways in which a linguist might contribute; (2) a summary of basic concepts of language learning…

This bibliography cites theses pertaining to the teaching of English in India and covering a variety of topics, ranging from instructional materials and curriculum planning to specific teaching problems. The entries constitute work done for British and Indian colleges and universities, and most were completed since 1965. (CLK)

This bibliography cites theses pertaining to various aspects of the teaching of English in Arabic-speaking countries, ranging from instructional materials and curriculum planning to specific teaching problems. The theses were completed at universities and other institutions of learning in Britain, and most were completed since 1960. (CLK)

This is the first text in a Business English series designed for non-English-speaking secretarial students. The purpose of this text is to teach basic conversational English while providing students with an introduction to secretarial terminology and skills. Each of the twenty lessons has four parts: Part 1 focuses on the language used in social…

This booklet is a guide to the various aspects of bilingual education. It consists of the following chapters: (1) "Sink or Swim Educational Approach" (which discusses the practice of ignoring the linguistic problems of non-English-speaking children in American schools), (2) "Bilingual Instruction" (the two methods of teaching English to linguistic…