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Direct linkFerlazzo, Larry – Linworth, 2010
This unique new perspective and method for teaching English Language Learners is the proven result of the author's community organizing career and his successful career in the classroom. Great teaching is about facilitating intrinsic motivation and self-directed learning. It's about giving students the opportunity to learn by doing and encouraging…
Descriptors: State Standards, Second Language Learning, Prior Learning, Motivation
Kitao, S. Kathleen – 1989
A discussion of schema theory as it relates to the learning of English as a Second Language reviews related research and its implications for classroom instruction. The first section looks at schema theory in general and content schemata in particular, focusing on how they affect reading comprehension. Studies of non-native speakers, schema…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, English (Second Language), Learning Theories, Prior Learning
Peer reviewedDam, Leni, Ed. – AILA Review = La Revue de l'AILA., 2001
This book presents papers, written in both English and French, from a symposium entitled "Promoting Learner Autonomy: New Insights." After "Introduction" (Leni Dam), the eight papers include the following: "Examining the Discourse of Learner Advisory Sessions" (David Crabbe, Alison Hoffman, and Sara Cotteral);…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Cappellini, Mary – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
Develop second-language students' reading skills and their English fluency with a balanced approach that combines research with best practices. By assessing students' language and reading during read-alouds, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading, and literature circles, teachers will be able to plan for the most effective…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Prior Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Skills
Download full textManchon, Rosa M., Ed. – International Journal of English Studies, 2001
Articles in this special issue include the following: "Learning to Write in a Second Language: Two Decades of Research" (Alister Cumming); "Some Steps Towards a Socio-Cognitive Interpretation of Second Language Composition Processes" (Julio Delarios Roca, Liz Murphy Liz); "Trends in the Conceptualizations of Second Language Composing Strategies: A…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Case Studies, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria
Gass, Susan M., Ed.; Selinker, Larry, Ed. – 1993
The study of native language influence in Second Language Acquisition has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. This book, which includes 12 chapters by distinguished researchers in the field of second language acquisition, traces the conceptual history of language transfer from its early role within a Contrastive Analysis…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Discourse Analysis, English, Form Classes (Languages)
