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Peer reviewedGrant, Lynn E. – Prospect, 1996
Examines an approach to teaching conversation in New Zealand to adult migrants studying English as a Second Language, using language data from a television soap opera. Compares teacher-made samples of conversation and the scripted conversation of television soaps and points to advantages of using videoed television samples. (15 references)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Exchange, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedSchenke, Arleen – TESOL Quarterly, 1996
Discusses changes in feminist theory as well as struggles pertaining to Canadian multiculturalism and antiracism. The article focuses on an advanced-level writing class in Canadian culture consisting mostly of women students with an interest in soap operas, who focused in the class on what personal histories were evoked in watching these programs.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language), Feminism
