Silence and the ESL Child.

Day, Richard R.

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ERIC Number: EJ244009

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981-Mar

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Silence and the ESL Child.

Day, Richard R.

TESOL Quarterly, v15 n1 p35-39 Mar 1981

Five first-grade English as a Second Language children who had been labelled nonverbal were put in a more loosely structured, tension-free situation and were encouraged by the teacher to talk freely under a variety of circumstances. The new conditions aided teachers in eliciting a great deal of speech from the students. (Author/PJM)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Learning Disabilities, Primary Education, Second Language Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Teaching Methods, Verbal Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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