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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in foreign language reading comprehension among high-, middle-, and low ambiguity tolerance students. The subjects for the study were 150 English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) university students randomly drawn from all freshmen enrolled in the English section at four schools of education in Egypt. Data required by the study were obtained by using two measures: the MAT-50 (Morton, 1975) and a reading comprehension subtest of the Test of...
Topics: Learning Strategies, Psycholinguistics, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction
The linguistic, communicative, and cultural value of teaching Esperanto is discussed. A major linguistic advantage is that Esperanto study provides an ideal introduction to the study of language. The European root stock provides an important resource for building vocabulary in English and in other European languages. Esperanto has a valuable and unusual literature, comprising both translations from national languages and original work. This provides a valuable tool to promote cultural...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cultural Awareness, Educational Benefits, Language Role, Second Language Instruction
Transitivity in the English verb is examined from the perspectives of the linguistic theorist and the second language instructor. English verbs can be assigned to one of six categories: pure intransitives, causative-inchoative verbs, psych-movement verbs, cross-classification verbs, direct object deletions, and pure transitives. Both syntacticians and English as a second language teachers face theoretical problems in determing the boundaries between these categories and defining membership in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, English (Second Language), Linguistic Theory, Second Language Instruction, Syntax,...
The laboratory school for Southeast Missouri State University offers individualized French and Spanish second language instruction to secondary students by scheduling them together in one multilevel class. Students progress individually and in small groups through planned, self-paced, continuous progress programs. Each student is given a checklist for each new core lesson, which contains oral, reading, and writing exercises, workbook activities, comprehension items, quizzes, and tests....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Classroom Techniques, French, Individualized Instruction, Laboratory Schools,...
This supplemental volume to the Persian instructional materials of the Defense Language Institute provides practice in writing and recognizing Persian letters and words. (JB)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Persian, Postsecondary Education, Reading Instruction, Second Language Instruction,...
The use of the Silent Way method of second language instruction in beginning and intermediate Spanish classes at the college level is described. The approach encourages student self-responsibility for learning the target language according to learning strategies selected by the student. Although the method was used during three semesters, the students underwent the greatest metamorphosis in their abilities to independently interact in Spanish during the first semester. Student's initial...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Higher Education, Second Language Instruction, Spanish, Student Attitudes, Teaching...
The booklet reviews ways in which a foreign language teacher modified instruction as part of the HELDS (Higher Education for Learning Disabled Students) project. Basic principles in foreign language learning are reviewed, and the value of meaningful practice to allow students to focus on content and communication is emphasized. Strategies (such as modeling, opportunity for practice, and varying of the material) are discussed as are components involved in planning a class hour. A framework is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Second Language...
The purpose of this study was to review the asynchronous and synchronous tools of the Web assisted foreign language instruction. This study was conducted on the base of literature survey, so the findings was interpreted and evaluated for the purpose of the study. In the study, firstly, we were preferred to give a brief description of the each Web tools than explained the related research finding and some applications, which were to deals with the web assisted foreign language instruction. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Web Based Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication,...
This annotated bibliography aims to present the latest resources, published and electronic, in the field of second language learning and teaching related to English Language Learners (ELLs). Various databases, assessments, books, handouts, journal articles, papers, reports, and Web sites are included. When possible, the annotations are made directly from the reference being presented. Assessment Resource Library shelf numbers are included at the end of each entry. (Contains 109 references.)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction,...
Responds to Piercy's (2000) perspectives article, "Sexism in the English Language." Suggests that progress has been made in eliminating much sexism in English, and that English is much less sexist than many other languages, precisely because it is less gendered. (Author/VWL)
Topics: ERIC Archive, English, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sex Bias, Stinson,...
In response to a review of an article written by the author titled "Sexism in the English Language," the author lays out her agreement and disagreement with the points made in the review. (Author/VWL)
Topics: ERIC Archive, English, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sex Bias, Piercey,...
A glossary of bilingual education terms provides definitions of approximately 160 commonly used concepts in an attempt to standardize their usage. The major terms are organized alphabetically with related or subordinate terms listed under the major concepts. The glossary is designed for California bilingual educators in order to provide them with operational definitions of terms which appear in legislation, regulations, guidelines, and other documents related to bilingual education. For more...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Bilingual Education, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Glossaries, Second...
This Samoan language manual is designed for use by both teachers and students. The manual outlines and explains each lesson for the teacher and provides a source of reference for the learner. The lessons are intended for use in the classroom under the direction of the teacher. Total immersion in Samoan and exclusion of English are important features of the course. Each lesson contains a list of topics to be taught, the method to be used, and the necessary materials. The lessons are organized...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Dialogs (Language), Glossaries, Grammar, Lesson Plans, Samoan, Second Language...
The learning needs relevant to a communicative approach to language teaching and the appropriate teaching methods are examined. Three alternatives perspectives on language use are discussed: structural, functional, and communicative. Taken together, these perspectives highlight the goal of foreign language learning: teaching the ability to use the language system creatively and to relate forms to functions appropriately in situations involving real meaning, real time, and actual interaction....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Communicative Competence (Languages), Models, Second Language Instruction, Second...
The three concepts Approach, Design and Procedure as proposed in Rodgers' Framework are considered particularly effective as a framework in second language teaching with the specific aim of developing communication as well as for better understanding methodology in the use of communicative language use.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Second Language Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Teaching Models,...
The document comprises 42 inserts to be included in the List of Books (4-6) for French as a Second Language (Immersion)--a selection of works of youth literature--published by Alberta Learning in 2000. Thirty-seven of the items appeal to the world of imagination and esthetics, and five items are of an informative nature. An appendix, entitled "How to Discover What our Students Like to Read," by Flore Gervais, published in Quebec francais, No. 120, Winter 2001, presents interesting...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Guides, Immersion...
Math competency and bilingual education are among the most debated topics in public education. This paper discusses the common points that these two areas share and demonstrates ways for using foreign language instructional techniques in mathematics classrooms. Information on some techniques used in language education is also provided. (ASK)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Second Language Instruction,...
The experience of the Albuquerque, New Mexico second language community is presented as a case study of successful local advocacy. The formation of the Albuquerque Language Teachers Association and the New Mexico State Task Force on Modern and Classical Languages is described, and the passage by the State legislature of a resolution on language rights that makes New Mexico the first state to take an official "English Plus" stance is discussed in detail. Six strategies that have...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Advocacy, Case Studies, Community Cooperation, Language Teachers, Second Language...
The methods and materials used in a language lab (LL) are analyzed. The theoretical advantages of the LL are enumerated, including its ability to provide a variety of programs and activities and its provision of an opportunity for students to listen critically to their voices. In order to determine if these advantages are being used, a set of observation grids developed expressly to carry out an analysis of LL use by teachers and students is proposed. The analytical methodology was applied to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Language Laboratories, Listening Comprehension, Second Language Instruction, Self...
To assist the learner of English as a second language in dealing with the various services provided by the post office, a series of dialogs, comprehension questions, readings, and points of discussion are presented. The text is illustrated with sample forms. (JB)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Secondary...
This document consists of three year's worth (18 consecutive issues), 1995-1998, of the periodical "Hands-on English." This serial publication is intended for teachers and tutors of adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL). Each issue contains editorials, letters to the editor, teaching and learning activities, teaching tips, instructional tools and techniques, crossword puzzles, and news and notes. The articles and ideas are contributed by experienced teachers and tutors, including...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Learning Activities,...
Recent emphasis on process over method in second language teacher training is ascribed to: (1) difficulty in establishing the superiority of any single instructional approach; (2) increased emphasis on the contribution of the learner to instructional outcomes; and (3) emergence of process-oriented syllabus design. It is proposed that the process model, which negotiates content and procedure on the basis of student needs, perceptions, and learning styles, is the most direct and effective way of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional...
Sixteen oral lessons for teaching beginning English as a second language are presented. The lessons were developed to teach small groups of adolescents. The lessons are each self-contained and include noun picture cards, a vocabulary game, opposites, teacher commands, expanding sentences, pronouns, and vowel sounds. The picture card lessons can be duplicated and used as flash cards. Teaching hints and a chart of 333 verbs in three tenses are provided. (RW)
Topics: ERIC Archive, English (Second Language), Lesson Plans, Second Language Instruction, Secondary...
The purpose of this guide is to provide Americans who are teaching English to the Hmongs with a set of pronunciation lessons. These lessons are geared both to the particular problems Hmong speakers have in learning English, and to the particular pedagogical problems involved in teaching pronunciation to students who are for the most part illiterate in their native language. The 28 lessons deal with specific sounds. Teaching hints are offered, and list of sources for further reference is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Asian Americans, English (Second Language), Illiteracy, Indochinese, Pronunciation...
With the research on the development of learner autonomy in foreign language education, teacher autonomy has become a hot topic in the research of foreign language teacher education. However, it is the most difficult question to define language teacher autonomy and any answer to it is likely to be subjective. On the basis of expounding upon the different definitions concerning the research on teacher autonomy in language teaching and learning, the focus of the present paper is to clarify the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Professional Autonomy, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Definitions,...
English for native speakers is compared and contrasted with English for non-native speakers by examining the influence of Moffett's (1968) structural curriculum for native speakers and the notional functional syllabus approach for second language learners. Both approaches are more rhetorical and less grammatical then the approaches that preceded them. The structural curriculum posits that the fundamental structure of discourse is a set of relations between sender, receiver, and message. In the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Curriculum, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Notional Functional...
Foreign language teachers can tap the appeal of video successfully and enjoyably in the foreign language classroom. Potential difficulties include length of feature films and difficulty in understanding the language and story simultaneously. The instructor must select materials and equipment carefully and commit considerable time and energy to preparation of well-organized exercises and activities for incorporation of video into the total classroom experience. Choosing videocassettes involves...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Classroom Techniques, Media Selection, Second Language Instruction, Second Language...
Discusses the work of Stephen Krashen, examining his insights and discussing the views of his critics. (Author/VWL)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Instruction, Second Language...
This paper examines the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in different lights and from different angles. Particular attention is focused on the following: (1) language acquisition is an intellectual process; (2) the goal for the second-language learner is mastery; (3) the standard of English in Hong Kong; and (4) "standard" English. (VWL)
Topics: ERIC Archive, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Second Language...
This digest discusses second language learning strategies--specific actions, behaviors, steps, or techniques students used to improve their progress in apprehending, internalizing, and using the second language. The first section discusses characteristics of good language learners. The second section highlights research findings that suggest successful language learners often use strategies in an orchestrated fashion. In the third section, factors that influence the choice of second language...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Classification, Classroom Techniques, Language Research, Learning Strategies, Second...
This study investigated which categories of downgraders in requests is more learnable, and therefore, more teachable. Specifically, the study compared three categories of downgraders: internally modified syntactic downgraders (e.g., conditionals, aspects, interrogatives); internally modified lexical-phrasal downgraders (e.g., politeness markers, hedges, downtoners); and externally modified downgraders (e.g., preparators, grounders, disarmers). Adult students of English as a Second Language...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Consciousness Raising, English (Second Language), Language Usage, Second Language...
A classroom technique designed for developing German second language vocabulary is expanded on for additional classroom functions and activities. The method uses a bag containing a variety of objects. The objects are drawn out of the bag and discussed in class. The contents of the bag should be unpredictable and unusual, and they should be changed frequently as the students' vocabulary increases. In addition, the items in the bag should reflect as much morphological diversity as possible. A...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Games, German, Grammar, Realia, Second...
THE MODERN STATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SUPERVISOR IS PRIMARILY A LEADER IN A COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE INVOLVING ALL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION, AND IS JUDGED BY THE SERVICE GIVEN TO THE TOTAL SYSTEM. THE SUPERVISOR SHOULD HAVE A SOLID BACKGROUND IN LANGUAGES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, AND TEACHING PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNIQUES, AND SHOULD UNDERSTAND AND BE ABLE TO ASSIST TEACHERS. THE SUPERVISOR'S ROLE IS BASICALLY TO (1) ASSIST LOCAL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES, (2) COORDINATE...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Second Language Instruction, State Supervisors, Supervision, Supervisor...
This report discusses the "anchor" language learning method that is based upon derivation rather than construction, using Italian as an example of a language to be learned. This method borrows from the natural process of language learning as it asks the student to remember whole expressions that serve as vehicles for learning both words and rules, which may later result in additional expressions. The starting point is a collection of sentences grouped according to a single, common,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Italian, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Interests,...
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A study compared the effectiveness of three classroom methods for teaching semantic mapping to college-level learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Subjects were 187 freshmen at an Egyptian university, randomly assigned to three treatment groups: teacher-initiated semantic mapping; student-mediated semantic mapping; and teacher-student interactive semantic mapping. Treatment was administered over 5 months in one session per week. Subjects were pre- and post-tested in reading...
Topics: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Mapping, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction,...
When I was invited to give one of the keynote talks at the Second International Conference on Telecollaboration in Higher Education, my first thought was that I should decline. It is true that for thirty years I was responsible for Trinity College Dublin's self-access language learning facilities and resources; true also that around the turn of the millennium I shared in the empirical exploration of tandem language learning via e-mail and in text-based virtual reality. But although I remain...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Personal Autonomy, Telecommunications, Cooperative Learning, Second Language...
This course on the language of Sri Lanka is intended to be taken under a Sinhala-speaking instructor. The present module is intended as a reference manual on Sinhala structures which will supplement and expand on the brief notes that appear in Module 2 (see related documents). After a brief explanation of the Sinhala sound system, the grammatical system is described under the following main headings: introduction to nouns, cases, definite and indefinite forms of the noun, basic classes of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Learning Modules, Phonology, Postsecondary...
A panel of classroom teachers and a Department of Education inspector respond to questions from participants in a conference on methodological advances in modern language teaching held in Ireland. The questions and answers address the following topics: (1) the usefulness and selection of cloze tests; (2) maintenance of high written language standards while achieving the objectives of the communicative approach; (3) integration of literature into coursework; (4) combatting passivity promoted by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Cloze Procedure, Foreign Countries, Inservice...
The increased interest in FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools) programs has prompted many foreign language educators to consider the impact of program articulation on the development of a successful K-12 language program. Program articulation is the process of providing a smooth transition between foreign language classrooms, and can be viewed from two perspectives: horizontal and vertical. Horizontal articulation focuses on teaching objectives, strategies, and materials, and aims...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Articulation (Education), Developmental Continuity, Educational Planning, Elementary...
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A study investigated the effects of the Directed Reading Thinking Activity on Egyptian first-year secondary stage EFL students' referential and inferential reading comprehension. The study utilized a pretest-posttest control group experimental design. The subjects consisted of 72 first-year secondary students in Menouf Secondary School for Boys at Menoufya Directorate of Education (Egypt) during the academic year 2005/2006. These subjects were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a...
Topics: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Thinking Skills, English (Second Language), Inferences,...
The manner in which English is being nativized in Europe is examined by focusing on German English. The recent historical development of the nativization of English in Germany and the attitudes that foster this practice are described. Among the topics addressed are: (1) the effects of the expansion of English use on the German language itself, (2) the process of nativization, (3) who uses English and for what purposes, (4) the teaching of English in West Germany, (5) communicative competence,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Dialects, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes, Language Usage, Language...
This article examines the relevance of metaphor from a number of perspectives; its dominant part in everyday speech, its use as a teaching tool, and its role in education and training. Metaphor is seen as a vehicle for personal statement, a device for clarifying abstract concepts and for adding color to descriptions, and as a socio-cultural indicator. Examples are given from a variety of contexts; everyday speech, teaching, general education and songs. A distinction is made between cognitive...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Figurative Language, English Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Teaching...
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This study investigated the effects of three classroom questioning strategies on the reading comprehension of learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Subjects were 86 first-year EFL students in the school of education of Suez Canal University (Egypt), randomly assigned to three treatment groups. The same instructor taught the three groups using the same 20 reading passages, but used three different questioning strategies: student-generated questions; teacher provided questions; and...
Topics: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Questioning Techniques, Reading,...
This issue focuses on workplace education and includes the following articles: "After the Grant Is Over" (Connie Nelson); "Around to Stay" (Shirley Penn and Mary Zorn); "A Conversation with FOB: What Benefits Does Workplace Ed Offer the Provider?"; "Reading Work" (Tracy Defoe and Sue Folinsbee); "Much More than ABE" (Don Block and Lori Keefer"; "Balancing the Agendas of Management, Student, and Teacher in Workplace ESOL" (Anthony...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Literacy Education, English (Second Language), Workplace Literacy, Statewide...
To assist the learner of English as a second language in dealing with the search for housing, a series of dialogs, comprehension questions, readings, and points of discussion are presented. The text is illustrated with sample forms and rental ads. (JB)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, English (Second Language), Housing, Second Language Instruction,...
A conference of 15 experts in English as a second language (ESL) from Indochinese programs across the country arrived at a consensus regarding the characteristics of an effective ESL program. Prior to ESL instruction, student needs must be addressed, including basic living needs, orientation in the native language, and seeking the collaboration of various agencies. Refugees must be viewed as having special requirements. Program design will take into consideration such aspects of refugee...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adult Education, English (Second Language), Program Design, Refugees, Second Language...
To assist the learner of English as a second language in dealing with the various services provided by a bank, a series of dialogs, comprehension questions, readings, and points of discussion are presented. The text is illustrated with sample forms. (JB)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, Banking, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction,...
Language teacher supervisors see their role as: (1) training teachers to go from their actual to ideal teaching behaviors; (2) providing a means for teachers to reflect on and work through problems in their teaching; (3) furnishing opportunities for teachers to explore new teaching possibilities; and (4) providing teachers with opportunities to acquire knowledge about teaching and to develop their own theory of teaching. It is important for supervisors to realize that the goal of...
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To assist the youthful learner of English as a second language in dealing with the purchase of clothing and personal items, a series of dialogs, comprehension questions, readings, and points of discussion are presented. The text is illustrated. (JB)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adolescents, English (Second Language), Purchasing, Second Language Instruction,...
This system for describing teaching events is intended to facilitate the analysis of classroom observations for purposes of comparing, documenting, or evaluating different instructional techniques. The typology is designed to describe a wide range of settings and teaching styles. The descriptors are organized into two groups that simultaneously depict two levels of events. Higher order events, such as tasks and lessons, are characterized in terms of the language content targeted for...
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