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Using A Computer With The Language Experience Approach, Carol Marie Jennings Jan 1986

Using A Computer With The Language Experience Approach, Carol Marie Jennings

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This paper attempts to explore the use of a computer in language learning. It describes twenty lessons that were given to a non-native speaker using a computer with the Language Experience Approach. It includes three hypotheses that were formulated before the lessons began, the rationale of how the hypotheses were developed, a description of the lessons, and conclusions. The paper lists difficulties that were encountered in the lessons as well as factors that helped learning.


50 Functions For The E.S.L. Classroom, Paul Dennis Moss Jan 1984

50 Functions For The E.S.L. Classroom, Paul Dennis Moss

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This is a materials development project designed for ESL students who need to know what to say and how to say it in everyday situations of American life. Using a variety of- native and non-native speakers, a videotape was used to record 50 short scenes of functions performed in English. All the functions on the videotape are titled, with a brief pause in between each one for easy reference. The dialogues are also typed to clarify what was said and can be used to make copies for the students. The written section also includes suggested activities for the benefit of …


Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Issues, Perspectives And Practices, Evelyn Elizabeth Fella Jan 1984

Computer-Assisted Language Learning: Issues, Perspectives And Practices, Evelyn Elizabeth Fella

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In an attempt to respond to concerns and misunderstandings on the part of teaches about the computer, this paper explores its use as a technological tool in the foreign language classroom. The role of the compute in a language class room as well as its strengths and limitations are discussed. The paper presents a comprehensive description of state of the art courseware for language learners, guidelines for evaluating the courseware and suggestions for classroom use.


English In Movies: Using Scenes From Movies To Teach English, Timothy M. Cook Jan 1984

English In Movies: Using Scenes From Movies To Teach English, Timothy M. Cook

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This project consists of a videotape and an accompanying manual. Various scenes from American movies are put on videotape to offer students of English as a foreign language material for studying spoken English. The manual consists of transcriptions of the dialog in each scene, vocabulary lists of words and expressions common only to spoken English, plus aids and suggestions for classroom use of the material. Scenes are categorized by situations.


An Introductory Course On Computers For Esl Students, Anne Christenson Rice Jan 1983

An Introductory Course On Computers For Esl Students, Anne Christenson Rice

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This paper details the process of creation and an evaluation of a computer course for non-native English speakers.


A Primer In Computer Literacy For Students Of English In A Second Language, David Allen Reynolds Jan 1983

A Primer In Computer Literacy For Students Of English In A Second Language, David Allen Reynolds

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This series of seven readings for ESL students covers various topics in computer literacy. Their main aims are cognitive formation of basic concepts in computer literacy and acquisition of vocabulary pertaining to those concept areas. The intended readers are sixth grade students with an intermediate ESL ability. Grammatical structures are limited to those covered in an intensive beginners' course. Non-technical vocabulary ±s limited to a 1000-word frequency list. The readings are written at a fourth grade reading level according to Fry's Readability Scale.


On The Radio: Using Radio In Esl Classes, Mary Ann Barnes Jan 1981

On The Radio: Using Radio In Esl Classes, Mary Ann Barnes

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Recent studies have brought about an increased awareness of the need for better listening comprehension skills among ESL students, and as a result there is heightened interest in the use of live language in the classroom. Radio is a highly accessible and versatile source of such, providing the student with a limitless supply of current language. This paper focuses on the use of radio as a live language tool. Included in the paper are a rationale for using radio; a description of the author's work with commercials, news and weather reports; specific lesson plans; guidelines for using radio as a …