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How Grammar Instruction Can Benefit Students In The Second Language Classroom, Barbara Jean Bivins Peterson Jan 2004

How Grammar Instruction Can Benefit Students In The Second Language Classroom, Barbara Jean Bivins Peterson

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that grammar has played in second language teaching methods throughout history and to question whether explicit grammar study has a place in the second language classroom today.


Two-Way Immersion: Parental Choice For A Successful And Culturally Diverse Future, Margarita Esperanza Machado-Casas Jan 2003

Two-Way Immersion: Parental Choice For A Successful And Culturally Diverse Future, Margarita Esperanza Machado-Casas

Theses Digitization Project

This study focuses on parental choice for student placement in Two-Way Immersion classes as optional bilingual education. Parents who have their children enrolled in a TWI program in Banning, California responded to a questionnaire and were interviewed about their decision. The analysis of the data indicates that parents value cultural diversity and second language acquisition.


An Integration Of Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency And Content-Based Instruction, Fu-Chuan Wang Jan 2003

An Integration Of Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency And Content-Based Instruction, Fu-Chuan Wang

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to provide more effective teaching strategies for ESL students through the integration of CALP and content area teaching.


The Role Of Motivation Within An Activity System For Adults Learning English As A Second Language, Priscilla Beth Jenison Jan 2003

The Role Of Motivation Within An Activity System For Adults Learning English As A Second Language, Priscilla Beth Jenison

Theses Digitization Project

This project attempts to conceptualize the relationship between the language learner and the social world, developing a comprehensive theory of identity that integrates the language learner and the language learning context, while trying to keep motivation high.


Social Distance, Motivation And Other Factors Contributing To Success In Language Acquisition And Achievement Among Adolescent Mexican Immigrants, Alice Yvette Muniz-Cornejo Jan 2002

Social Distance, Motivation And Other Factors Contributing To Success In Language Acquisition And Achievement Among Adolescent Mexican Immigrants, Alice Yvette Muniz-Cornejo

Theses Digitization Project

Adolescent immigrant English learners who enter U.S. schools at the secondary level are faced with challenges that distinguish their experience in second language acquisition from that of children and adults. Some of the challenges they face include limited time to acquire academic English proficiencey in reading and writing, difficulty in assimilating into English speaking American culture, and limited programs and services at the secondary level.


Strategic Reading For English As A Foreign Language, Phill Jo Jan 1999

Strategic Reading For English As A Foreign Language, Phill Jo

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Explicit Teaching Of Implicature To Esl Students And Its Effect On Their Performance On The Listening Section Of The Test Of English As A Foreign Language, Michael John Buckhoff Jan 1997

The Explicit Teaching Of Implicature To Esl Students And Its Effect On Their Performance On The Listening Section Of The Test Of English As A Foreign Language, Michael John Buckhoff

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Teaching Of Implicature To Esl Learners, Joel Christopher Harris Jan 1995

The Teaching Of Implicature To Esl Learners, Joel Christopher Harris

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Error On The Grading Of Esl And Native-Speaker Freshman Writing: A Comparison, Rita Kathlyn Somers Jan 1993

The Effect Of Error On The Grading Of Esl And Native-Speaker Freshman Writing: A Comparison, Rita Kathlyn Somers

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Sentence Combining And The Esl Student, Patricia Lynn Golder Jan 1991

Sentence Combining And The Esl Student, Patricia Lynn Golder

Theses Digitization Project

Also covers linguistic error hierarchy.


Teaching Languages The Natural Way With Visual Cues, Alain Bernard Mathey Jan 1987

Teaching Languages The Natural Way With Visual Cues, Alain Bernard Mathey

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.