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Hotel Receptionists And Customers : Making The Most Of Computer Simulations In The Foreign-Language Classroom, Rolf Palmberg
Hotel Receptionists And Customers : Making The Most Of Computer Simulations In The Foreign-Language Classroom, Rolf Palmberg
PASAA
The paper suggests ways in which one specific simulation program, Hotel Excelsior, can be linked in with ordinary foreign-language classroom work in order to practise not only oral communication but also, depending on the learning objectives set up by the teacher for the teaching period in question, any (or all) of the three other categories of language skills (listening, reading and writing). The suggestions include pre-computer, computer and post-computer phases providing opportunity for individual, pair and/or group work according to the teacher's choice.
Expanding Peer Coaching : Pedagogical Applications Of Conference Coaching, Nicholas Dimmitt
Expanding Peer Coaching : Pedagogical Applications Of Conference Coaching, Nicholas Dimmitt
PASAA
Recent research demonstrates that peer coaching can be a productive and constructive method for promoting teacher professional development and can build increased collegiality and confidence (Galbraith & Anstrom, 1995). This paper reviews current models of peer coaching; technical, collegial, challenge and team coaching—and suggests practical applications for its use in individual professional development and personal self-growth for classroom teachers. One objection to peer coaching has been that it can be time intensive, with teachers often too immersed in their schedules to participate. This paper presents a variation of peer coaching, conference coaching, which requires minimum preparation time and employs "micro …
I'D Like To Present But How Are You Going To Score Me?, Stephen J. Hall
I'D Like To Present But How Are You Going To Score Me?, Stephen J. Hall
PASAA
Presenting competently needs language awareness and non-verbal skills which can be difficult to assess. This paper presents a framework for understanding the demands of presentation speaking and suggests approaches to scoring and giving feedback with attention to sub-skills. The framework for presentation skills assessment draws on research and the writer's experience in Southeast Asia. Guidelines for classroom practices which move beyond an assessor's intuitive response are suggested.
Autonomous Language Learning : The Importance Of Metacognition, Goal-Setting And Cultures Of Practice, Cynthia J. White
Autonomous Language Learning : The Importance Of Metacognition, Goal-Setting And Cultures Of Practice, Cynthia J. White
PASAA
This paper identifies and describes three interrelated concepts which were found to be central to the development of autonomy in a study of distance foreign language learners, namely metacognition, goal-setting and cultures of practice. One key aspect of metacognition, self-management, is discussed in terms of how it is deployed by learner to establish an autonomous approach to learning. It is argued that goal-setting is also central to autonomy and examples are given of how learners used metacognitive awareness to set explicit goals for the course and direction of their learning. Learners who did not set goals reported difficulty in engaging …
The Toefl And Its Imitators : Analyzing The Toefl And Evaluating Toefl - Prep Texts, Robert Hilke, Paul Wadden
The Toefl And Its Imitators : Analyzing The Toefl And Evaluating Toefl - Prep Texts, Robert Hilke, Paul Wadden
PASAA
This paper reports the results of a study that analyzed the TOEFL and identified the specific content and question types that appear in the exam as well as their ratio and placement within particular test sections. Applying this analysis, taxonomies derived from the TOEFL were used to evaluate ten leading TOEFL-prep texts. It was found that commercial texts vary widely in the accuracy with which they represent the exam. In July 1995, the TOEFL exam underwent a selective revision. The authors also outline these changes, and in closing, offer guidelines to aid in the selection of commercial texts for TOEFL-prep …
A Survey Of English Teaching Problems And Wants In Teacher Training Of Upper-Secondary English Teachers In Government Secondary Schools In Educational Region 12, Roongtip Promsiri, Kanchana Prapphal, Boosakorn Vijchulata
A Survey Of English Teaching Problems And Wants In Teacher Training Of Upper-Secondary English Teachers In Government Secondary Schools In Educational Region 12, Roongtip Promsiri, Kanchana Prapphal, Boosakorn Vijchulata
PASAA
This study investigates problems in English teaching and wants in teacher training of English teachers at the upper-secondary level. The study was conducted in government secondary schools in Educational Region 12. A questionnaire, consisting of a rating scale and open-ended questions, was used as an instrument for data collection. The reliability coefficient (Cronbach alpha) of the questionnaire was .97. The respondents of this research were all 208 upper-secondary English teachers in Educational Region 12. The result obtained was analyzed and summarized as follows: Problems in English teaching occur at many different levels ranging from the fairly serious to the very …
The Audience Is Your Friend: A Brief Guide For International Conference Presenters, Nor Hafizah Ismail, David Crookall
The Audience Is Your Friend: A Brief Guide For International Conference Presenters, Nor Hafizah Ismail, David Crookall
PASAA
This paper presents some findings from a survey about international conference presentation. It analyses the nature of a conference presentation, contrasting it with a published article. It offers advice and outlines techniques that are designed to help EFL presenters, with particular emphasis on rapport with the audience and on cross-cultural communication.
Video Movies In Teaching English As A Foreign Language, David Wood
Video Movies In Teaching English As A Foreign Language, David Wood
PASAA
This present examines the combination of the most motivating audio-visual resource, the movie, and one of the most effective language-teaching methodologies, the communicative approach, starting with a detailed rationale for the use of movies in TEFL in Section Two. Attention is paid to the effect which the irrepressible interest films can generate with teachers and students. Section Three continues with a discussion of whether video movies can be considered as an aspect of literature or whether their essential nature is something quite different, and of exactly what elements of their language and content are the most appropriate for teaching English …
The Needs Of Chulalongkorn University Students' With Regard To Learning English And Implications For Language Instruction, Ongon Thananart
The Needs Of Chulalongkorn University Students' With Regard To Learning English And Implications For Language Instruction, Ongon Thananart
PASAA
This paper discusses three things: the importance and use of English in Thai society, a report on the students' needs with regard to the learning of English, and some possible suggestions for new materials. The introduction describes why the English language has become increasingly popular in a country in which the vehicle for interpersonal communication is largely Thai. In the second section, the author reports on a study focusing on the needs of Chulalongkorn University students and their use of the English language. The majority of students responded that they needed more practice on listening and speaking skills, as well …
An Investigation Of The General And Academic English X-Tests In Measuring Grammatical Competence Of Thai Science Students, Kanchana Prapphal
An Investigation Of The General And Academic English X-Tests In Measuring Grammatical Competence Of Thai Science Students, Kanchana Prapphal
PASAA
This study investigates the role of the X-tests in these aspects: 1) Can they be used as an instrument to observe the ability to transfer language competence from General English to Academic English?; 2) If so, which type of grammatical competence can they measure better, syntactic competence or lexical competence, and 3) Is there any difference in the retention of grammatical competence measured by the General English X-Test and the Academic English X-Test? Forty-eight third year Thai students enrolled in the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University in 1994 participated in this study. It was found that the X-tests were reliable …
National Profiles Of Language Education : Thailand, Achara Wongsothorn, Suphat Sukamolsun, Pajaree Chinthammit, Phoolsook Ratanothayanonth, Prangthip Noparumpa
National Profiles Of Language Education : Thailand, Achara Wongsothorn, Suphat Sukamolsun, Pajaree Chinthammit, Phoolsook Ratanothayanonth, Prangthip Noparumpa
PASAA
No abstract provided.
Eerstekaart, Oefening In Sakeafrikaans, Michele Van Der Merwe
Eerstekaart, Oefening In Sakeafrikaans, Michele Van Der Merwe
Michele Van Der Merwe
Brief comprehension test and exercise in Business Afrikaans.
The Development Of Written Language Among Kindergartners Using Interactive Journals: Four Case Studies, Martha Galindo Gomez
The Development Of Written Language Among Kindergartners Using Interactive Journals: Four Case Studies, Martha Galindo Gomez
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Learning To Read In An Experiential Cooperative Learning Centers' Classroom: Effects On Reading Comprehension, Valerie Ann Martin-Rivers
Learning To Read In An Experiential Cooperative Learning Centers' Classroom: Effects On Reading Comprehension, Valerie Ann Martin-Rivers
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to examine the reading program of a cooperative learning centers classroom and the theories that support the benefits of cooperative learning centers within the context of a literacy program in a first grade classroom.
Spelling Instruction For Beginning Writers In Whole Language Classrooms, Gabriele Lenz
Spelling Instruction For Beginning Writers In Whole Language Classrooms, Gabriele Lenz
Theses Digitization Project
Teachers of beginning writers, who believe in a whole language philosophy for teaching language arts, are faced with the challenge of integrating spelling instruction into their writing programs. Traditional approaches that involve word lists and weekly spelling tests are not in accordance with whole language beliefs.
Multiple Intelligences And Reading Ability, Lauree Smith Simpson
Multiple Intelligences And Reading Ability, Lauree Smith Simpson
Theses Digitization Project
The following research focuses on intelligence as it relates to reading. To make reading possible for every child, varied reading materials, methods, and models must be available. Once these elements are in place for the potential reader, does intelligence make the difference in reading ability?
The New Title I: A Handbook For Reading Instruction In A Year-Round Middle School, Wendel Roy Morden
The New Title I: A Handbook For Reading Instruction In A Year-Round Middle School, Wendel Roy Morden
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
The Perceived Value Of Reading Among At-Risk Students, Lorraine Marie Rehm
The Perceived Value Of Reading Among At-Risk Students, Lorraine Marie Rehm
Theses Digitization Project
It is critical that low socioeconomic families promote the value and worth of reading as a tool for lifelong learning. The significance of this study is to determine the relationship between reading ability and the value placed on reading by at-risk students.
Reading Recovery: An Orchestration Of Literacy For The "At Risk" First Grader, Jean Campbell Fenn
Reading Recovery: An Orchestration Of Literacy For The "At Risk" First Grader, Jean Campbell Fenn
Theses Digitization Project
Reading Recovery is a relatively new program in California as it was only introduced in 1991-1992 school year. Its growth in the last four years has been gratifying, but still there are many who do not know what Reading Recovery is and how it is different from the other programs that have been used to help children who are at risk. By design, Reading Recovery fits into an educational system and is meant to be something that children get in addition to their classroom learning. Each player in the educational system can contribute a part in the success of this …
Selected Bibliography Of Theory And Criticism In Postcolonial Studies, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek, Slaney Chadwick Ross
Selected Bibliography Of Theory And Criticism In Postcolonial Studies, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek, Slaney Chadwick Ross
CLCWeb Library
No abstract provided.
Let's Surf-The-Net! World-Wide Web (Www) Sites In Italy, Or: How/Why Include A Web-Browser Component In Culture And Civilization Classes, Ilona Klein
Faculty Publications
First, this essay details the technical elements required to set up a computer for Web-surfing, then it discusses the rationale for a Web-browser component in Culture and Civilization courses. The first part of this study (the technical portion) is geared specifically toward teachers with little or no familiarity with the Internet and the World-Wide Web. In the second part of the article, the applied-pedagogy aspects of Web-browsing are provided for all colleagues in the profession, proficient or not in cyberspace surfing. This article argues that the internet and the World-Wide Web are here to stay and that, within certain limitations, …
A Study Of Home Influences On Young Children's Early Literacy, Christy Buehnerkemper-Elder
A Study Of Home Influences On Young Children's Early Literacy, Christy Buehnerkemper-Elder
Masters Theses
Recent research has shown that the degree of children's exposure to and knowledge about reading when they first enter school is highly predictive of future reading achievement. Researchers investigating home influences on literacy have concluded that certain home experiences prior to first-grade affect performance and general abilities in early elementary school. One component of the literacy-rich home environment is that of a parent reading to children. This has been considered by many as a critical component of a home environment which fosters reading skills. Being read to as a preschooler has been shown to be associated with reading achievement well …