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English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers

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Using Self-Directed Learning Strategies And Affective Factors In Educating Adult English Learners, Jennifer Margaret Heald Jan 2004

Using Self-Directed Learning Strategies And Affective Factors In Educating Adult English Learners, Jennifer Margaret Heald

Theses Digitization Project

The content of this project will serve to demonstrate that ample research connects self-directed learning to more healthy psychological dynamics in language acquisition. It will also show that self-directed learning strategies are practical and effective in teaching a second language.


Using Research Based Teaching Strategies With Bilingual Students, Miriam Perez Blum Jan 2004

Using Research Based Teaching Strategies With Bilingual Students, Miriam Perez Blum

Theses Digitization Project

This project examines instructional approaches that have been used to teach literacy to the English language learner. It also examines elements of the Foundation for California Early Literacy Learning (2003) and how they become integrated into daily classroom instruction.


The Policy Implications Of The No Child Left Behind Act For English Language Learners, Jacqueline Elena Arroyo De Romano Jan 2004

The Policy Implications Of The No Child Left Behind Act For English Language Learners, Jacqueline Elena Arroyo De Romano

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to present and analyze the political implications and the effects of the No Child Left Behind Act and its effects on English language learners.


After-School Programs For English Learners: A Consideration Of Age And Proficiency Levels In Effective Reading Remediation, Darrel P. Nickolaisen Jan 2003

After-School Programs For English Learners: A Consideration Of Age And Proficiency Levels In Effective Reading Remediation, Darrel P. Nickolaisen

Theses Digitization Project

This study reviews characteristics and needs of struggling readers from different age groups. It summarizes special needs characterizing english language learners in relation to reading remediation programs and compare such programs relative effectiveness for younger and older elementary students at various levels of English proficiency.


Coaching As A Teaching Model In English As A Foreign Language Classroom, Sunhwa Won Jan 2003

Coaching As A Teaching Model In English As A Foreign Language Classroom, Sunhwa Won

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to examine interactive methodologies which provide effective EFL instruction and curricula that foster listening, speaking, and reading through the teaching of writing, peer review, and oral presentation skills.


A Parent Workshop For Motivating Emergent Literacy In English, Patricia Jean Bohanan Jan 2002

A Parent Workshop For Motivating Emergent Literacy In English, Patricia Jean Bohanan

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project is to help teachers create a motivation-enhancing literacy environment that increases students' reading ability, improves the understanding of written material, fosters a love of reading, and develops life-long learners.


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.


Teamwork And Place-Based Curriculum And Instruction In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Mary Kay Bider Jan 2002

Teamwork And Place-Based Curriculum And Instruction In Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Mary Kay Bider

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to apply the theories of John Dewey's experiential learning, providing the foundation of place-based curriculum incorporating community investigation, outdoor education, and project-based learning into an EFL curriculum.


Integrating Technology Into Standards-Based Instruction For Second Grade English Language Learners, Catherine Levander Enbody Jan 2002

Integrating Technology Into Standards-Based Instruction For Second Grade English Language Learners, Catherine Levander Enbody

Theses Digitization Project

Rapid growth in the use of technology and the need for education reform resulted in the need for educators to integrate technology and standards-based instruction into their daily lessons. The growing number of students whose first language is not English requires a diverse set of teaching strategies and assessments to provide these students with optimal opportunities for achieving high standards.


Critical Thinking About Crosscultural Differences Between Chinese And Americans In English Education In Taiwan, Chih-Liang Huang Jan 2002

Critical Thinking About Crosscultural Differences Between Chinese And Americans In English Education In Taiwan, Chih-Liang Huang

Theses Digitization Project

This project is designed to teach crosscultural differences in English education in Taiwan employing a strategy-based curriculum. By comparing crosscultural differences between Taiwan and American cultures, students will have a strong desire to learn English in order to know more about American culture.


A Curriculum Design Project: The Use Of Critical Thinking And Graphic Organizers In The Efl Writing Process, Yuqing Huang Jan 1998

A Curriculum Design Project: The Use Of Critical Thinking And Graphic Organizers In The Efl Writing Process, Yuqing Huang

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Family Reading Circles (Circulos Literarios De Familia): Supporting Literacy Development Among English Learners, Jolinda Kae Curtin Jan 1993

Family Reading Circles (Circulos Literarios De Familia): Supporting Literacy Development Among English Learners, Jolinda Kae Curtin

Theses Digitization Project

Whole language approach in education