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Second Language Acquisition In A Content-Based Web Building Course, Scott Degalis
Second Language Acquisition In A Content-Based Web Building Course, Scott Degalis
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Content based courses have been shown to provide an effective environment for second language acquisition (Snow, Met and Genesee 1989). In this content based course students learn how to make a website in 48 hours of class time. In doing so, they improve their English in the skill areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking for an authentic need (Sterns 1990). Learners are motivated and enthusiastic about their projects, leading to more success in language acquisition (Gardner 1985). They are given an opportunity to express themselves creatively and artistically using the target language. Graduates leave with a published portfolio that …
Using Innovative Language Learning Methods With Mombusho Textbooks, Janet Melinda Beane
Using Innovative Language Learning Methods With Mombusho Textbooks, Janet Melinda Beane
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This paper shows how chapters from two different textbooks at different levels might be taught using several different methods. The paper begins with a discussion of my reasons for choosing this topic and goes on to lay out what I feel a method needs to consider in order to be a good method. In the next section, I go on to introduce various innovative language teaching methods such as ALM, TPR and the Silent Way. For each method I include a short section of background information including the principles and techniques of each lesson. Then I contrast a typical lesson …
Teaching Pronunciation In An Undefined Curriculum, Joan Elaine Branson
Teaching Pronunciation In An Undefined Curriculum, Joan Elaine Branson
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