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Full-Text Articles in Education
Grammar Confusion And Some Guidelines, Case J. Boot, John Struyk
Grammar Confusion And Some Guidelines, Case J. Boot, John Struyk
Pro Rege
No abstract provided.
The Community Issues And Social And Cultural Activities Component Of The Japanese Teachers' Program At Boston University, Summer 1973, Karen M. Zeller
The Community Issues And Social And Cultural Activities Component Of The Japanese Teachers' Program At Boston University, Summer 1973, Karen M. Zeller
MA TESOL Collection
No abstract provided.
A Basic Survival English Course For Adult Spanish Speaking Migrant Workers, Elizabeth Ward Tannenbaum
A Basic Survival English Course For Adult Spanish Speaking Migrant Workers, Elizabeth Ward Tannenbaum
MA TESOL Collection
This is a collection of basic survival English instructional materials for adult Spanish speaking migrant workers. The materials were developed under a U.S. Office of Education Right to read Grant through the Mid-Columbia regional Library in Kennewick, Washington from 1973-74 and were used in teaching migrant workers in the agricultural area of Eastern Washington.
The materials consist of an explanation of the program and 19 lessons, each based around a grammatical point. Each lesson includes dialogues relevant to the needs of adult migrants, picture and written handouts related to migrant needs, and an explanation of each lesson. All materials are …
Examining Values: A Comparative Cultures Course At Sit For Non-English Speakers, Ann L. Munch
Examining Values: A Comparative Cultures Course At Sit For Non-English Speakers, Ann L. Munch
MA TESOL Collection
This paper reports the Comparative Cultures section of a 10-week English course I taught at SIT the summer of 1973. Although the report is descriptive, its thrust is primarily instructive. Its purpose is to provide other teachers of Comparative Cultures some supplemental material. It includes my pedagogical approach to cultural awareness in the classroom, during the ten weeks, student involvement and reaction, and suggestions for adapting and improving the material.
A Collection Of Recipes For Students Of English As A Second Language, Caroline Wright Lovejoy
A Collection Of Recipes For Students Of English As A Second Language, Caroline Wright Lovejoy
MA TESOL Collection
A collection of recipes for students of English as a second language at an intermediate level. Included are basic American recipes with simple, detailed directions. There is also a supplement of more complex recipes gathered from American and foreign students at the School for International Training. There is a glossary of terms needed for a knowledge of food preparation. A conversion table of measurements is included as well as a dictionary of food names in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Japanese.
Report On Six Week Summer Experience Teaching Puerto Rican Migrant Children In Springfield, Massachusetts, Amy Lepon
MA TESOL Collection
No abstract provided.
A Manual Of Self-Instructional Techniques For Learning A Foreign Language, Michael Jerald
A Manual Of Self-Instructional Techniques For Learning A Foreign Language, Michael Jerald
MA TESOL Collection
This paper is meant to serve as a handbook for learning a new language without formal instruction. It started from notes perapared for students in the intensive foreign language classes at the School for International Training who wanted to know what they could do, without taking a formal course, to optimize their continued learning once they got overseas. They had had training in the basic grammatical patterns and pronunciation of the language and had been exposed to a limited amount of vocabulary; their question was one of knowing how to use the envorinment (in the countries to which they were …
The Linguistic, Cultural, And Developmental Considerations Inheritent In The Design And Implementation Of An Esl Program For Navajo Children At Borrego Pass School, Charles E. Hancock
The Linguistic, Cultural, And Developmental Considerations Inheritent In The Design And Implementation Of An Esl Program For Navajo Children At Borrego Pass School, Charles E. Hancock
MA TESOL Collection
This paper examines the considerations - linguistic, cultural, and developmental - which should be considered in the design and implementation of an ESL program appropriate to the settings of a bilingual-bicultural education program and to the needs of Navajo children. The process of language development in both first and second language learning is related to the design of learning activities and sequencing of language objectives. Observations of learning styles and language usage as provided by the culture, the individual, and by his peers as they relate to the development of a bilingual Navajo child are examined. The paper discusses the …
A Teacher's Pronunciation Manual, Nancy Iglehart Foote
A Teacher's Pronunciation Manual, Nancy Iglehart Foote
MA TESOL Collection
A Teacher's Pronunciation Manual is a compilation of various techniques, games and technical information to aid the teacher in his work on pronunciation in the classroom. There are several methods for minimal pair drills, sample tongue twisters, diagnostic pronunciation tests and advice on making pronunciation tapes. Each sound in English has a discussion of its production, various minimal pairs, sample sentences and exercises and one or more techniques for the classroom. A bibliography is included for the further reference.
Values Clarification In The Language Classroom, John Croes, Diane Goldsmith, Ruth Howell, Jock Montgomery
Values Clarification In The Language Classroom, John Croes, Diane Goldsmith, Ruth Howell, Jock Montgomery
MA TESOL Collection
No abstract provided.
E.S.L. At Borrego Pass School: The Program For Kindergarten Through Second Grade, Anne Bermant
E.S.L. At Borrego Pass School: The Program For Kindergarten Through Second Grade, Anne Bermant
MA TESOL Collection
This paper is a report on my first year as an E.S.L. teacher. The paper describes the school where I worked and the program I set up there. Included are my personal feelings and beliefs about what I was doing. This paper deals only with my portion of the E.S.L. instruction at the school. For information on the upper level program (grades 3-5) refer to Charles E. Hancock's I.P.P. I have included in my paper suggestions for activities in working with young children (grades kindergarten through second) and some observations about working with Navajo children in particular.
An Intensive Teacher Training Program: 1973 Ict-Tefl Module, Mary Katherine Anzinger
An Intensive Teacher Training Program: 1973 Ict-Tefl Module, Mary Katherine Anzinger
MA TESOL Collection
The following paper is a report describing a TEFL teacher training program taught to the International Career Training students at the School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont. It includes : a two-week detailed lesson plan of classroom activities for module participants, a description of their practice-teaching with sample lesson plans and evaluations, participants' evaluations of the course, suggestions for improvement of future modules, and administrative details involved in setting up a course of this type on the SIT campus.
Teaching One Student, Thalia Ellen Alberts
Teaching Language In-Country: A Report On The Use Of The Environment While Teaching Spanish At The Language Camp In Oaxtepec, Mexico, Jesus Burgos Marin
Teaching Language In-Country: A Report On The Use Of The Environment While Teaching Spanish At The Language Camp In Oaxtepec, Mexico, Jesus Burgos Marin
MA TESOL Collection
No abstract provided.
Student-Teaching In Greece: Organization, Precision, And Awareness In The Classroom, Frederica Hermansen
Student-Teaching In Greece: Organization, Precision, And Awareness In The Classroom, Frederica Hermansen
MA TESOL Collection
No abstract provided.
A Critique Of Language Learning And Theory In The Audio-Lingual Method Of Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Stephen Gregory Hanchey
A Critique Of Language Learning And Theory In The Audio-Lingual Method Of Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Stephen Gregory Hanchey
MA TESOL Collection
In this paper I investigate the claims on which many present ESL methods are based and examine them in view of recent developments in both learning theory and linguistics. There are reasons to think that the audio-lingual method is grounded in inadequate theories of learning and linguistics; if so, this warrants experiments in new methods and re-examination of such currently acceptable teaching methods as repetition, imitation, and pattern practice. In particular, I examine the practices of the audiolingual method which are based on behaviorist and structural linguistic theories, especially those practices which are extensions of theories about child language acquisition, …
Assessment Of Sort-Teach-Test-Sort Technique With Bilinguals Learning English Vocabulary, Janaye Lucille Matteson
Assessment Of Sort-Teach-Test-Sort Technique With Bilinguals Learning English Vocabulary, Janaye Lucille Matteson
Masters Theses
No abstract provided by author.