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For Better Or Verse – Poetry In The Esl Classroom, Fredrick Schroeder
For Better Or Verse – Poetry In The Esl Classroom, Fredrick Schroeder
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This Independent Personal Project considers the use of poetry with regard to reading, writing, listening, and speaking in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. The first part of the paper deals with the author’s background in poetry and journey to using it in class. The next part is concerned with the reasons for using poetry in the ESL classroom. Then the paper focuses on general concerns using poetry in class, which segues into a more specific discussion of assessment and correction. The final part of the paper presents twenty activities that can be used in the classroom. The …
Reading Your Way Into Culture: A Materials Development Project, Marie Nestingen
Reading Your Way Into Culture: A Materials Development Project, Marie Nestingen
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The focus of this paper is to help beginning Spanish foreign language students increase and improve their reading skills in the target language while learning about some of the Hispanic culture and customs in Guatemala. In this paper I will combine the two, explaining and giving examples of how students, novice language learners, can learn more about the target language culture while improving their reading skills in the target language.