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Games And Activities Based On Grammatical Areas Which Are Problems For The Intermediate Esl Student, Cheryl Olson, Susan Shalek

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This project consists of games and activities based on grammatical areas which are problems for the intermediate-level ESL student

After polling ESL teachers, we selected three specific problem areas:

(1) irregular past tense verbs (2) modal auxiliaries (3) verbs in the perfective

For each grammatical area we have created a minimum of six games/activities, including at least one card game, one board game, one individualized activity, and one jazz chant.

Every game and activity has been tested through actual use in at least one ESL classroom. Revisions have been made based on the results of this testing.

Oracle: A Game Of Cultural Awareness, Allyn Willey-Billings

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The purpose of this project is to promote meaningful cross-cultural communication in the ESL classroom. As a game, ORACLE works on various levels. The most obvious area is more effective language use through reading, speaking and writing. As a tool for culturalawareness, it reveals participants' underlying impressions/prejudices of one another as well as working on their ability to listen beyound the words spoken to the personality beneath. Its intent is the enrichment of people through cooperation and the understanding of the unpredictable nature of Humankind.

A File Of Student-Invested Activities For The Foreign Language Classroom, Sue Rogers, Marion Macdonald

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No abstract provided.

Communication Practice Exercises: Values Clarification Techniques At Work In The Esl Classroom, Frederick H. O'Connor, Edwin E. Lombard

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No abstract provided.

Self-Concept, Self-Image Improvement Activities For The Classroom, Daniel Mack

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No abstract provided.

A Handbook Of Operations For Use In The Esl, Thomas Andrew Winters, Gayle Laverne Nelson

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This handbook contains 50 operations for use in the ESL classroom. An operation describes a process or procedure for doing something, such as opening a bank accountant or using a cassette recorder. The meaning of the language is made clear by the action, and the action reinforces the language. Operations are especially useful for teaching and practicing verb tenses, although they can also be used when working with stress and intonation patterns, vocabulary building, locative phrases, cultural information, and skill development. Operations are activity-oriented, and because the students are physically responding to words, the language has concrete meaning. The handbook …

Theater Games And Group Problem-Solving Exercises For The Foreign Language Classroom, Larraine Ruth Wright

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This paper is a handbook of initiative games, theater games and improvisations especially adapted for use in the foreign language classroom. It includes games for small children, older children and adults. It can be used with classes of all levels. The games are described with recommendations for their use. Background information on the theory behind theater games, their use in the classroom, and an annotated bibliography of further sources are included.

Teaching English Vocabulary From Latin Roots In The Esl Classroom, Barbara Ashley Goldhor

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The following material has been developed for classroom use with an advanced (400+ TOEFL) ESL class. The material is based on five Latin roots, nineteen prefixes, and several suffixes, resulting in seventy-seven derivatives. The primary goal of this project is not to teach these specific seventy-seven vocabulary items but to provide the student, through his work with these seventy-seven words, vocabulary acqusition and discernment skills.

The order of the exercises is based on the concept of moving from the known to the unknown. The definition exercise asks the student to compose a short definition based on his knowledge of Latin …

An Annotated Bibliography Of English As A Second Language Text Books At Sit, Simin Ghane Shirazi

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This project is an extensive bibliography of all the ESL textbooks that are found in the English Department and the MAT Department of the School for International Training. The purpose in undertaking this project was to try and make readily available for teachers and students a current and up-to-date bibliography of all the resources that are available withing the School for International Training.

Included in the bibliography are textbooks which cover all aspects of learning English: grammar, composition, writing, reading, listening, oral ability pronunciation, drills, idioms, games, songs, etc.

The books are categorized according to which aspect of the language …

The Reading Process And Alphablanks, Dale Saul, Linda Driver

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Alphablanks was developed as an aid for teaching reading by Rosalie R. Saul. It has been used chiefly in teaching children to read in their native language, especially in the field of learning disabilities. We wanted to expand its use into the ESL classroom. But we also wanted to present a rationale for using Alphablanks, to research the field of reading and how we go about learning to read, in order to find out exactly what areas of reading Alphablanks would help. Thus this paper is divided into two main parts: a summary of current research into reading, interpreting this …

Popurri Espanol: A Resource Book For Spanish Teachers, Louis Carmine Cornelio

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In an attempt to provide a useful reference, resource and idea book for teachers of Spanish, this paper addresses such diverse topics as pronunciation, composition, games, reading, and the functional-notional syllabus in Spanish. Theoretical considerations, practical guidelines, and sample activities are given along with useful examples of proverbs, slang, and other lexical references which will assist the teacher in developing activities to supplement Spanish courses at the beginning and intermediate level.

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

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No abstract provided.

An Open Corridor Esl Workshop: A Supplemental English Program At Sit, John B. Millett Jr.

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This report is a description of the creation and workings of an Open Corridor ESL Workshop designed as a supplement to an intensive ESL program. The workshop's form is based on the beliefs that learners learn in different ways, have different needs and interests which should be reflected in the content of activities, and can take the responsibility for their learning. An assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of this workshop and recommendations for improvement and use in different situations are presented in the final section.

On Becoming A Leader, Patricia A. Wall

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No abstract provided.

Games People Play In Language Learning, Marilyn Bean

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This project is one section of the Independent Professional Project of John Millet. His project defines the philosophy, organization and development of the English Workshop at S.I.T., of which the work in the Games Room was an integral part. The resources in my section of the project are offered as evidence of the in-depth development of one aspect of the Open Corridor plan and it hopefully will be useful rescource to teachers using games and those wishing to get involved in individualizing activities in language classes and in continuing development of the English Workshop. This is a starting place.

Max: An Independent Professional Project, Elleen Gillespie

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No abstract provided.

Language Games, Cindy Chwang

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No abstract provided.

Team Teaching In The Language Classroom: A Practice-Teaching Experience, Virginia Ellen Charlton

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This report is about team teaching in two practice teaching experiences, one is Spanish and the other in EFL. Its purpose is to explore the pros and cons of team teaching and is primarily based on personal experience and research. The team teaching experiences related in this report share a number of similar points. However, one was based on a hierarchical relationship between the two teachers and the other was not. Therefore, there are also a number of differences corresponding to the organization of the teams. The similarities and differences are discussed in the conclusion.