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Teaching English Vocabulary From Latin Roots In The Esl Classroom, Barbara Ashley Goldhor
Teaching English Vocabulary From Latin Roots In The Esl Classroom, Barbara Ashley Goldhor
MA TESOL Collection
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 …
The Reading Process And Alphablanks, Dale Saul, Linda Driver
The Reading Process And Alphablanks, Dale Saul, Linda Driver
MA TESOL Collection
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 …
An Annotated Bibliography Of English As A Second Language Text Books At Sit, Simin Ghane Shirazi
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 …