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Large Classes And Second Language Instruction, Sulabha Natraj

PASAA

Traditional approaches to language teaching are teacher and subject centred. They prescribe what the teacher should do in language classes. Little mention is made about what the learners should do. Nevertheless, it is indisputably accepted that only what the learners themselves do in a meaningful manner makes them learn. Communicative approaches, of which group method techniques are an off-shoot, aim at maximum learner involvement and a simultaneous cut in teacher talk-time. Group work in English language instruction is based on the assumption that contribution to the classroom situation does not always come from the figure at the front; students learn …

News About News: The Language Teacher's Friend, Malinee Chandavimol

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We currently live in a world of information technology that enables us to learn about today's and yesterday's events in different parts of the world very quickly. Consequently, we, as teachers, must provide our pupils with the ability to understand news, and to assess its accuracy and significance. In particular, newspapers provide a readily available and interesting source of material for students in English and more teachers are using news items, special features, cartoons, photographs and even advertisements as supplementary materials to teach English. This paper first describes functions of newspapers. Then it goes on to discuss the language used …

C - Test/Mc - Test : A New Instrument For Measuring English Proficiency, Somsak Boonsathorn

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The C-Test is a new format of cloze procedure developed to resolve the problems of the conventional cloze. In the C-Test, the second half of every second word is deleted, beginning from the second sentence. The test taker's task is to provide the missing part of the word. Since most content words in English are in the form of BASE + SUFFIX (ES), a modified C-Test, the MC-Test, has been proposed by the author. In the MC-Test, the first half of the word, instead of the second half, is deleted. It is assumed that, in MC-Test items, more of the …

The Use And Effectiveness Of Thai And English Questions And Responses In Multiple - Choice And Open - Ended Tests Of Efl Reading Comprehension: A Comparative Study Of Test Results, Kanittha Vanikieti, Kornsiri Sareepukkana

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Results of EFL reading comprehension tests written in two different languages, native Thai and target English, were compared and examined in terms of the effectiveness of different question types and of different test formats, which were multiple choice and open - ended. It was found that students with low proficiency of English scored higher in the Thai version test, particularly in the multiple-choice application and open-ended inference questions. However, there was no significant difference between scores gained from both Thai and English version tests among high proficiency students.

Classroom Interaction Research : From Teacher Focused To Teacher Based, Sandra Lee Mckay

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This paper begins by summarizing early research in foreign language classrooms, where researchers tended to focus on the teacher, ignoring the role of the learner in the language classroom. The paper moves on to a discussion of the various roles that teachers and learners can play in a classroom as a way of providing teachers with a framework for investigating their own classrooms. The paper concludes with an argument that what is needed today is teacher based research in which classroom teachers themselves investigate, on an ongoing basis, their own classrooms.

Three Case Studies Of High Achieving Learners Of English, Nipaporn Ratanaphrucks

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The purpose of this case study was to explore some facilitating factors which contribute to students' excellent performance in English. These factors were : family background, study background, classroom learning behavior, personality, attitude towards and interest in English, and finally I.Q. level. The samples of this case study were three first year students who were studying Foundation English II in the second semester of the academic year 1989 at Chulalongkorn University. They were recognized as highly competent in reading and writing in English, all having received the average of 4.00 in English in their high schools. They also received A's …

An Evaluation Of The Listening Skills Program In Using Video And Audio Cassette Tapes As Instructional Media In The Summer Intensive Course, Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Wattanawan Sanguanruang, Lalita Morkpring, Saravuj Chutichoodej

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Bicentennializing Freedom Of Expression, Eugene Gressman

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.

Membership Of The Faculty Senate, 1990-1991, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

1990 Georgia Southern Football Full Media Guide, Georgia Southern University

Men's Football Records

• Georgia Southern Football Head Coach TIm Stowers

1989-1990 Georgia Southern College Basketball Media Guide, Georgia Southern University

Men's Basketball Records

• Georgia Southern Eagles 1989-1990 Yearbook

The Reservation As Place: A South Dakota Essay, Frank Pommersheim

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Bankruptcy And Environmental Obligations: The Clash Between Private Relief And Public Policy, Jonathan Van Patten, Richard D. Puetz

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Vol. 18, No. 2: Table Of Contents, Transportation Law Journal

Transportation Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Financing High Speed Rail Meeting The Transportation Challenge Of The '90s, Abelardo L. Valdez

Transportation Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Stopping By The Bus Terminal On A Dark And Stormy Night: The U.S. Bus Industry Seven Years After Deregulation, Jeremy Kahn

Transportation Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Law, The Path To Justice; Justice, The Road To Peace, John J. Gilligan

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Nuclear Weapons And The Ecology: Is International Law Helpless To Address The Problem, Ved P. Nanda, Jeffrey C. Lowe

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Vol. 67, No. 1: Title Page, Denver University Law Review

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vol. 67, No. 1: Table Of Contents, Denver University Law Review

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Civil Rights In Employment: The New Generation, Linda L. Holdeman

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Partial Redemption In Colorado Foreclosures, Morris B. Hoffman

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

In The Interest Of R.C., Minor Child: The Colorado Artificial Insemination By Donor Statute And The Non-Traditional Family, Elizabeth A. Bryant

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Testing Government Employees For Drug Use: The United States Supreme Court Approves, Maury Lauer Cuje

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vol. 67, No. 1: Full Issue, Denver University Law Review

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vol. 67, No. 2: Table Of Contents, Denver University Law Review

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Foreword, Kurt F. Overhardt

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Dedication In Memory Of Larry Fleisher, Mark H. Mccormack

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Preface, Denver University Law Review

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.

Powell V. National Football League: The Eight Circuit Sacks The National Football League Players Association, Ethan Lock

Denver Law Review

No abstract provided.