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Developing Video Support Material For Self-Access Language Learning, Nathan Mills

PASAA

Self-access learning often involves the use of authentic materials like newspapers and films. However, for students to fully benefit from such materials, language learning support materials are also needed. There are two main types of support materials: specific materials support the use of a single piece of authentic material; global materials support many pieces of authentic material. Each type serves a different purpose. This study focuses on the production of specific support material for video films at a Thai university. The materials design process involved several stages of piloting, feedback, and redesign. Although there are practical concerns, it is possible …

A Review Of Literature On Communication Tasks For Business English Oral Proficiency In An International Context, Sutthirak Sapsirin

PASAA

The purpose of the paper is to review the literature on communicative tasks for Business English (BE) oral proficiency of language learners in an international context. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section presents a review of the major frameworks of communicative competence. The second section concerns the aspects of BE oral competency. Finally, the components of BE oral proficiency and BE oral tasks in the global context are discussed.

The Evaluation Of Eap Science New Materials, Walaiporn Pragorbsuk, Iain Moore

PASAA

English for Academic Purposes (Science), or EAP Science, is a compulsory course for 3rd year Science undergraduates at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Our aim with the course was to design an effective skills-based course which appealed to students through contemporary content and a variety of student centred learning techniques. In addition to this, we were looking to a course which would be accessible as a group of self study modules to students of all science oriented faculties, and also other universities outside Chulalongkorn.

Activities For The First Day Of Class, Wisetpong Wongtip

PASAA

What do you say after you say "hello" to your students on the first day of class? Apparently, a difficult situation for most teachers is the first day of class. It is critical because it sets the tone for the semester. Structuring the first class is as much a part of an instructor's teaching style as lecturing or leading discussions. If you prefer to plunge directly into the subject matter with a lecture or discussion that will set the tone and specify the themes for the entire semester, the first day of class is not much different from any other …

Teaching Reading Comprehension In Large Classes, Pimpan Srivardhana

PASAA

The teaching of reading in EFL has grown enormously in the last 30 years. We have learned that a skilled reader must be able to make use of sensory, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic information to accomplish his/her task. These various sources of information appear to interact in many complex ways during the process of reading. Thus, increasingly, reading has been viewed as a phenomenon involving both process (comprehending) and product (comprehension).

Ade Treasurer's Report

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

The finances of the Association for Documentary Editing are sound. There has been an increase in the general budget of $7,401, a gain of 14 percent for the year, giving us unrestricted assets totaling $60,082. A portion of this increase is due to an overage of $1,535 from the 2001 annual conference in Raleigh. Most of the increase, however, is due to the generous contributions of our members who renewed their memberships at higher levels or made contributions to the association. We can thank our members for their generosity, which makes possible a sound financial situation. Moreover, in spite of …

Documentary Editing: Index For Volume 24(2002):1-4

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Names of Persons and Places; Titles of Articles, Books,Joumals, and Reviews

Institute For The Editing Of Historical Documents

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

The Wisconsin Historical Society, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) sponsor the annual Institute for the Editing of Historical Documents. Fondly called "Camp Edit," the 2003 Institute will be conducted from June 16 to 21, on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and will provide 15 to 18 interns with classroom instruction and hands-on experience in the techniques of documentary editing.

Documentary Editing, Volume 24, Number 3, September 2002.

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

No abstract provided.

Documentary Editing, Volume 24, Number 3, September 2002--Front Matter

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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Edition And Facsimile Publishing The Correspondence Of Carl Linnaeus On The World Wide Web, Tomas Anfält

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Carl Linnaeus, or Carl von Linne as he was called after his ennoblement in 1762, is Sweden's most famous scientist. Linnaeus is primarily known for having created the nomenclature for plants, published for the first time in Species plantarum in 1753. Born in 1707 in southern Sweden, he studied at the University of Lund and later at Uppsala where he became professor of medicine in 1741. Before his academic appointment, he had a remarkable international career resulting from the introduction of his Systema naturae, published in its first edition in 1735 in Amsterdam. Within less than a decade, most of …

Limber Jim Of Andersonville: A Note On Annotation, Robert Scott Davis Jr.

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Annotation enhances the value of documentary editions, which is in part why early publications without such notes frequently confused readers, especially those with limited background knowledge. In modem documentary editions annotations provide important historical references, which means that misidentifications, especially when copied repeatedly, can have lasting negative impact.

Selling The Civil War In Art And Memoir: Review Of Private Robert Knox Sneden, Eye Of The Storm: A Civil War Odyssey, Ed. Charles F. Bryan, Jr., And Nelson D. Lankford., John David Smith

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Despite the economic twists and turns of scholarly V publishing, presses can bank on selling Civil War documentary editions. Like books on sex and the Nazis, Civil War titles satisfy a seemingly insatiable appetite of readers both at home and abroad. This is especially true for handsomely illustrated memoirs like Eye of the Storm: A Civil War Odyssey, edited by Charles F. Bryan, Jr., and Nelson D. Lankford of the Virginia Historical Society. Eye of the Storm is an edition of watercolor images drawn by and the Civil War memoir of Robert Knox Sneden (1832-1918). Heretofore an anonymous figure, Sneden …

An Absorbing Travel Account: Review Of Like A Sponge Thrown Into Water: Francis Lieber's European Travel Journal Of 7844-7845. A Lively Tour Through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, And Bohemia With Observations On Politics, The Visual And Performing Arts, Economics, Religion, Penology, Technology, History, Literature, Social Customs, Travel, Geography, Jurisprudence, Linguistics, Personalities, And Numerous Other Matters By One Of The Nineteenth-Century's Most Influential Minds. Transcribed From The Autograph Manuscript Preserved In The Collections Of The South Carolina Library At The University Of South Carolina. Edited With An Introduction And Commentary By Charles R. Mack And Ilona S. Mack., Lance Schachterle

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Motivated by his interest in Francis Lieber's importance in the hIstory of the University of South Carolina, as well as Lieber's reflections on European works of art, Charles R. Mack, professor of Art History at South Carolina, with his wife Ilona S. Mack, has edited from manuscript the journal Lieber kept for much of his European "sabbatical" of 1844-45. The extended title provided by the editors advances their views of the significance of Lieber's journal and implies a potential readership for their text. Indeed, the editorial claim that Lieber was "one of the nineteenth-century's most influential minds" is bold. More …

Recent Editions--September 2002

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

This quarterly bibliography of current documentary editions published on subjects in the fields of American and British history, literature, and culture is generally restricted to scholarly first editions of English language works.

Ade Committees 2001-2002

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

No abstract provided.

Association For Documentary Editing: Life, Patron, Sustaining Members, And Contributors

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

The Association for Documentary Editing appreciates the contributions its members have made during 2002 and takes note also of those individuals whose membership for this year is at the sustaining or patron level.

Communication From The Editors

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

With the June 2002 issue a new team has assumed responsibility for publishing Documentary Editing. The transition from Arizona State University to Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has been made easy by Beth Luey, the outgoing editor and president-elect of the Association for Documentary Editing, and her editorial staff.

Sir William Berkeley's Discourse And View Of Virginia: A Note On Its Authorship, Warren M. Billings

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Sir William Berkeley (1605-1677), long-time governor of Virginia is known to history mainly for his part in Bacon's Rebellion, an episode that forever stained an otherwise noteworthy reputation. Of a West Country family, he took degrees at the University of Oxford before making a tour of the Continent and finding a place at the court of Charles I. He remained a courtier until lack of advancement led him to seek a fresh start somewhere else, and he used his connections to win appointment as governor of Virginia in 1641. Save for the eight years of the Interregnum (1652-1660), he was …

A Note On The Text Of Lincoln's Second Inaugural, Douglas L. Wilson

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address is perhaps as familiar and frequently read as any text in American English. Engraved in stone on the North wall of the Lincoln Memorial in 701 words, it is a text that many of Lincoln's countrymen can recite from memory and has often been called "greatest speech." For the other leading candidate for that honor, the Gettysburg Address, there are five known copies in Lincoln's handwriting, none of which is exactly the same. It is said to be a restful day in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress when no one turns up …

Building With Lincoln Logs Transforming The Lincoln Legal Papers, Daniel W. Stowell

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

The challenges of the past two and one-half years for the staff of the Lincoln Legal Papers have been daunting. First, we had to take a successful project through the transition from one director to another and from one form of publication to another. Then, in quick succession, we began a larger initiative-the Papers of Abraham Lincoln-of which the Lincoln Legal Papers became a part.

The Lincoln Legal Papers began in 1985 as a five-year project to locate and edit the surviving documentation from Abraham Lincoln's legal career. Fifteen years later, the University of Illinois Press published a comprehensive electronic …

Dear Carlo, Dear Langston: An Epistolary Friendship: Review Of Rememher Me To Harlem: The Letters Of Langston Hughes And Carl Van Vechten. Edited By Emily Bernard, Christopher C. De Santis

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

A good deal of scholarship over the past thirty years has been devoted to Hughes's life and writings, particularly to his poetry and fiction and to his status as one of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance. In time for his hundredth birthday in 2002, the University of Missouri Press is completing publication of The Collected works of Langston Hughes, a seventeen-volume collection that will ensure wide access to most of Hughes's writings for generations to come. Nevertheless, there is one genre in Hughes's vast oeuvre-the personal letter-that has gone largely unnoticed. Hughes was an avid letter writer, generating …

Recent Editions--June 2002

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

This quarterly bibliography of current documentary editions published on subjects in the fields of American and British history, literature, and culture is generally restricted to scholarly first editions of English language works.

Ade Committees 2001-2002

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

No abstract provided.

Documentary Editing, Volume 24, Number 2, June 2002--Front Matter

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Cover--Publication Information Page

Documentary Editing, Volume 24, Number 2, June 2002

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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Review Of Dear Papa, Dear Charley: Papers Of Charles Carroll Of Carrollton, 1748-1782. Edited By Ronald Hoffman, Sally D. Mason, And Eleanor S. Darcy., William C. Digiacomantonio

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

A prolific Irish Catholic family, only two generations old in America, is ruled by a stern patriarch who dedicates his sizable fortune (earned through a traffic of questionable ethics) to furthering his dynastic ambitions for a son who subsequently becomes a United States Senator from a state that begins with the letter "M" .... If you thought you knew where this was going, think again. The father/son team in question is Charles Carroll of Annapolis and Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who-to adopt only one of the several useful editorial devices utilized in Dear Papa, Dear Charleywill be referred to hereafter …

Announcement--2002 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Friday, 1 November, Through Sunday, 3 November

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

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More Than Just Imaginative: A Qualitative Study Of Values In Literature For Young Children From The 20th Century, Anna L. Cates

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This dissertation endeavors to address the issue of proper methodology for character education. Although character education enjoys wide support among teachers, parents, and society at large, the proper manner with which to accomplish this educational objective continues to be debated. Literature-based approaches to character education are among the most popular means of presenting values to students. This popularity has prompted scholars to closely scrutinize the value patterns in literature for young people. In part, the resulting studies have aimed to ascertain the worthiness of literature itself as a medium for introducing discussion about values and related issues. The method used …

The Literacy Lexicon, Susan Statkus

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Geoff Bull & Michele Anstey (eds) (2002). The Literacy Lexicon Second Edition, Prentice Hall.