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I'D Like To Present But How Are You Going To Score Me?, Stephen J. Hall

PASAA

Presenting competently needs language awareness and non-verbal skills which can be difficult to assess. This paper presents a framework for understanding the demands of presentation speaking and suggests approaches to scoring and giving feedback with attention to sub-skills. The framework for presentation skills assessment draws on research and the writer's experience in Southeast Asia. Guidelines for classroom practices which move beyond an assessor's intuitive response are suggested.

Video Movies In Teaching English As A Foreign Language, David Wood

PASAA

This present examines the combination of the most motivating audio-visual resource, the movie, and one of the most effective language-teaching methodologies, the communicative approach, starting with a detailed rationale for the use of movies in TEFL in Section Two. Attention is paid to the effect which the irrepressible interest films can generate with teachers and students. Section Three continues with a discussion of whether video movies can be considered as an aspect of literature or whether their essential nature is something quite different, and of exactly what elements of their language and content are the most appropriate for teaching English …

Spelling Instruction For Beginning Writers In Whole Language Classrooms, Gabriele Lenz

Theses Digitization Project

Teachers of beginning writers, who believe in a whole language philosophy for teaching language arts, are faced with the challenge of integrating spelling instruction into their writing programs. Traditional approaches that involve word lists and weekly spelling tests are not in accordance with whole language beliefs.

The Development Of Written Language Among Kindergartners Using Interactive Journals: Four Case Studies, Martha Galindo Gomez

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Perceived Value Of Reading Among At-Risk Students, Lorraine Marie Rehm

Theses Digitization Project

It is critical that low socioeconomic families promote the value and worth of reading as a tool for lifelong learning. The significance of this study is to determine the relationship between reading ability and the value placed on reading by at-risk students.

Learning To Read In An Experiential Cooperative Learning Centers' Classroom: Effects On Reading Comprehension, Valerie Ann Martin-Rivers

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to examine the reading program of a cooperative learning centers classroom and the theories that support the benefits of cooperative learning centers within the context of a literacy program in a first grade classroom.

Reading Recovery: An Orchestration Of Literacy For The "At Risk" First Grader, Jean Campbell Fenn

Theses Digitization Project

Reading Recovery is a relatively new program in California as it was only introduced in 1991-1992 school year. Its growth in the last four years has been gratifying, but still there are many who do not know what Reading Recovery is and how it is different from the other programs that have been used to help children who are at risk. By design, Reading Recovery fits into an educational system and is meant to be something that children get in addition to their classroom learning. Each player in the educational system can contribute a part in the success of this …

The New Title I: A Handbook For Reading Instruction In A Year-Round Middle School, Wendel Roy Morden

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Multiple Intelligences And Reading Ability, Lauree Smith Simpson

Theses Digitization Project

The following research focuses on intelligence as it relates to reading. To make reading possible for every child, varied reading materials, methods, and models must be available. Once these elements are in place for the potential reader, does intelligence make the difference in reading ability?

Ivy Leaves, 1995-1996, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1996 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Mary Nell Tysinger, Sharon Feldor, Daryl McCard, Julie Banker, Kim Elmore, Misty Taylor, Armeal Thompson, Wayne Cox, and Susan Wooten. Cover art by Misty Taylor.

Selected Bibliography Of Theory And Criticism In Postcolonial Studies, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek, Slaney Chadwick Ross

CLCWeb Library

No abstract provided.

Let's Surf-The-Net! World-Wide Web (Www) Sites In Italy, Or: How/Why Include A Web-Browser Component In Culture And Civilization Classes, Ilona Klein

Faculty Publications

First, this essay details the technical elements required to set up a computer for Web-surfing, then it discusses the rationale for a Web-browser component in Culture and Civilization courses. The first part of this study (the technical portion) is geared specifically toward teachers with little or no familiarity with the Internet and the World-Wide Web. In the second part of the article, the applied-pedagogy aspects of Web-browsing are provided for all colleagues in the profession, proficient or not in cyberspace surfing. This article argues that the internet and the World-Wide Web are here to stay and that, within certain limitations, …

A Study Of Home Influences On Young Children's Early Literacy, Christy Buehnerkemper-Elder

Masters Theses

Recent research has shown that the degree of children's exposure to and knowledge about reading when they first enter school is highly predictive of future reading achievement. Researchers investigating home influences on literacy have concluded that certain home experiences prior to first-grade affect performance and general abilities in early elementary school. One component of the literacy-rich home environment is that of a parent reading to children. This has been considered by many as a critical component of a home environment which fosters reading skills. Being read to as a preschooler has been shown to be associated with reading achievement well …

Computer Assisted Instruction At Thai Unversities, Jeremy Ward

PASAA

This article describes the computer-assisted language learning project at Sura-naree University of Technology. It deals with the background to the project and the benefits gained in terms of pedagogic efficiency, economy of resources, and student behaviour. finally, some of the obstacles to the success of the programme are detailed.

Native Speaker Rules Of Speaking And Foreign Language Learning, David Hayes

PASAA

Rules of speaking are complex and often differ from language to language Native speakers of a language only acquire proficiency in their use after years of socialisation in the language environment. For foreign learners of that language to be equally adept they would generally need to have extensive knowledge of the language and the target culture allied to years of experience within it. Yet most learners of a foreign language will never be able to acquire such knowledge and, indeed, most of them will never need to. This is particularly true of the vast majority of FL learners in schools. …

Writing An Authoring Call Program, Phan Banpho

PASAA

Authoring programs are very useful because they offer language teachers and those involved in language teaching a convenient means of constructing exercises and tests. This article encourages language teachers who have some experience in programming to write an authoring program. It discusses important components of the authoring module, particularly the input, editing, data and information saving. This article also covers practical steps and techniques, including how to retrieve the data input by the teacher and how to mark students' answers.

Pragmatics And Politeness In The Second Language Classroom, Robb Armstrong

PASAA

This article examines the notions of "negative" and "positive politeness" and "face" as they relate to the second language classroom. The thesis is that an analysis of these pragmatic aspects of language usage will broaden understanding of the nature of interactions between teachers and students, and will provide insights that may help the teacher with various aspects of classroom methodology. The writer uses Brown and Levinson's Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage as a basis for a sample analysis of a class taught at Concordia University in Montreal (in-campus mini teaching), to adult refugees mostly at the beginner level. Three …

From Insult And Injury To Open Critical Thinking, John Wilson

PASAA

In this article the author outlines the conflict existing between the western heritage of open critical thinking and traditional Thai values. It is maintained that the issue of voicing critical thinking in Thai universities is not principally an intellectual dilemma, but rather a social one. He proposes that this problem is not insoluble and that revising local concepts of "argument" and other expository speech acts in the academic language game will promise an intellectually powerful yet socially harmonious outcome. He formulates an adoptable principle of intellectual integrity with maxims for academic debate.

Language And Environment, George M. Jacobs, Andrew Goatly, Kerome Ming

PASAA

Language affects the way we view the world. As we humans strive to undo the destruction we daily deliver on the environment, we must consider the role that language plays in shaping our views of the environment. This article explores the link between language and the environment, looking at the specific case of English. Both lexical and grammatical features of English are considered. Numerous examples and cartoons illustrate the concepts discussed The final section of the article addresses implications for language instruction. The authors urge language teachers to include environmental themes in their classes, stating that such themes add to, …

Review Of The Mysteries: Creation, A New Adaptation, Robert S. Haller

Department of English: Faculty Publications

Review of Nicholas Rudall and Bernard Sahlins, editors. The Mysteries: Creation, A New Adaptation by Bernard Sahlins of the Medieval Mystery Play Series: Plays for Performance. Chicago: I. R. Dee, 1992. $7.95. Elephant Paperbacks EL 412.

Prepared Oral Presentations And Accountable Listening Activities In Accordance With The California English-Language Arts Framework, Thomas J. Hollihan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Whole Language Approach To Teaching History: Social Studies Through Literature, Glenda Nell Tharp

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Publishing Class Books In First Grade: Making The Reading-Writing Connection, H. Lawrence Heywood

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Reading And Writing Reciprocity Through Literature-Based Thematic Cycles, Karen Diane Lyon

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Early Reading Success: Parents Make A Difference, Sandra Jean Schwinn

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Helping Classroom Volunteers Have A Positive Impact On Literacy Acquisition, Sheril Lee Bethurum

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Early Entrance Age And "At-Risk" Students In Later Years, Victoria Ann Sanabria Budinko

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Authentic Reading Assessment: The Reading Portfolio, Meri Dawn Thompson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Logic: The First Term Revisited, Alan S. Pierpoint

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Author Studies: Connecting Children With The World Of Books, Kelly Sue Brown

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.