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ERIC Number: EJ595158
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-1688
Classrooms as Lexical Environments.
Meara, Paul; Lightbown, Patsy M.; Halter, Randall H.
Language Teaching Research, v1 n1 p28-47 Jan 1997
Explores the vocabulary available in English-as-a-Second-Language classes in which teachers have made a strong commitment to a communicative approach to language teaching. Provides an account of problems that were encountered in an attempt to establish a rich lexical environment in one classroom. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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