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Madsen, Harold S. – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
Some pitfalls for English as a second language programs inherent in competence-based teacher education programs are mentioned. The independent development in Utah of ESL programs and competency-based teacher training is described, and recommendations are made for TESL programs desiring state certification. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Certificates, English (Second Language), State Curriculum Guides
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Rubin, Joan – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
Examines the learning strategies successful language learners employ and suggests that teachers can help their less successful students by paying more attention to learner strategies already seen as productive. (PMP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Language Ability, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Gibson, Robert E. – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
A learning procedure which utilizes real communication activities to help students gain communicative abilities is described. The reasons for its success and ways in which it can include related areas of English as a second language are discussed. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, English (Second Language), Group Activities
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Lamendella, John T. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Reexamines the question of why pattern practice fails by hypothesizing about the information processing activities that they entail. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Language Instruction
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Snow, Becky Gerlach; Perkins, Kyle – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article outlines a plan for developing listening comprehension materials for advanced students of English as a second language, based on formal and informal speech samples of natural discourse. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Instructional Materials, Interviews
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Eslava, Roslyn; Lawson, Peter O. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article describes a course designed to develop oral skills in English as a second language. A video-taped movie is shown without its sound track; the students then analyze, discuss, and ultimately dub in the film in the target language. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, English (Second Language)
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McKay, Sandra – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This paper illustrates a method for teaching writing that focuses on both the grammatical and communicative aspects of writing. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Grammar
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Trachtenberg, Susan – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Suggests the use of jokes in the English as a second language class to promote oral fluency, awareness of sociolinguistic rules, and understanding of certain values in American culture. (CFM)
Descriptors: American Culture, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education, English (Second Language)
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Kimball, Margot C.; Palmer, Adrian S. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
This paper describes a formal communication game which requires the students to process other players' utterances for implicit meaning before responding. The game can be adapted for content and difficulty level. Students choose between two alternatives on dimensions such as structure and style. Sample games are included. (SW)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Educational Games
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Stratton, Florence – TESOL Quarterly, 1977
This paper discusses the viability of the communicative syllabus approach in four different language learning situations: (1) English as a Second Language; (2) English as a Foreign Language; (3) English for Special Purposes; and (4) English for the foreign student attending a university in an English-speaking country. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes
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Bowers, Roger – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Shaping teaching programs to the social, economic, and cultural context of those who seek to learn English is crucially needed. This article examines issues related to teachers' understanding of what English, language, and teaching are and can be and argues for a pluralistic approach to collaborative growth in education. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Beretta, Alan – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Discusses the importance of fairness in evaluation studies of second-language programs and the potential for misinterpretation of studies which are not program-fair. Strategies designed to overcome this problem from the perspective of standardized tests include: specific tests for each program, program-specific plus program-neutral measures,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Johns, Ann M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Reviews current literature on coherence in written text, defines coherence in broad terms, and then presents a three-lesson revision unit based on modern coherence principles. In this unit, students "deconstruct" assignment prompts, prepare first drafts, examine another student's first draft, and then revise their essays and examine the revisions.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Cohesion (Written Composition), English for Academic Purposes, Essays
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Carrell, Patricia L.; Eisterhold, Joan C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
Discusses the important role of background knowledge in a psycholinguistic model of EFL/ESL reading and demonstrates the relevance of schema-theoretic views of reading to the teaching of reading to EFL/ESL students. Also discusses classroom implications of the schema-theoretic view and suggests techniques for bringing about reader-centered EFL/ESL…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Psycholinguistics, Reading Comprehension
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Spack, Ruth; Sadow, Catherine – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
Discusses using ungraded, uncorrected journals focusing on academic and class-related concerns as a nonthreatening way for students to practice writing English. Proposes that teachers should become participants in the writing processes by writing journals to the class. (EKN)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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