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ERIC Number: EJ560792
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1074-4762
PSL--Poetry as a Second Language: Breaking the Silence.
Walsh, Christopher S.
Voices from the Middle, v5 n1 p20-26 Feb 1998
Describes how a teacher of English as-a-Second-Language began, at first tentatively, to use poetry to offer his recent Chinese immigrant students as a feasible outlet to express themselves freely in English. Describes how he started from scratch, using Chinese poems in translation. Discusses the rewards reaped in the classroom by students and teacher. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Expression, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking, Poetry, Secondary Education, Self Expression, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: Poetry. Journal availability: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801-1096.