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Peer reviewedNewman, Michael; Pujol, Merce – TESL-EJ, 1996
Explores the contradiction between communicative theory and practice in beginning and intermediate English-as-Second-or-Other-Language (ESOL) materials and compares this situation with that prevailing in early first language literacy instruction. Proposes that ESOL teachers create and use materials that are primarily designed to appeal to adult…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedKoren, Shira – TESL-EJ, 1997
Compares advantages and disadvantages of most types of modern dictionaries from teachers' and researchers' as well as students' points of view. Shows that if clear distinctions are made between learning, test-taking, reading for pleasure, or extensive reading, each type dictionary can be used by itself or in combination with another dictionary,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Reading Comprehension
