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Peer reviewedHarris, Vee – TESL-EJ, 2003
Explores dilemmas posed in the design of strategy instruction (SI) for adults learning a range of languages in a distance learning context. Recent approaches to SI are reviewed and attempts to resolve the issues are described. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Adults, Distance Education, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedStevens, Vance – TESL-EJ, 2002
Highlights the life of one Chinese English-as-a-Foreign-Language teacher who uses computer-mediated communication and the Internet to provide his students with communicative language experiences. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Mediated Communication, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedStanley, Karen – TESL-EJ, 2002
This discussion consists of insights from a number of individuals on the use of students' first language in foreign language classrooms or learning environments. The contributions first appeared as posts on the TESL-EJ email list for English-as-a-Second-Language/English-as-a-Foreign-Language (ESL/EFL) classroom pedagogy between May 2000 and June…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedMyers, Sharon – TESL-EJ, 1997
Based on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students' documented preference for error correction and the need for word usage and sentence grammar to become automatic, this article describes the rationale and procedures for using reformulation as composition feedback. The procedures are aimed at improving sentence level grammar. Discusses survey…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Correction, Feedback, Grammar
Peer reviewedNunn, Roger – TESL-EJ, 2001
Analysis of 12 teacher-fronted language lessons revealed highly repetitive structuring in the flow of discourse, frequent verbatim repetition in the collective reconstruction of texts, and restrictive turn-taking norms. Uses discourse analysis to redefine the relationship between ritual and negotiation in "lock-step" teaching in light of…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
