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Hampden-Turner, Charles – Cambridge University Press, 2009
Is it possible to teach someone to be an entrepreneur? Is innovation something that can be assessed and taught in a classroom? Teaching Innovation and Entrepreneurship answers these and other questions by focusing on a teaching experiment in Singapore at Nanyang Technological University, wherein classes of English-speaking Singaporeans and…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Intellectual Property, Instructional Innovation, Innovation
Farrell, Thomas S. C., Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2008
This series captures the dynamics of the contemporary ESOL classroom. It showcases state-of-the-art curricula, materials, tasks, and activities reflecting emerging trends in language education and seeks to build localized language teaching and learning theories based on teachers' and students' unique experiences in and beyond the classroom. Each…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Intercultural Communication, Discussion Groups, Student Participation
Luk, Jasmine C. M.; Lin, Angel M. Y. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
This book is about native English speakers teaching English as a global language in non-English speaking countries. Through analysis of naturally occurring dialogic encounters, the authors examine the multifaceted ways in which teachers and students utilize diverse communicative resources to construct, display, and negotiate their identities as…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Speech Communication, Learning Motivation
Leaver, Betty Lou, Ed.; Shekhtman, Boris, Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers examines approaches to teaching near-native ability in foreign languages. The 13 papers focus on the following: (1) "Principles and Practices in Teaching Superior-Level Language Skills: Not Just More of the Same" (Betty Lou Leaver and Boris Shekhtman); (2) "Toward Academic Level Foreign Language Abilities:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advanced Students, Arabic, Chinese
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers is based on the 5th International Conference on Language and Development: Defining the Role of Language in Development, held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2001. The 25 papers include the following: (1) "Destitution, Wealth, and Cultural Contest: Language and Development Connections" (Joseph Lo Bianco); (2)…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Development, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education