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Ponder, Roger; Powell, William W. – 1989
Many intensive advanced English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes become boring for advanced ESL learners because the courses offer little opportunity for them to experience the interplay between language proficiency and background knowledge. The implementation of a sourcebook project can provide a renewing input into the curriculum for advanced…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Advanced Students, Content Area Writing, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedBicknall, Jerry – TESOL Journal, 1999
Describes a computer-assisted language-learning project undertaken in an intensive English course at West Virginia University. The results of the project have applications for English-language teaching across a wide range of contexts that include university-based English-as-a-Second-Language and the K-12 classroom, adult education, and literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education
Krashen, Stephen – Journal of Intensive English Studies, 1997
Addresses issue of whether free voluntary reading (FVR) is appropriate for programs whose primary goal is development of academic second-language competence, such as university-level programs for international students. Argues that FVR does have a place in these programs, even though FVR often means reading light fiction; competence gained via FVR…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Intensive Language Courses, Language Skills
Allouche, Victor – Francais dans le Monde, 1990
A French teacher's journal notes about his experience as a student in an intensive English course in a foreign country are presented. The notes address aspects of the language learning experience, including unfamiliar cultural context, intrusion of the new language into daily thought, resistance, translation, interference, and motivation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedForeign Language Annals, 1980
A recommendation is made to develop 20 Language and International Studies High Schools that will offer intensive foreign language and cultural studies. Such schools would reflect the interests of local ethnic communities, with encouragement given to Black and minority participation. Schools should be funded by the Department of Education. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Curriculum Design
Gruninger, Yvonne – 1977
Extracts from a journal kept by a French-speaking adult student in an intensive German language class are presented here. It is a critique of the audio-visual method, texts, teaching techniques, and students' reactions during the two parts of the course at the University of Berne. The extracts deal particularly with a comparison of the texts used…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Course Content
