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Publication Date: 1988
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Manipulating and Complementing Content Teaching to Maximize Second Language Learning.
Swain, Merrill
TESL Canada Journal, v6 n1 p68-83 Nov 1988
Not all content teaching is necessarily good second language teaching. The typically used question/answer sequence could be replaced with a more effective use of carefully contrived activities that bring into the classroom authentic language in its full functional range. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Language Enrichment, Learning Activities, Questioning Techniques, Reading Strategies, Second Language Instruction
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