Aspects Of Language Development In An Intensive English Program

Author : Alan Juffs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351691178

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Aspects of Language Development in an Intensive English Program by Alan Juffs Pdf

While there is much in the literature on ESL development, this book is the first of its kind to track the development of specific language abilities in an Intensive English Program (IEP) longitudinally and highlights the implications of this particular study’s findings for future IEP implementation and practice and ESL and SLA research. The volume draws on many years’ worth of data from learners at an IEP at the University of Pittsburgh to explore selected aspects of language development, including lexical, grammatical, speaking, and writing abilities, in addition to placement assessment practices and student learning outcomes. A concluding chapter points to the ways in which these findings can be applied to decision making around IEP curriculum development and the future role of IEPs in higher education more broadly. With its focus on students in IEP settings and the concentration on data from students evaluated over multiple semesters, this volume offers a unique opportunity in which to examine longitudinal developmental patterns of different L1 groups on a variety of measures from the same learners and will be key reading for students and researchers in second language acquisition, English for Academic Purposes, language education, and applied linguistics.

Author : Jason Litzenberg
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781800414464

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Innovation in University-Based Intensive English Programs by Jason Litzenberg Pdf

This book considers the past, present and future directions of innovation in US-based Intensive English Programs (IEPs), which provide international students with an immersion-style environment for learning academic English, prior to matriculating into a full-time college or university degree program. IEPs frequently serve as sites for pre-service teacher preparation, curricular experimentation and research, and yet little published work takes a critical look at the advantages and shortcomings of such programs. The chapters in this book provide a nuanced view of this microcosm of the English language teaching industry, demonstrating the various ways that IEPs have impacted and continue to influence the wider fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL. They emphasize the unique positioning of IEPs within higher education and describe the various ways IEP practitioners can influence their host institutions and beyond.

Author : Grant Eckstein,Norman W. Evans,K. James Hartshorn,Benjamin L. McMurry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-27
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000788020

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Curriculum Development for Intensive English Programs by Grant Eckstein,Norman W. Evans,K. James Hartshorn,Benjamin L. McMurry Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive, contextualized approach to curriculum creation, design, development, and evaluation for Intensive English Programs. The book starts by guiding the reader through the important but often overlooked steps of contextualizing their current or future language curriculum to give decision makers the full picture of what their curriculum is intended to accomplish. Subsequent chapters break down the popular ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) model of curricular design into meaningful units focused on learner and context analysis, learning outcomes, assessments, materials, and implementation and evaluation processes. Accessible and engaging chapters include a variety of prompts, activities, and summaries to support learning and implementation. With instruction on how to build a language curriculum from scratch and insights for changing or improving an existing curriculum, this book is a key resource for instructors and program administrators in language programs as well as essential reading in TESOL methods and language curriculum design courses.

Author : Peter I. De Costa,Wendy Li,Jongbong Lee
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800415577

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International Students' Multilingual Literacy Practices by Peter I. De Costa,Wendy Li,Jongbong Lee Pdf

This book presents the results of research that focused on international students receiving writing instruction on a US university campus. It explores how the students developed their foreign-student identities and their own ways of grappling with the unique issues they encountered as they worked to improve their academic literacy skills. The book extends the theoretical horizons of language socialization research by integrating insights from other disciplinary frameworks, such as a translingual approach, multilingual literacies and writing center theory, to explore international students’ university experiences. By adopting these varied lenses, the book provides readers with a more holistic, integrative and ecological understanding of students’ language and literacy development. The authors also investigate how a translingual pedagogy informs language instructors and literacy instructors in facilitating multilingual students’ academic literacy development across a variety of codes, registers, genres, modes and media.

Author : Eugenia Mora-Flores
Publisher : Shell Education
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780743922371

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Integrated English Language Development: Supporting English Learners Across the Curriculum by Eugenia Mora-Flores Pdf

Innovative educators are always looking for effective ways to meet the demands of teaching content standards while supporting the linguistic needs of every student. This resource shows educators how to infuse language learning into every subject area, including language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. This powerful resource presents research-based instructional strategies to immerse students in content while promoting oral and written language development. Educators will be inspired to take their teaching to higher levels by providing engaging and challenging learning environments for English language learners.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309219594

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Improving Adult Literacy Instruction by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy Pdf

A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life, including supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness in the global economy. Yet, more than 90 million U.S. adults lack adequate literacy. Furthermore, only 38 percent of U.S. 12th graders are at or above proficient in reading. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction synthesizes the research on literacy and learning to improve literacy instruction in the United States and to recommend a more systemic approach to research, practice, and policy. The book focuses on individuals ages 16 and older who are not in K-12 education. It identifies factors that affect literacy development in adolescence and adulthood in general, and examines their implications for strengthening literacy instruction for this population. It also discusses technologies for learning that can assist with multiple aspects of teaching, assessment,and accommodations for learning. There is inadequate knowledge about effective instructional practices and a need for better assessment and ongoing monitoring of adult students' proficiencies, weaknesses, instructional environments, and progress, which might guide instructional planning. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction recommends a program of research and innovation to validate, identify the boundaries of, and extend current knowledge to improve instruction for adults and adolescents outside school. The book is a valuable resource for curriculum developers, federal agencies such as the Department of Education, administrators, educators, and funding agencies.

Author : Paula Winke,Tineke Brunfaut
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351034760

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The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Language Testing by Paula Winke,Tineke Brunfaut Pdf

This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The Handbook also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics, backgrounds, and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research, the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, educational measurement, and social psychology. The Handbook is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers, (2) Building instruments for SLA research, (3) Measuring individual differences, (4) Measuring language development, (5) Testing specific populations, and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers.

Author : Brian Paltridge,Matthew T. Prior
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781003847762

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The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Discourse by Brian Paltridge,Matthew T. Prior Pdf

This state-of-the-art volume offers a comprehensive and accessible examination of perspectives within the field of discourse analysis on the processes and conditions of second language learning, teaching, and use. Led by Brian Paltridge and Matthew T. Prior, this collection brings together leading global researchers in the field to guide readers through background theories, theoretical paradigms, methodological issues, and pedagogical implications by synthesizing current and past work, and setting a future agenda for discourse-oriented second language research. The book is a critical resource which will be indispensable for scholars and advanced students of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, education, and related fields.

Author : Jared Nathan Garrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:793511900

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Specifications for the Development of Effective Academic Vocabulary Activities in Intensive English Programs by Jared Nathan Garrett Pdf

This was followed by research into effective principles of L2 vocabulary learning, through which four principles were distilled. These principles are: the use of a variety of strategies, multiple exposures to target words, practice that includes production, and the need for flexibility and practicality in the vocabulary activities. These four principles became the guiding principles in the development of a system for creating effective vocabulary learning activities. This system and many suggested activities comprise a guide, or set of specifications, that can be used by teachers at IEPs, with a specific eye to the ELC to effectively, and with little extra effort, create and utilize their own effective vocabulary learning activities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183034913780

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Luis A. Rosado
Publisher : Research & Education Assoc.
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780738688626

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TExES Bilingual Education Supplemental (164) Book + Online by Luis A. Rosado Pdf

REA's TExES Bilingual Education Supplemental (164) Test Prep with Online Practice Tests Gets You Certified and in the Classroom! Teacher candidates seeking certification to become bilingual teachers in Texas public schools must take the TExES Bilingual Education Supplemental (164) test. Written by Dr. Luis A. Rosado, director of the Center for Bilingual and ESL Education at the University of Texas at Arlington, this REA test guide provides extensive coverage of the exam’s four competencies. Dr. Rosado was named a 2018 International Latino Book Awards' award-winning author for his work on this book. In addition to a thorough review, the book features a diagnostic test and full-length practice test that deal with every type of question, subject area, and skill tested on the exam. Both tests are also available online for timed testing conditions, automatic scoring, and instant feedback on every question to help teacher candidates zero in on the topics that give them trouble now, so they can succeed on test day. REA’s test prep package includes: - Comprehensive review of all content categories tested on the TExES Bilingual Education Supplemental exam - Diagnostic test (online and in the book) that pinpoints strengths and weaknesses to help focus study - Full-length practice test (online and in the book) based on actual exam questions - Practice test answers explained in detail to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses - Proven study tips, strategies, and confidence-boosting advice - Online practice tests feature timed testing, automatic scoring, and topic-level feedback REA's Bilingual Education Supplemental (164) is a must-have for anyone who wants to become a bilingual teacher in Texas.

Author : Carmen Muñoz
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847698070

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Intensive Exposure Experiences in Second Language Learning by Carmen Muñoz Pdf

This volume brings together studies dealing with second language learning in contexts that provide intensive exposure to the target language. In doing so, it highlights the role of intensive exposure as a critical distinctive characteristic in the comparison of learning processes and outcomes from different learning contexts: naturalistic and foreign language instruction, stay abroad and at home, and extensive and intensive instruction programmes. The different chapters represent a wide range of learning contexts and types of learning, as well as different approaches that yield much needed evidence on the role of context of acquisition in second language learning.

Author : Ilona Leki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351538114

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Undergraduates in a Second Language by Ilona Leki Pdf

This is the first book-length study of bilingual, international, and immigrant students in English writing courses that attempts to fully embed their writing experiences within the broader frame of their personal histories, the human context of their development, and the disciplinary contexts of their majors. It addresses the questions: How useful are L2 writing courses for the students who are required to take them? What do the students carry with them from these courses to their other disciplinary courses across the curriculum? What happens to these students after they leave ESL, English, or writing classes? Drawing on data from a 5-year longitudinal study of four university students for whom English was not their strongest/primary language, it captures their literacy experiences throughout their undergraduate careers. The intensive case studies answer some questions and raise others about these students’ academic development as it entwined with their social experiences and identity formation and with the ideological context of studying at a US university in the 1990s.

Author : Jenefer Philp,Rhonda Oliver,Alison Mackey
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027290564

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Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner by Jenefer Philp,Rhonda Oliver,Alison Mackey Pdf

This new volume of work highlights the distinctiveness of child SLA through a collection of different types of empirical research specific to younger learners. Characteristics of children’s cognitive, emotional, and social development distinguish their experiences from those of adult L2 learners, creating intriguing issues for SLA research, and also raising important practical questions regarding effective pedagogical techniques for learners of different ages. While child SLA is often typically thought of as simple (and often enjoyable and universally effortless), in other words, as “child’s play”, the complex portraits of young second language learners which emerge in the 16 papers collected in this book invite the reader to reconsider the reality for many younger learners. Chapters by internationally renowned authors together with reports by emerging researchers describe second and foreign language learning by children ranging from pre-schoolers to young adolescents, in home and school contexts, with caregivers, peers, and teachers as interlocutors.

Author : Virginia Pauline Rojas,Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416603832

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Strategies for Success with English Language Learners by Virginia Pauline Rojas,Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Pdf

Approximately 4.7 million designated English language learners attend public schools (Office of English Language Acquisition, 2002). It is predicted that by the 2030s, English language learners will account for about 40 percent of the school-age population. Yet very few teachers have been trained to address the needs of these students, and the questions they ask are the same as they asked decades ago: Who are English language learners and what are effective ways for schooling them? What kind of educational program brings about the best results? What are sound practices for facilitating English language acquisition? How can English language learners have academic success in subject areas? How do we teach English language learners in our classrooms? - p. 5.