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Taylor & Francis Inc Conversations of the Mind The Uses of Journal
Book SynopsisAsking students to write journals that reflect on their learning has become a widespread pedagogical practice in recent years. However, the scholarly literature does not address certain key questions about how journal writing aids learning: * Is there something inherent in journal writing that encourages students to write reflectively? * What psycholinguistic or cognitive factors help to explain the power of journal writing? * Why do some students use journals to write prolifically and creatively while others limit their responses to summarizing the assigned course reading? * Why do teachers find some journal entries so much more engaging than others? * How do teachers'' ways of responding to journals affect their students'' development as writers and thinkers? This book addresses such questions through a careful analysis of the journal writing of the students in the author''s ESL classes at a large urban college. It contains detailed case studies of five cTrade Review"Conversations of the Mind is intended to raise our consciousness about our teaching and our students' learning. I finished her study with an increased sense of the possibilities for improving my own teaching, for transforming my own classroom work. Mlynarczyk's willingness to share her own tribulations and flaws, as well as her triumphs and strengths, plays no small part in making curriculum transformation look at least possible, if not easy."—Transformations, The New Jersey Project Journal"Conversations of the Mind is highly recommended reading not just for ESL or Writing teachers, but for anyone wnating glimpse into the minds of young urban college students who are struggling with language acquisition and the immigrant experience."—MultiCultural Review"It is not Mlynarczyk's intent to solve teaching problems. Her intent is to heighten the reader's sensitivity to and apreciation for the unexpected situations that continually occur in teaching. She has done so sensitively and remarkably well."—Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy."This easy-to-read paperback is the result of the author's desire to learn more about how students think and feel about themselves as learners in a 'large urban college' prefreshman ESL composition class."—Studies in Second Language Acquisition"This is profoundly a book about teaching and learning, but it is not a collection of lesson plans or even a method as such. It is, rather, the description of a reflective practitioner in action as she tries to understand how what she does as a teacher affects her students. Equally, she is trying to get beneath the surface of the polite ESL class to see how her students are learning as they experiment with a kind of writing which is new to all of them and which 'works' in different ways for all of them -- powerfully for some, minimally for others....One of the great joys of this book is a chance to visit with a teacher whose merit does not derive from great performances at the chalkboard, but from a deep commitment to understanding how students learn and bending her efforts toward strengthening their learning."—John S. MayherNew York University, from the Foreword"A wonderful book -- well grounded in theory and research and well written. It tells a very important story about the meanings and uses of journal writing by a writing teacher and different students. This fascinating study makes a valuable contribution to the field...."—Joy Kreeft PeytonCenter for Applied Linguistics"An artful, forthright, engrossing weaving by a teacher-researcher who insists that we -- her readers -- are collaborators on the journey....A pastiche vibrant with life, with dimension...."—Margot ElyNew York UniversityTable of ContentsContents: J.S. Mayher, Foreword. Preface. Introduction: The Teacher, The Study, The Students. Textual Explorations: Thinking and Writing in Journals. The Writing Class: Journals in Context. Roberto: Validation Through Connected Knowing. Cliff: Unspoken Words From the Deepest Part of the Mind. Maribel: Tension Between Private and Public Worlds. Lan and Kiyoko: Surprising Reactions to Journal Writing. The Conversation Continues. Appendices: Response Letters to Entire Class. Selected Entries From Roberto's Journal and Teacher's Response Letters. Selected Entries From Cliff's Journal and Teacher's Response Letters. Selected Entries From Maribel's Journal and Teacher's Response Letters. Selected Entries From Lan's Journal and Teacher's Response Letters.
£80.74
Taylor & Francis Inc Ideas and Options in English for Specific
Book SynopsisThis volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual cases and practices to examine the approaches and ideas on which they are based. The aim is for readers to adopt an analytical stance toward the field and to identify current perspectives in ESP and the ideas driving them.Ideas and Options in English for Specific Purposes does not promote any one approach, but rather identifies and illustrates those in evidence today. The main emphasis is on the links between theory and ESP teaching and research. Ideas from linguistics, sociolinguistics, education, SLA, and social theories are described. Links are then made between these ideas and ESP course designs, instructional materials, and research projects. Thus the book moves back and forth between descriptions of theories, teaching practice, and research.Part I introduces the book''s approach to description of ESP andTrade Review"...a fascinating book that could be a groundbreaking contribution to critical literacy education."—Linguist ListTable of ContentsContents: Preface.Part I: Preliminaries. Introduction. Approach. Issues in ESP Course Design. Part II: Ideas and Options.Section A: Language. Language Systems. Language Uses. Combining Language Descriptions. Section B: Learning. Conditions for Learning. Processes of Learning. Section C: Teaching. Methodologies. Objectives in Teaching ESP. Part III: General. Synthesis.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Spanish Vocabulary Learning in MeaningOriented Instruction
Book SynopsisSpanish Vocabulary Learning in Meaning-Oriented Instruction is the first comprehensive overview of current research and instructional practices into Spanish vocabulary acquisition through the lens of Meaning-Oriented Instruction (MOI).Key features:â a breadth of topics including language variation, input, tasks and processing specificity, incidental learning, idiomatic language, lexicographic perspectives, lexicosemantic representation, vocabulary testing, and receptive and productive vocabulary;â a combination of theory and practical guidance highlighting pedagogical best practices in the teaching of vocabulary;â guidance on the difficulties teachers face when teaching vocabulary in the classroom;â clear explanations with plenty of examples and useful references;â tasks and activities that help teachers move from a traditional curricular approach to a more innovative and engaging one focused on communicating, completing tasks, and learning content.Written by an international cohort of scholars in a succinct and accessible manner, Spanish Vocabulary Learning in Meaning-Oriented Instruction is an essential resource for teachers of Spanish at all levels. It is also an excellent reference book for researchers and both undergraduate and graduate students interested in Spanish vocabulary acquisition.Table of Contents1. Identifying Target Spanish Vocabulary: Issues of Regional Variation 2. Input, Tasks, and Processing Specificity in Spanish Vocabulary Learning 3. Incidental Learning of L2 Spanish Vocabulary 4. Acquisition of Idiomatic Language in L2 Spanish 5. Lexicographic Perspectives and L2 Spanish Vocabulary 6. Quality of Lexicosemantic Representation in L2 Spanish 7. Testing L2 Spanish Vocabulary Knowledge 8. Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Levels Tests for L2 Spanish
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Pearson Education Limited Speakout Elementary 2nd Edition Teachers Guide
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Pearson Education Limited New Big Fun AE 2nd Edition 2019 Teachers Book
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Pearson Education Now I Know IE 1st Edition 2019 Teachers Book
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Pearson Education Now I Know IE 1st Edition 2019 Teachers Book
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Pearson Education Now I Know IE 1st Edition 2019 Teachers Book
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Pearson Education Now I Know IE 1st Edition 2019 Teachers Book
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Pearson Education Now I Know IE 1st Edition 2019 Teachers Book
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