Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This book is carefully designed to inform and train readers in the techniques of content-based ESL instruction and to assist them in developing and implementing content-based materials and programs appropriate to their educational institutions and situations. Every chapter presents a balance of theory and practice, focusing on a detailed description, with clear examples of classroom practices including information, suggestions, and instructional tools. Each chapter addresses assessment issues as they apply to the particular methodology described.
Synopsis
Informs and trains readers in the techniques of content-based ESL instruction at the college level, and assists in the development and implementation of content-based materials and programs appropriate to their situations.
Table of Contents
I. Laying the groundwork for a content-based pedagogy. Content-based college ESL instruction : theoretical foundations and pedagogical applications / Loretta F. Kasper -- Keys to successful content-based programs : administrative perspectives / Marcia Babbitt and Rebecca Williams Mlynarczyk -- Out of the moths of babes : novice teacher insights into content-based instruction / Donna M. Brinton -- ESL students in the mainstream : observations from content area faculty / Judith W. Rosenthal -- II. Building English language skills through content-based instruction. Grammar in content-based instruction / Peter Master -- The short story as a bridge to content in the lower level ESL course ; Film imagery : a visual resource for clarifying content and developing academic writing skill / Loretta F. Kasper -- Speaking science : developing ESL materials for university students in academic disciplines / Sharon A. Myers --