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.
Preface vii I Laying the Groundwork for a Context-Based Pedagogy Content-Based College ESL Instruction: Theoretical Foundations and Pedagogical Applications 3(23) Loretta F. Kasper Keys to Successful Content-Based Programs: Administrative Perspectives 26(22) Marcia Babbitt Rebecca Williams Mlynarczyk Out of the Mouths of Babes: Notice Teacher Insights Into Content-Based Instruction 48(23) Donna M. Brinton ESL Students in the Mainstream: Observations From Content Area Faculty 71(22) Judith W. Rosenthal II Building English Language Skills Through Content-Based Instruction Grammar in Content-Based Instruction 93(14) Peter Master The Short Story as a Bridge to Content in the Lower Level ESL Course 107(15) Loretta F. Kasper Film Imagery: A Visual Resource for Clarifying Content and Developing Academic Writing Skill 122(13) Loretta F. Kasper Speaking Science: Developing ESL Materials for University Students in Academic Disciplines 135(16) Sharon A. Myers III Incorporating Technology Into Content-Based Instruction Computers as Content and Context in a Cross-Cultural Language Field Experience 151(14) Joy Egbert The Keyboard to Success: An ESL/Basic Writing Internet Partnership 165(18) David A. Tillyer Louise S. Wood The Internet and Content-Based College ESL Instruction: Reading, Writing, and Research 183(19) Loretta F. Kasper The Role of Information Technology in the Future of Content-Based ESL Instruction 202(11) Loretta F. Kasper About the Authors 213(4) Author Index 217(6) Subject Index 223
Loretta F. Kasper, Marcia Babbitt, Rebecca William Mlynarczyk, Donna M. Brinton, Judith W. Rosenthal
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