ERIC Number: ED261539
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1985-Mar
Reference Count: 0
A Summary of Current Literature on English as a Second Language. Part C Research Agenda.
Chamot, Anna Uhl; Stewner-Manzanares, Gloria
As part of a larger study of instructional issues for English as a second language (ESL), current literature is reviewed and summarized in four major areas affecting the teaching and learning of ESL in grades K-12: ESL instructional approaches, patterns of curriculum organization, instructional materials, and language learning theories. In the first section, thirteen approaches are reviewed: the audiolingual method, the Silent Way, the counseling-learning or community language learning approach, suggestopedia, the language experience approach, the new concurrent approach, total physical response, the notional-functional syllabus, communicative approaches, strategic interaction, the natural approach, cognitive approaches, and content-based approaches. The second section examines three program-level organizational strategies (ESL within bilingual programs, ESL-only programs, and ESL immersion) and classroom-level organization. The section on instructional materials looks at elementary level, secondary level, and teacher-oriented materials. The language learning theories reviewed include the biological/neurological theory, cognitive theories, and socio-affective theories. References are provided for each subsection in the report. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Instructional Innovation, Instructional Materials, Interviews, Learning Theories, Literature Reviews, Media Selection, Second Language Learning, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, 1555 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 600, Rosslyn, VA 22209.
Publication Type: Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Sponsor: Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: InterAmerica Research Associates, Rosslyn, VA.; National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Rosslyn, VA.
Note: For related documents, see FL 015 195 and 196.