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Teaching Adult ESL Learners

By Yi Yang - This is an article about the author's experience teaching a class of immigrants to the United States of America and a description of some of the techniques the author used. ^new (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 394 )

Adult Learning In Groups

By Susan Imel - Find out how adults learn in groups when you read this article. Learn how groups can motivate or obstruct the adult learning process. ^new (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 207 )

Critical Thinking Through Re-Writing Comics

By John Pereira - If you are unfamiliar with the concept of critical thinking you will be interested in reading this article. According to the author, "Take a non-linear story in a picture-word format, and ask your students to re-write it in as linear a way as is possible, and, what do we get? An exercise in critical thinking." Two good examples of this transformation are provided. ^new (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 172 )

Incorporating Critical Thinking Skills Development into ESL/EFL Courses

By Andy Halvorsen - Critical thinking is not an easy concept to define as it can mean quite different things to different people in different contexts and cultures. This article is intended to help teachers who are interested in developing and encouraging critical thought in their language classrooms. ^new (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 179 )

Let Your Students Teach Their Class

By Naoyoshi Ogawa - This paper presents a step-by-step description of a student-centered teaching technique for assisting students to a higher skill level by challenging them to teach their class. First, as a foundation for the technique, four topics of current theoretical interest are introduced: Neo-Vygotskian learning theory; research on the application of cognitive psychology to education; evaluation of communication strategies; and teachers' reports as instruments of assessment ^new (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 224 )

Brainstorming Before Speaking Tasks

By Brian Cullen - Some learners are more successful than others. In order to find out why, Rubin and Thompson (1984:114, Rubin 1975) studied the characteristics of good learners. Four of these characteristics are discussed below. These may explain why brainstorming is a useful tool in our classrooms. ^new (Added: 27-Sep-2006 Hits: 277 )