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Vol. 5 Issue 32 – Research Paper: ‘Vocabulary Development during Read-Alouds: Examining the Instructional Sequence’ by Karen J. Kindle

Post author:Tarun Patel
Post published:August 31, 2013
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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#32 | September 2, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

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Reading aloud to children is a recommended practice in early childhood and primary-grade classrooms that is purported to enhance vocabulary growth. General guidelines can be found in the literature, but practitioners often rely on conventional wisdom and their own instincts to embed vocabulary instruction into their read-alouds. This paper examines the instructional sequences used by four primary-grade teachers who had not participated in any specific professional development related to effective practices as they incorporated vocabulary development into their read-alouds. (more…)

Vol. 5 Issue 32 – Research Paper: ‘Improving Online Reading and Vocabulary Development’ by John Paul Loucky

Post author:Tarun Patel
Post published:August 31, 2013
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ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue#32 | September 2, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

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The aim of this study was to find ways to improve online reading and vocabulary learning. Various new types of online reading comprehension and vocabulary development programs and tests were compared in this study to consider how useful they may be for guiding individual or classroom L2 vocabulary instruction. It explored how these programs seek to test and teach new L2 vocabulary learning and reading comprehension strategies more innovatively and accurately. Several programs are reviewed, compared and combined within a comprehensive, recycling model of second language acquisition (SLA), in an attempt to help maximize effectiveness in teaching and testing these areas. (more…)

ELTWeekly Vol. 5 Issue 31

Post author:Tarun Patel
Post published:August 25, 2013
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"Grammar is the sound, structure, and meaning system of language. All languages have grammar, and each language has its own grammar" (Beverly, 2007, p.1). People who speak the same language are able to communicate with each other because they all know the grammar system and structure of that language, that is, the meaningful rules of grammar. Students who are native speakers of English know English grammar, recognize the sounds of English words, the meaning of those words; and also can combine words to make meaningful sentences in different ways (Beverly, 2007).