First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
To get things going, let's consider the successful nature of these two case studies
. CASE STUDY: THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Philadelphia's public
schools had been judged by experts in 1994 to be failing their educational ...
In 1953 Watson and Crick discovered the double helical structure of DNA and Watson's personal account of the discovery, The Double Helix, was published in 1968. Genes, Girls and Gamow is also autobiographical, covering the period from when The Double Helix ends, in 1953, to a few years later, and ending with a Postscript bringing the story up to date. Here is Watson adjusting to new-found fame, carrying out tantalizing experiments on the role of RNA in biology, and falling in love. The book is enlivened with copies of handwritten letters from the larger than life character George Gamow, who had made significant contributions to physics but became intrigued by genes, RNA and the elusive genetic code. This is a tale of heartbreak, scientific excitement and ambition, laced with travelogue and '50s atmosphere.
This is a tale of heartbreak, scientific excitement and ambition, laced with travelogue and '50s atmosphere.
As more English learners enroll in school each year, teachers and administrators are concerned with the large gap in reading and academic standing between ELs and students performing at grade level. This book addresses the language, literacy, and content instructional needs of ELs and frames quality instruction within effective schooling structures and the implementation of RTI.
Tier 1 teachers should consider implementing these instructional practices to
prevent language and reading difficulties for all students, including ELs. Tier 2
teachers may consider implementing these strategies before or after school, ...
First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
TABLE 9.5 Discrete-Point and Integrative Tests Discrete-Point Tests Definition:
Discrete-point tests consist of items designed to test a number of specific
structures or rules—discrete points in the language system {Dieterich & Freeman,
[9791.
"The aim of this volume is to cater to a wide range of audiences associated with the field of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). In a true cross-disciplinary fashion it brings together instances of research in second language acquisition, language awareness, computer assisted language learning, artificial intelligence and natural language processing. It is intended for language teachers, students of applied linguistics and language engineering as well as for applied linguists in general."--BOOK JACKET.
Background Occasionally one hears that so-and-so speaks five or seven
languages fluently, which seems like a truly remarkable achievement, except for
the fact that the speaker as a rule fails to deliver any accurate measure of so- and
-so's ...
This book reports on a two-part study: the validation of a test of spoken English for Norwegian secondary school pupils and the corpus-based investigation of the role played by 'smallwords', such as 'well', 'sort of', and 'you know', in bringing about fluency. The first study builds on the Messickian six central aspects of construct validity to produce a practical framework for test validation. It identifies potential sources of invalidity in the test being examined particularly relating to 'fluency'. The second study sets about to explore the concept of fluency, and to expose the extent to which it is acknowledged in the literature to be associated with smallwords, albeit under other names. The findings from the corpus study are drawn on to propose new elements to include in descriptors of fluency, and the implications of the study for classroom practices are discussed.
The 'thing' that is supposed to be tested in the EVA speaking test is 14–15-year-
old Norwegian students' communicative language ability ( CLA) in English
spoken interaction. Prior to developing a test of spoken CLA, one of the first tasks
is to ...
First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
... medium and high skill categories may demonstrate similar heart rate
responses to participation in play (Reilly, 1990) ... leg strength were determined
using a portable dynamometer (Takei Kiki-Kogyo, Tokyo) Standing broad jump
and vertical ...
