The Role of Transitions in ESL Instruction

Autor/in	Steinman, Linda
Titel	The Role of Transitions in ESL Instruction
Quelle	In: TESL Canada Journal, 30 (2013) 2, S.46-54 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-435X
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Connected Discourse; Teaching Methods; Metalinguistics; Language Fluency; Writing (Composition); Oral Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schreibübung; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch
Abstract	Transitions in ESL contexts generally refer to those linking words placed between sentences and between paragraphs. Transitions in writing (and in speaking) are helpful; they facilitate coherence and cohesion when used correctly. Understanding them when reading allows us to join the writer in seeing why and how idea B follows idea A. In this commentary I argue that transitions serve the same function in the unfolding of ESL instructional experiences. Instructors have pre-planned the choreography, but is it transparent to the students? Should it be? What if we conceive of the ESL lesson as text--an essay in particular? (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10