Integration of Skills: Communication between Colleagues.

Autor/inn/en	Stevens, Virginia; Taylor, Becky
Titel	Integration of Skills: Communication between Colleagues.
Quelle	(1995), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Articulation (Education); Classroom Techniques; Cooperation; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Grammar; Higher Education; Intensive Language Courses; Language Skills; Language Teachers; Learning Activities; Reading Instruction; Second Language Instruction; Skill Development; Study Skills; Writing (Composition); Writing Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Klassenführung; Co-operation; Kooperation; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Grammatik; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Intensivkurs; Sprachkurs; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lernaktivität; Leseunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Studientechnik; Schreibübung; Schreibunterricht
Abstract	The approach taken by two English-as-a-Second-Language teachers at the American University in Cairo (Egypt) in intensive courses for university-bound students is described. The approach is characterized by continuous communication between teachers, with the objective of providing constant reinforcement of those skills. Focus is on how two teachers teaching different skills (reading, writing, grammar, study skills) to the same students on different schedules can communicate with each other on skill integration. A system of message transmission using a desktop file is described. Both teachers organize themes for the semester and gather teaching materials from newspapers and magazines, passing the materials to each other so that each can determine their appropriateness for different skills being taught. Materials are renewed throughout the semester. Agreed-upon materials are coded and copied for student use. The materials are first used for reading instruction. Work produced by students is then passed between teachers, with notes attached, to facilitate communication about what is being addressed in class. Similarly, communication about activities in grammar and study skills classes is made using the file system. It is concluded that while this approach requires more work on each teacher's part, it is more effective. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC