An Approach to Teaching Organizational Skills to Adults

Autor/in	Issa, Sandra Tompson
Titel	An Approach to Teaching Organizational Skills to Adults
Quelle	In: English Teaching Forum, 47 (2009) 2, S.8-17 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-663X
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Skill Development; Language Skills; Organizational Communication; Educational Needs; Educational Practices; Educational Strategies; Classroom Techniques; Curriculum Enrichment; English Curriculum; Instructional Design; English Instruction; Adult Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Bildungspraxis; Lehrstrategie; Klassenführung; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung
Abstract	In English language teaching, it is not unusual to come across a student who seems to lack certain basic organizational skills. However, many of the language teaching techniques and materials require students to rely heavily on these skills. The use of textbooks and handouts, the assigning of tasks and homework, and the planning of a syllabus or curriculum all presuppose competent organizational skills in students. This article presents a rationale and approach for incorporating organizational skills development into the mainstream curriculum to help all students and especially to help those students with weak organizational skills, without setting them apart from the rest of the class. While students need much more than organizational skills to learn a language, mastery of this set of skills can foster student success in the language learning classroom. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://www.forum.state.gov
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10