Download or read book Critical Reading and Writing for Advanced ESL Students written by Sharon Scull and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1987 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text introduces students to the various rhetorical modes and methods of expository writing needed in college and in the business world. -- Helps students analyze material, synthesize their findings, and propose new ideas. -- Explores strategies for prewriting, creating thesis statements, developing supporting information, and formulating conclusions. -- Features a wide range of readings (essays, articles, short stories, and poetry) by professional authors on high-interest topics for critical analysis, comparison, discussion, and writing.
Download or read book Thinking Outside the Box Incorporating Critical Thinking Strategies in ESL Reading Writing Instruction written by Johanna Carranza and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT ESL students in the United States avail the resources of community college to achieve their goal of academic excellence. However, many community colleges struggle to prepare their students for mainstream four-year institutions. Aside from reading, writing, and speaking, learning a second language requires the development of critical thinking skills which are not emphasized enough for many ESL students in contemporary American academia. As such, there are two major problems that this project aims to address. The first is that English as a Second Language (ESL) and English instructors have different expectations for ESL students. ESL instructors do not focus on the teaching and development of critical thinking skills. Many English instructors, however, expect all of their students to have critical thinking skills, which includes ESL students that may find themselves in transfer-level English courses. Because of this, many ESL students struggle in transfer-level English courses they must take to achieve academic excellence. This leads in to the second problem: ESL students do not have the necessary critical thinking skills they need to succeed in transfer-level English courses. The purpose of this project is to develop a handbook for ESL faculty to help ESL students by teaching and developing their critical thinking skills in Advanced ESL Reading and Writing courses to better prepare the students for transfer-level courses, as well as any other higher education courses they may encounter. The project is a pedagogical tool for ESL instructors at the community college level to utilize in the development of an Advanced ESL Reading and Writing course that emphasizes the teaching of critical thinking skills to ESL students. This handbook is centered around one course unit that consists of six lesson plans explored through the lens of human rights. It is also based on the combination of the Process Approach and TBSIR (topic, bridge, support, interpretation, return) to improve the writing skills of the students, while simultaneously developing their critical thinking skills.
Download or read book The Advanced Reading writing Connection written by John Langan and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced Reading-Writing Connection will help you become a more effective reader and writer. You will learn, in a nutshell, that good readers (1) recognize a main point and (2) recognize the support for that point, and that good writers (1) make a point and (2) support the point.
Download or read book Thinking Beyond the Content written by Nolan J. Weil and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Aimed at more advanced college or college-bound ESL readers, ... a theme-based text ... designed to challenge its readers to read closely for understanding, but also to go beyond the literal content of a text ..."-- P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book Envision English written by George Ellington and published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Thinking Instruction and Assessment written by Anna B. Merritt Brown and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The current study explores to what extent indirect or direct instruction in specific kinds of critical thinking affects the L2 writer's ability to analytically write. At the college level, second language speakers are expected to write according to the conventions of academic rhetoric; however, the primary investigator "experienced a concern" (McNiff and Whitehead in Nedved, 2005, p. 1) in her own language teaching when she noticed that many L2 students seemed at a loss when attempting to compose an analytic piece of writing. Because of their educational and cultural backgrounds, the primary investigator wondered if a more explicit approach in teaching critical thinking might be more beneficial than an explicit one. In an attempt to answer this question, a pre-existing course for L2 writers at Eastern Washington University was used in a two- part research project. In the first part, the primary investigator taught students how to write a comparison-contrast essay, an analytic type of writing that employs critical thinking, using an indirect teaching approach. The second part also involved teaching the comparison-contrast essay accept through a direct teaching approach. Results were gathered and analyzed by two raters, the primary investigator and the instructor of the students and is presented in this thesis. Though the evidence suggests that direct instruction has a positive outcome on student writing, other variables that could not be controlled for, reflections upon the methods employed, limitations of the study, and future research are also discussed"--Document.
Download or read book Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates written by Mike Wallace and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading critically, and writing using critical techniques, are crucial skills you need to apply to your academic work. Practical and engaging, Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates is bursting with tools for analysing texts and structuring critical reviews, helping you to gradually build your skills beyond undergraduate level and gain confidence in your ability to critically read and write. New to this 3rd edition: Introduces a technique for developing critical thinking skills by interrogating paper abstracts Additional diagrams, exercises and concept explanations, enabling you to more easily understand and apply the various approaches A glossary, to help with understanding of key terms. Also new for this edition, a Companion Website provides additional resources to help you apply the critical techniques you learn. From templates and checklists, access to SAGE journal articles and additional case studies, these free resources will make sure you successfully master advanced critical skills. If you need to engage with published (or unpublished) literature such as essays, dissertations or theses, research papers or oral presentations, this proven guide helps you develop a reflective and advanced critical approach to your research and writing. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!
Download or read book Reading for the Write Reasons written by Donna Aziz Canuel and published by Scarborough, Ont. : Prentice Hall Regents Canada. This book was released on 1997 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Topics for Today written by Ali Smith and published by Heinle ELT. This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thematically-organized reader contains original, unabridged magazine and newspaper articles on freash and timely topics.
Download or read book The Kinesthetic Classroom written by Traci Lengel and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on cutting-edge research, this inspiring book shows how to integrate movement with classroom instruction, providing hundreds of activities that improve attention spans and student learning.
Download or read book New Directions written by Peter Gardner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Directions is a thematic reading-writing book aimed at the most advanced learners. It prepares students for the rigors of college-level writing by having them read long, challenging, authentic readings, from a variety of genres, and by having them apply critical thinking skills as a precursor to writing. This emphasis on multiple longer readings gives New Directions its distinctive character.
Download or read book Critical Reading Strategies in ESL written by Ainon Jariah Muhamad and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lack of critical reading skills, especially at tertiary level, is a great handicap to undergraduates, as they will find it difficult, or even unable to analyse and evaluate materials. The amount of reading students has to do and the endless exposure to all kinds of materials makes it crucial for them to be able to read effectively. This study examines whether the students were able to respond critically to reading texts given and if so, what the critical reading strategies employed were. The critical thinking skills of interpreting, analyzing, evaluating, explaining, inferring, and self-regulating (Facione, 2004) have been adopted as the analysis framework. The analysis should help shed some light on the relevance and the importance of the acquisition of the critical skills in academic reading. This book would be especially useful to policy makers, curriculum developers and also to anyone interested in making critical reading an agenda in the effort towards quality education and life-long learning.
Download or read book ESL Intermediate Advanced Writing written by Mary Ellen Munoz Page and published by Research & Education Assoc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master ESL (English as a Second Language) Writing with the study guide designed for non-native speakers of English. Skill-building lessons relevant to today's topics help ESL students write complete sentences, paragraphs, and even multi-paragraph essays. It's perfect for classroom use or self-guided writing preparation. DETAILS - Intermediate drills for improving skills with parallel structure, mood, correct shifting errors & dangling participles - Advanced essay drills focusing on narrative, descriptive, process, reaction, comparison and contrast - Superb preparation for students taking the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language)
Download or read book Exploring the Reading writing Connection written by Maureen Elizabeth Mason and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Reading and Thinking Skills written by Donald L. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Directions written by Peter S. Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interactive approach in this text prepares ESL students for university level courses.
Download or read book Cognitive principles critical practice Reading literature at university written by Susanne Reichl and published by V&R Unipress. This book was released on 2009-09-16 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enquiry into the principles and practice of reading literature brings together insights from cognitive studies, literary theory, empirical literature studies, learning and teaching research and higher education research. Reading is conceptualised as an active process of meaning-making that is determined by subjective as well as contextual factors and guided by a sense of purpose. This sense of purpose, part of a professional and conscious approach to reading, is the central element in the model of reading that this study proposes. As well as a conceptual aim, this model also has pedagogical power and serves as the basis for a number of critical and creative exercises geared towards developing literary reading strategies and strategic reading competences in general. These activities demonstrate how the main tenets of the study can be put into practice within the context of a particular institution of higher education.
