TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brinton,Donna
AU  - Snow,Marguerite Ann
AU  - Wesche,Marjorie Bingham
TI  - Content-Based Second Language Instruction
SN  - 047208917X (pbk)
AV  - P53 .B755 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Ann Arbor, MI
PB  - University of Michigan Press
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Study and teaching (Higher)
KW  - Language arts (Higher)
KW  - Correlation with content subjects
N1  - "Includes an epilogue of new developments in CBI since 1989"; Each chapter ends with Conclusions, Questions to Consider, and Suggestions for Further Reading; Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-279) and index; "The Michigan Classics Edition of Content-Based Second Language Instruction includes a new preface, a glossary of key terms, an updated bibliography, and an epilogue highlighting the major developments in the field since 1989; Content-Based Second Language Instruction provides well-grounded criteria for decision making when designing and implementing a content-based curriculum and offers suggestions concerning how best to implement a content-based program; This text can serve as a resource guide to those involved in developing and implementing content-based courses - i.e., teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum/materials developers, and program administrators. Valuable guidelines for selecting and designing content-based courses, placing and evaluating students, and developing appropriate materials around the subject matter content are presented. Content-Based Second Language Instruction is also a course text for teacher training, program planning, and curriculum design. Although its focus is on second language learners at the postsecondary levels, the book will also be of interest to teachers at the elementary and secondary levels, as well as those planning courses in a foreign language setting." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Ch. 1. Putting Content-Based Second Language Instruction in Context
; Definition and Overview
; A Rationale for Content-Based Language Teaching
; Language Learning through Language Use: Some Historical Antecedents
; The 1960s-1980s: The Roots of Content-Based Language Teaching; Ch. 2. Three Content-Based Teaching Models at the University Level
; Theme-Based Language Instruction
; Sheltered Content Instruction
; Adjunct Language Instruction
; A Comparison of Features; Implications; Ch. 3. Theme-Based Instruction in the ESL and EFL Contexts
; Theme-Based Models in the ESL Context
; The American Language Center Evening Series Courses
; The Intensive Language Course at the Free University of Berlin; Ch. 4. The University of Ottawa: Sheltered Instruction
; Program Description
; Student Population
; Coordination and Staffing
; Logistics
; Methodology
; Text Selection and Adaptation
; The Role of the Language Teacher
; Program Evaluation; Ch. 5. The UCLA Freshman Summer Program: Adjunct Language Instruction
; Program Description
; Student Population
; Coordination and Staffing
; Logistics
; Methodology
; Text Selection and Adaptation
; The Role of the ESL Instructors
; Program Evaluation; Ch. 6. Practical Considerations in the Implementation of Content-Based Programs
; Administrative Issues
; Program Design
; Student Population
; Staff Development
; Program Evaluation
; A Case Study: The Social Science English Language Center in Beijing, People's Republic of China
; What Have We Learned from the SSELC Program in the PRC?; Ch. 7. Suggestions for Content-Based Materials Development and Adaptation
; Selecting Materials
; Supplementing with Language-Teaching Materials
; Adapting and Developing Materials
; Sample Content-Based Materials
; Sample Skill Activities from a Variety of Content Areas
; Ch. 8. Issues in Content-Based Evaluation
; Language and Content
; Evaluating Content Knowledge
; Evaluating Language Knowledge and Skills
; Purposes and Types of Procedures
; Short-Term and Long-Term Evaluation Goals
; Important Considerations in Evaluation
; Participants in the Evaluation Process
; Sample Achievement / Evaluation Schemes
; Sample Test Materials; Ch. 9. Why Content-Based Instruction?
; Adapting Content-Based Models
; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; References; Epilogue
; Background and Rationale
; Research
; Program Development: New CBI Formats
; Final Reflections
; References; Glossary of Key Terms; Updated Bibliography on Content-Based Instruction - 1989 to the Present; Index
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