All sessions are scheduled into rooms at the Convention Center unless otherwise noted. Using the production of a social studies textbook as an example, participants will be guided through the editing, designing, and printing of a textbook, and discuss the author's role throughout this process. Directors may have access to newly published materials and have a hard time persuading teachers to change.
Current theory suggests that lexicon is as important as syntax in language learning.
We need words and rules. Traditionally, vocabulary is taught with reading, and collocations are not taught at all. We can integrate intentionally selected vocabulary into grammar instruction so that students learn vocabulary and collocations while learning grammar. This presentation discusses how two large computer-based corpora figured in the recent writing of a vocabulary text for a university press. The rationale for the project and sample MI activities will be presented and discussed.