Futhermore, the use of Interactive Technology plays a key role in collaborating each partner's individual efforts into comprehensive success. Numerous handouts are provided to exemplify techniques useful in teaching a current events class. Participation from the audience is encouraged. The presenters incorporate theory and practice to help participants identify NNSs with learning disabilities. A detailed handout enables participants to become familiar with assessment methods and teaching strategies to work more productively with these students.
Audience participation is encouraged.
Simple rules for analyzing the writing assignment, creating a thesis, generating support information, organizing the whole, and proofreading enable writing with greater confidence and scoring in keeping with true abilities. The presenter reports results from three experimental courses using videotaped simulations for practice and for evaluating specific sociolinguistic, discourse, strategic, and grammatical points, including sample simulations, student assessments, and guidelines for course design. The presenter also suggests guidelines for turning this task over to students, who can then create exercises for each other. The presenters give an overview of a 4-week intensive program that significantly increased student enrollment. It combines the administrative, in-class, and community outreach aspects that make this course special.