Time is allowed for discussion. The researcher discusses how the results help teachers in designing learning exercises and activities for their own students. Selected portions of class observations and the subject's journals will be presented. Implications for teaching and further study will be discussed. To guide the field, the U.S. Department of Education has funded a study describing instructional practices and comparing approaches to determine their relative effectiveness.
Presenters discuss the study and seek input on effective ways to share results.
Essays were randomly selected to represent varying language backgrounds and proficiency levels. A major issue in bilingual education is the role of each language in instruction. The presenter provides, from a Vygotskyian perspective, an overview of a qualitative study that examines this question. There are several case studies on ESL participants but they do not use national survey data. An ethnographic study of four classes in an adult EFL program in Japan is presented.