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Thanks James Very interesting reading, raising many issues - it will probably increase discursive activity Frances On 16/2/07 16:08, "James Simpson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello all > > The NRDC ESOL Effective Practice Project was published last week (as > 'Effective Teaching and Learning ESOL'). This is the first major study of ESOL > pedagogy in the UK, and its findings will be of relevance to ESOL tutors and > managers, senior managers, policy-makers, inspectors and others with an > interest in the teaching and learning of ESOL. The published version of the > project is accompanied by an 8000 word summary. You can download both the main > report and the short summary in .pdf form or order paper copies of them. > > For the full report, go to > > http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=89 > <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=89> > > For the summary report go to > > http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=83 > <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=83> > > Alternatively, browse the publications pages of the NRDC website, where you'll > also find links to the other effective practice reports (Reading, Writing, > Numeracy and ICT), as well as an overview summary: > > www.nrdc.org.uk <http://www.nrdc.org.uk/> > > As part of our work on the project, we wrote a number of chapters which have > not yet been published: a chapter on methodology, a literature review, a > statistical annex, a full set of case studies, and descriptions of research > instruments. These will eventually appear on the NRDC website to download, but > will not be published in a paper version. I am attaching one of these > additional documents, the complete set of 10 case studies, to this message. I > am doing this because we - the project team - think that these case studies > will be very useful for ESOL teachers and teacher educators, particularly > those involved in Level 4 training, and want them to see the light of day > without delay. You can read the case studies as a stand-alone document, but > they are best read side-by-side with the full project report, in particular > with Chapter 8. You'll also need to refer to the full report for an > explanation of the terms 'GTS' (i.e. General Teaching Strategy) and 'SLI' > (i.e. Strategy for learner involvement). > > Happy reading, and best wishes > > James > > > *********************************** > ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in > research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James > Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, > University of Leeds. > To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html > A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: > http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm > To contact the list owner, send an email to > [log in to unmask] > > > > *********************************** ESOL-Research is a forum for researchers and practitioners with an interest in research into teaching and learning ESOL. ESOL-Research is managed by James Simpson at the Centre for Language Education Research, School of Education, University of Leeds. To join or leave ESOL-Research, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ESOL-RESEARCH.html A quick guide to using Jiscmail lists can be found at: http://jiscmail.ac.uk/help/using/quickuser.htm To contact the list owner, send an email to [log in to unmask]