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- Title
LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH REVISITED: THE USE OF PERSONAL NARRATIVES IN ADULT L2 LITERACY INSTRUCTION.
- Authors
Wurr, Adrian J.
- Abstract
This article considers nearly a century of language and literacy research and practice, and such international notorieties as Charles Fries, Kenneth Goodman, Princess Masako, Australian immigrants, and Latin American mariachi bands, to confirm the old adage, "Experience is the best teacher." Written in easy and accessible prose for classroom teachers worldwide, the article reviews basic procedures and theories supporting the Language Experience Approach as it applies to second language learning and literacy instruction. Since the approach is well suited for a wide variety of literacy tutoring programs, LEA's application to ESL literacy instruction is worth reviewing.
- Subjects
LANGUAGE experience approach in education; FIRST person narrative; SECOND language acquisition; FOREIGN language education; READING (Adult education); LITERACY; TEACHING methods
- Publication
Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2002, Vol 2, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1533-242X
- Publication type
Article