14 articles in this issue
Marian Rossiter
Sarvenaz Hatami, Mansoor Tavakoli
This study determines whether breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge are related to L2 ease and success in lexical inferencing. To this end, two tests meas- uring vocabulary breadth and depth were administered to 50 participants. Two weeks later, all p... see more
Tracey M. Derwing, Lori G. Diepenbroek, Jennifer A. Foote
Many instructors are reluctant to teach pronunciation in adult ESL classrooms, often because of lack of formal training. However, significant numbers of ESL students want pronunciation instruction. Although stand-alone pronunciation courses for second-lan... see more
Nancy Dytynyshyn, Laura Collins
This article examines the treatment of culture and the development of intercul- turality in the transcripts of a complete 36-hour ESL course organized by a com- munity center in Montreal. The adult participants came from a variety of linguistic and cultur... see more
Daniel Ripley
Although earlier research has examined the potential of portfolios as assessment tools, research on the use of portfolios in the context of second-language education in Canada has been limited. The goal of this study was to explore the benefits and challe... see more
Roumiana Ilieva
Culture is widely acknowledged to play an important part in second-language education. This article advances a view of culture as a site of identification and introduces the notion of cultural tool normalization (CTN) to conceptualize cul- tural reproduct... see more
Jérémie Séror
Technology is an ever-increasing part of how teachers and learners work on lan- guage and texts. Indeed, computers, the Internet, and Web 2.0 applications are revolutionizing how texts are consumed, discussed, and produced in classrooms. This article focu... see more
Danielle Guénette
Should we correct our students’ language errors? Most ESL teachers would an- swer this question with a resounding Yes while at the same time wondering how to meet the challenge. The collaborative project reported below was designed to provide ESL teacher ... see more
Sarah Apedaile, Cheryl Whitelaw
This article describes a culturally integrated approach to teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL) through Roots and Connections: A Culturally Inte- grated ESL Curriculum for Community Orientation in Alberta. This was devel- oped by the Centre fo... see more
Justine Light, Sara Gnida
This article presents the development, rollout, and subsequent uptake of the Al- berta Teachers of English as a Second Language (ATESL) document Best Prac- tices for Adult English as a Second Language (ESL)/Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LI... see more
Martin Guardado
Drawing on recent work on cosmopolitanism, global citizenship, and critical ap- plied linguistics, this article examines the concept of cosmopolitanism as a viable goal in education in Canada. Particular attention is paid to the inclusion of global citize... see more
Caroline Payant
Liz Giltner
Anne Capune