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What is Interactive Instruction

Chapter 21
Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training
This type of instruction involving give-and-take activities between students and teacher is designed to promote students’ engagement, understanding, and for eliciting communication skills at appropriate functional levels.
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Speaking of Technology: Teaching English Language Learners in CTE Programs
Victor M. Hernández-Gantes (University of South Florida, USA) and William Blank (University of South Florida, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch021
Abstract
Meeting the needs of English language learners (ELLs) in career and technical education (CTE) represents a growing challenge for all teachers in the field. The challenge is especially overwhelming given the widespread agreement that teachers are not well prepared to meet the needs of ELLs. The implications for schools and CTE teachers are discussed in connection to appropriate instruction for ELLs addressing language development considerations. The underlying premises of effective instruction aligned with contextual teaching and learning, relation to teaching practice in CTE programs, and the implications for using technology to facilitate ELLs’ learning are also examined.
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