Adamson, H.D. Academic competence : theory and classroom practice : preparing ESL students for content courses. New York : Longman, c1993. 191 p. 23 cm. Includes references and index. ISBN 0801306027

AB: Using a series of case studies, the author describes how to teach language through content and provides a theoretical rationale for this method of teaching. It offers practical examples of programs and classroom activities for ESL teaching and explains how the research programs and activities discussed in the text relate to a general theory of second language acquisition.

Topic Area: Language and content