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Romanowski, Piotr, Ed.; Bandura, Ewa, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
While research into intercultural teaching has grown exponentially during the past two decades, the research has primarily resorted to the use of quantitative data collection instruments and the interpretation of scores calculated through them. As such, studies in the field can seem somewhat decontextualized, ignoring in some cases…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Intercultural Communication, Cross Cultural Training
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. Div. of International Education. – 1989
The new call to action on foreign language competence is addressed to administrators and academic officers of higher education institutions. Based on recent reports on education, it is proposed that American colleges and universities are not succeeding in equipping students to live and communicate in an international world, and that the problem…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Higher Education
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Corson, David – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
Explores aspects of successful foreign language teaching and learning that could be pertinent to the design of school policies; defines the current conception of "communicative competence"; discusses how cultural studies can be related to foreign language instruction; and describes a model policy developed during case studies across various…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1994
The materials describe Kentucky's strategy for reforming the state standards for introductory Spanish second language instruction. They begin with a course description outlining the shift in orientation from grammar instruction to development of communicative competence. A subsequent section suggests ways in which the teacher might identify…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc., Alexandria, VA. – 1996
The guide is written for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and bilingual education specialists, classroom teachers, building administrators, and parents. It outlines the vision of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) for the effective education of elementary and secondary school ESL students, and presents a framework for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc., Alexandria, VA. – 1997
The guide outlines performance standards for each of three broad goals of English-as-a-Second-Language teaching in elementary and secondary education. The three goals include: use of English to communicate in social settings; use of English to achieve academically in all content areas; and use of English in socially and culturally appropriate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Communicative Competence (Languages)