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Peer reviewedFoster, Stephen J. – French Review, 1981
Presents procedure for designing a course in directed conversation in a second language, including choosing topics and developing workbooks that become the psychologically accepted replacement for an official text and a tool for the teacher. Gives two sample units. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedHirsch, Bette G. – French Review, 1985
Describes a one-semester conversational language course based on specific proficiency goals. The oral proficiency pre- and posttests, goal contracts outlining performance objectives for each chapter of the text, specific instructional and grading techniques, and class activities are detailed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedFrommer, Judith G.; Ishikawa, Wayne – French Review, 1980
Describes a one-semester conversational course taught at Harvard University designed to teach basic oral communication skills in French with the main emphasis on teaching students to pause while speaking. (AM)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions, Dialogs (Language)
Download full textBennett, Patrick R.; And Others – 1985
The first in a series of three volumes comprising a college-level course in Kikuyu, a Bantu language, this document contains the outline for a full-length course whose objective is to provide oral mastery of grammatical principles necessary for more than survival-level proficiency. The 20 units are organized into grammatical categories. Each unit…
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedNormand, Guessler – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Discusses strategies designed to cope with problems encountered at the college level that are caused by students' diversity in background and levels of competency. Alternatives to the lock-step method of instruction, with applicability at both the college and high school level, are described. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses
Peer reviewedLillyman, Kathryn – Hispania, 1993
The development and instruction of a course in survival Spanish at Sauk Valley Community College (Illinois) are described. The course, taught for over 15 years and targeted at groups such as teachers, nurses, social workers, counselors, and secretaries, is offered as a model for courses in real-life communication for a variety of professions.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conversational Language Courses, Counselors, Course Descriptions
English for Speakers of Other Languages: Adult ESOL Courses [and] Special Interest Courses. Revised.
PDF pending restorationBroward County Schools, Fort Lauderdale, FL. – 1995
This curriculum guide outlines courses in English as a Second Language (ESL) offered by the Broward County (Florida) adult education program. An introductory section outlines the general student needs on which the curricula are based, program policies for placement and promotion, instructional delivery, and student progression, and the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Cognitive Style, College Entrance Examinations
