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Scanlan, Timothy M. – French Review, 1986
Suggestions for using the Paris counterpart of the yellow pages and telephone book front matter in French language and cultural instruction include ad illustrations and specific cultural information, general information about the French telephone system, and observational techniques. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advertising, Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Education
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Leith, William D. – French Review, 1979
Describes a method which uses popular French songs to stimulate discussion in a high school level conversational course. (AM)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, French, Higher Education, Language Instruction
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Bryant, William H. – French Review, 1986
Six exercises intended to promote conversation skills are presented, including five survival games situated in space, caves, the middle of the ocean, the Sahara desert, and the North Pole; and a game to select a prison parolee from a group of candidates. The games involve role playing and decision-making activities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses, Educational Games
Peace Corps, Niger (Nigeria). – 1987
Teachers' instructional notes for a Hausa course designed for Peace Corps volunteer language and cultural training contains lesson translations, questions for classroom use in several tenses, stories, readings, and summaries, lists of idioms and verbs, pattern drills, and notes on classroom technique. The information is intended to accompany a set…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conversational Language Courses, Course Content, Foreign Countries
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Kaplan, Jane Payne – French Review, 1988
A discussion of techniques for creating active listening in the French conversation class looks at preconceptions about conversational language classes, the responsibility of each partner in the interaction (speaker and listener), choice of materials for discussion, preparation of classroom presentations, and the teacher's responsibility in…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses, French
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Bureau of French Education. – 1987
This guide outlines the Manitoban Department of Education's conversational French-as-a-second-language curriculum for second grade. The program is designed to introduce young children to the French language and culture through the learning of French sounds, vocabulary, and some sentence patterns. An introductory section explains the program's…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Bureau of French Education. – 1987
This guide outlines the Manitoba Department of Education's conversational French-as-a-second-language curriculum for kindergarten and first grade. The program is designed to introduce young children to the French language and culture through the learning of French sounds, vocabulary, and some sentence patterns. An introductory section explains the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses, Course Content, Cultural Awareness
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Frommer, 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)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1986
The guide presents content and techniques for teaching conversational French in the elementary grades. It contains an introductory section and 20 units for classroom instruction. The introduction includes notes on the overall objectives of the course, general guidelines on classroom procedure, and specific techniques for use of the materials…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Animals, Class Activities, Classroom Communication
Peace Corps (Thailand). – 1996
The instructional materials in French are designed for use by language trainers of Peace Corps volunteers serving in francophone Tunisia, to supplement situational language and grammar instruction. A brief introductory section offers strategies for teaching verb tenses. The diverse materials that follow include lists of situational questions in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education