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Indiana Department of Education, 2024
Providing foundational academic support to Indiana's culturally and linguistically diverse students is a cornerstone of the state's educational goals. Over 140,000 Indiana students speak a language other than English at home, and there are over 295 different languages represented in Indiana schools. Of these, over 93,000 students have been…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Annandale, Eric – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
Discusses the increased demand for French immersion teachers, the concomitant demand for improved teacher education programs, and the joint efforts of the University of Manitoba's faculty of education and French department to create a course for senior students and practicing teachers to meet these needs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Content, Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs
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Dansereau, Diane – French Review, 1995
It is proposed that early introduction to basic French phonetic features and systematic emphasis on phonics allows students to learn to speak French clearly understandable to native speakers and relatively accent-free. In addition, this approach tends to improve listening skills. Important phonetic features to include in classwork are detailed.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, French, Introductory Courses
Saylor, Lucinda L. – 1986
The curriculum guide outline (CGO) developed for the Richland School District One (Columbia, South Carolina) represents a structured effort to coordinate the curriculum across disciplines. The CGO is an outline that guides the total curriculum content of a course and states the level of mastery acceptable for course credit. It has five components…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum Design
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Rasanen, Anne, Ed.; Marsh, David, Ed. – 1994
This volume of articles is a report from the national teacher in-service development program in teaching content through a foreign language at the Continuing Education Centre of the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. This publication is mainly in English, because of the basic rationale of the Teaching Content through English (TCE) programme, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Bilingual Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Papalia, Anthony – 1984
An integrated model of instruction in language and culture uses a sequential method of discovering sensation, perception, concept, and principle to develop self-analysis skills in students. When planning activities for learning a language and developing cultural understanding, teachers might follow a sequence such as the following: introduce…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Critical Thinking
Valdes, Gabriel M. – 1986
Florida is experiencing a renaissance in foreign language study through more substantial curriculum and admission and graduation requirements in secondary and higher education. The increase has resulted in a critical shortage of foreign language teachers, to which the state has responded with a program of incentives, financial aid, and rigorous…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1992
This guide is intended to clarify for teachers and other instructional leaders the purpose and content of the foreign language curriculum of Georgia's public schools and to assist in more uniform preparation in foreign languages. The guide is organized according to the foreign language goals and objectives of the state's mandated core curriculum.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Educational Benefits
Yalden, Janice – 1987
An introduction to contemporary views of second/foreign language course design is intended for even relatively inexperienced teachers wishing to meet the somewhat sophisticated current expectations for language training. First, it provides theoretical background concerning the concepts of communicative competence and second language proficiency,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Cincinnati Public Schools, OH. Branch of Continuing/Vocational Education. – 1988
This curriculum guide is designed for use by teachers of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. The first section of the guide describes the aim of the curriculum, the mission of the Cincinnati Public Schools, the adult basic education program's philosophy with regard to the teaching of LEP students, typical characteristics of this student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques
College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY. – 1986
This publication is a guide for foreign language teachers in improving their curricula and achieving better foreign language education outcomes. The objective is to help students develop more usable skills and realistic cultural awareness. The first chapter locates foreign language education within the College Board's larger Educational Equality…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Classical Languages, Classroom Techniques
Galvan, Jose L.; Kamhi-Stein, Lia – 1996
A proposed program in English as a Second Language (ESL) for limited-English-proficient students at California State University at Los Angeles (CSLA) is outlined. Eligible international students and recent immigrants and refugees would be identified and placed using a test of English for academic purposes. The proposed program would consists of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education)