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Winokur, Marshall – Foreign Language Annals, 1981
Describes student tours to the Soviet Union, discussing the benefits to be derived from such experiences by both students and leaders. In particular, discusses the organization of the tours, their types and costs, advertising strategies, suggested itineraries and guidebooks, student orientation and group composition, and problems encountered…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Enrichment, Extracurricular Activities, Group Activities
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Holder, Dolores – French Review, 1980
Provides suggestions for using French train schedules to simulate train travel in the French classroom, thus teaching expressions of time as well as reinforcing certain verbs and structures. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
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Hollingsworth, Rita – French Review, 1977
A description of a week-long, vicarious trip to France in a high school French class. The "trip" required students to do all the things a tourist does, and it utilized the four skills for communication purposes. Techniques for facilitating the process and for student evaluation are described. (AMH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, French
Gleason, Jean Berko, Ed. – 1988
A discussion of the loss and maintenance of second language skills beyond the formal education process provides information about skill loss and a variety of strategies and suggestions for language skill maintenance. The book begins with an overview of the subject of language loss and maintenance (Jean Berko Gleason and Barbara Alexander Pan),…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Independent Study, Language Maintenance
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Travers, Claudia S. – French Review, 1980
Describes a French language program based on the concept of language for survival. Students took trips to Quebec and were asked to carry out tasks, such as asking for directions and buying items in a store, exclusively in French. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Intermediate Grades, Language Programs, Learning Activities
Laylin, Jan; Yildiz, Nancy – TESL Talk, 1978
The Vancouver Community College offers a summer language program for Japanese visitors participating in educational travel-study tours. An instructor's manual for this program was recently developed. Curriculum development ideas, which can be adapted to any language training situation, are shared. (SW)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
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Jones, Kent – 1996
Materials presented here include a variety of resources for teachers of Esperanto: a brief guide to Esperanto teaching, including suggested teacher qualifications, a listing of instructional materials and resources, including serials, with details of publication, activities in preparation for teaching, grade-level class activities, notes on…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Esperanto
Peace Corps (Tunisia). – 1987
This guide, entirely in French, is designed for language training of Peace Corps workers in Tunisia and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of 25 theme-based lessons, each containing a situational dialogue, vocabulary, and exercises. The exercises focus more on new vocabulary and its usage than on systematic grammar…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Clothing, Community Services
Khan, Sughra B. Choudry; Molteno, Marion – 1991
A resource guide for teachers of Urdu, particularly in Britain, is designed to help them improve the conditions of Urdu instruction in a variety of ways, including pressing the local education authority for better educational provision, creating instructional materials, and making the best use of available equipment and techniques. The first of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Educational Objectives
Boaks, Peter – 1991
This resource guide is intended for teachers of German and for administrators considering the introduction German language instruction in their schools or colleges in the United Kingdom. The first of 10 chapters looks at the status of German teaching in the British curriculum, primarily at the secondary level. Chapter 2 describes standardized test…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cultural Education