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Lord, Natalia; Shektman, Boris – 1986
Instructional materials for use in the U.S. Foreign Service Institute's Russian language training program are based on the diary of a fictional foreign service officer stationed in Moscow. The materials, written in both English and Russian, are organized as chapters in the diary. A quiz accompanies each chapter and focuses on the influence of…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Diaries, Foreign Countries
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Carter, Beverly-Anne – Teaching in Higher Education, 2005
This paper addresses the theme of the special issue by looking at the development of student autonomy in learning in the French programme at the University of the West Indies St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. The paper explains why a focus on autonomy is apt to meet both the programme's linguistic goals and its larger societal goal of preparing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Personal Autonomy
Grala, Maria; And Others – 1987
A handbook for Peace Corps volunteers gives ideas and suggestions for improving second language learning. Chapter one answers some of the most common questions about learning foreign languages, including the best age and means for language learning, avoiding mistakes, dealing with the inability to understand a message, the time needed to master…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communication Apprehension, Diaries, Discovery Learning