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Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1995
This evaluation package contains two model tests, one for the Alberta (Canada) French 20 course (intermediate 4/5) and one for French 30 (intermediate 5/6). The tests were designed for holistic evaluation of high school students' language performance based on an experiential/communicative approach. They allow teachers to obtain a sampling of…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedPontecorvo, Clotilde; Zucchermaglio, Cristina – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Presents results of a study of six kinds of linguistic education software. Discusses treatment of language as an object rather than as a means of communication. Reports that the software promotes reflection on language and metalanguage awareness in a social and educational context by stimulating children's interest in playing with language. (DK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Wangsotorn, Achara; And Others – 1986
A study of the relationship of learner characteristics to success in beginning English examined the language aptitude, learning motivation and attitudes, spatial relations, study habits, and years of English instruction of 97 seventh-grade students in a Thai government school. The analysis focused on these variables as they related to the…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, English (Second Language)
Ada, Alma Flor; Baker, Colin – 2001
This book provides a practical introduction to questions about bilingualism. It is for parents and teachers who are themselves bilingual, for monolinguals who want to know more, for those with some intuitive understanding of bilingual situations and for those who are starting from the very beginning. The book poses questions that people often ask…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Cognitive Ability
PDF pending restorationMeara, Paul, Ed. – 1986
Selected papers from the annual meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics include the following: "The Scope of Applied Linguistics" (a brief introduction by Paul Meara); "Grading and Professionalism in ELT (English Language Teaching)" (Gillian Brown); "'The Arm of the Chair Is Where You Use For To Write': Developing Strategic…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Counselor Client Relationship, English (Second Language), Family Planning
