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Download full textMcCulloch, John I. B., Ed. – 1970
This newsletter discusses the teaching and role of English around the world. Articles also cover English-language media in a given country, and the opportunity and need for understanding and speaking English in that country. This particular issue contains items on English education and use in Yugoslavia, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Kenya, Pakistan,…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Svare, Homa; And Others – 1966
These language materials were first prepared at the State University of Utah in connection with Peace Corps language programs in Persian. They are reproduced here with only slight modifications. This text is divided into seven main chapters: (1) Persian Vocabulary and Expressions for History, Law and Government (this section contains dialogues…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Indo European Languages, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Oller, John W., Jr.; Hinofotis, Frances Butler – 1976
Two hypotheses proposed to explain the variance in second language tests are investigated. Hypothesis 1 (H1) claims that language skill is separable into components either related to linguistically defined categories (e.g., listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Another possibility (H2) is that second language ability may be a more unitary…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Strain, Jeris E. – English Record, 1971
This article discusses English-language programs in Iran and their shortcomings. Teachers are inadequately prepared, classrooms are overcrowded, materials are not properly used, and basic writing skills have not been taught. To overcome these problems, the language skills of the teachers must be developed and teachers must be acquainted with…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedKujoory, Parvin – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
Discusses the problems that confront Iranian English majors in understanding the culture that produced English and American literature. Problem areas include religious concepts, modern educational, political, and social values, modern intellectual ideas, interpersonal relationships of the western world, and mythology. (Author/HP)
Descriptors: American Culture, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Education
FARZAN, MASSUD; AND OTHERS – 1962
THIS ELEMENTARY READER IN MODERN PERSIAN IS THE FIRST OF THREE PERSIAN READERS DEVELOPED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. IT IS INTENDED FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF PERSIAN EQUIVALENT TO APPROXIMATELY TWO SEMESTERS OF SEMI-INTENSIVE WORK, OR ABOUT 15 UNITS OF HODGE'S "SPOKEN PERSIAN." THE…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Folk Culture, Language Instruction, Newspapers
HOUSEHOLDER, FRED W., JR.; LOTFI, MANSOUR – 1965
THIS BASIC COURSE IN SPOKEN AZERBAIJANI, A TURKIC LANGUAGE OF NORTHWESTERN IRAN AND THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC OF THE USSR, IS BASED AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE ON THE EDUCATED TABRIZI DIALECT. THE FORMAT OF THIS 25-UNIT TEXT CONSISTS OF SECTIONS ON--(1) BASIC SENTENCES PRESENTED IN "BUILD-UPS," (2) PRONUNCIATION, BASED ON A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS…
Descriptors: Azerbaijani, Contrastive Linguistics, Cyrillic Alphabet, Grammar
