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Download full textMacDonald, Errol – 1996
At Tokai University (Japan), an English-as-a-Second-Language course in global issues through video uses the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's monthly video magazine "News in Review", published eight months a year for use in Canadian English-medium schools. Of the four segments in each magazine, usually two are about Canada or…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Uemichi, Isao S. – 1988
A university teacher of English as a second language in Japan describes his rationale, methods, and materials for teaching language through literature. Literature was chosen for its intellectual sophistication and ability to motivate adult learners. The use of recorded readings and/or video or filmed versions of texts is recommended as a means of…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)
Furmanovsky, Michael – 1996
Use of authentic content-based videotape recordings to integrate content with English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) instruction and English for academic purposes in college-level courses is discussed, particularly as it is relevant to the Japanese university context. Focus is on adaptation of techniques used in the United States for sheltered…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Technology
Harrison, Ian; And Others – 1996
Texts of conference papers and summaries of colloquia on second language curriculum design are presented, including: "Competency Assessment in Curriculum Renewal" (summary of session with Ian Harrison, Francis Johnson, Christopher Candlin, Anthony Green, David Nunan, Charles Smith); "The Evolving of a Curriculum" (Hiroshi Abe,…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Cultural Context
Layzer, Carolyn; Sharkey, Judy – 1996
Experiences in teaching a first-year reading course in the intensive English program at Kansai Gaidai Junior College (Japan) are discussed. In the period described, there were six classes of 16 students each. A proficiency-oriented approach incorporating a learner development component was adopted to facilitate the transition from traditional…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, Course Descriptions
Graves, Kathleen, Ed. – 1996
The collection of essays on teachers as course developers is designed to help teachers understand how to develop courses or modify existing ones using their own experience and the experiences and theories of others. It attempts to capture this process through the stories of six teachers who have developed courses. Each narrative focuses on a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advanced Courses, Allied Health Occupations Education, Chinese
