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Download full textStrong, Gregory – 1995
Use of a theme- or topic-based curriculum to teach English as a Second Language in a Japanese university is described. Students are freshmen and sophomores. The thematic approach accommodates the interests of the large number of teachers in the program and encourages teacher development of instructional materials while achieving some consistency…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design
Bay, Dale – Annual of Keio Junior College of Nursing, 1994
A study investigated the content of commonly-used English-as-a-Second-Language textbooks used in Japanese nursing education and compared this information with the expressed language needs of nursing students. Seven English textbooks analyzed, all aimed at nursing students, presented instrumental language based on a situational approach to English…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum Design, Educational Needs, English for Special Purposes
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
