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Knox, James H. – Modern English Journal, 1974
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Education, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Okumura, Kiyohiko – Modern English Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), High Schools, Language Instruction
Imperatrice, Colette – Francais dans le Monde, 1977
Discusses the use of audiovisual aids for the teaching of French in Japan. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, French, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedMcAndrew, Alex – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1976
A report is made of a study tour to Europe and Japan. The status of language laboratories and audiovisual education is discussed and machinery and methods described. (RM)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Technology, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedTanaka, Koichi – Unterrichtspraxis, 1972
Descriptors: College Language Programs, German, Language Instruction, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedWatanabe, Kazayuki – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
Points out that, although Japanese students of English may be taught proper sound and word stress, sentence stress and intonation are usually neglected. A system of teaching these features is outlined. (CHK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Intonation, Language Fluency, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedHarasawa, Masayoshi – English Language Teaching Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedHornby, A. A. – English Language Teaching, 1970
The author discusses trends in teaching English as a foreign language in Japan and briefly comments on the value of pattern drills, transformation drills and contrastive analysis in language teaching. (FB)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Programs
Peer reviewedYamamoto, Norman Y. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
The work of Harold E. Palmer during his stay in Japan from 1922 to 1936 is described. The focus is mainly on his oral method, a contribution which influenced English teaching in Japan. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Fluency
Ando, Shoichi – Modern English Journal, 1975
This article summarizes four journal articles on language teaching appearing in the American pedagogical language journals, "The Modern Language Journal,""English Language Teaching Journal," and "TESOL Quarterly." The purpose is to give an indication of what kinds of articles can be found in journals outside Japan.…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Language Periodicals, Instructional Materials
Montredon, Jacques; Tajima, Hiroshi – Francais dans le Monde, 1977
A description of introductory university French courses in Japan where communication needs have effected a change in student motivation. The objectives, learning conditions, role of error analysis, linguistic obstacles, teaching goals and methods, course content, and new perspectives are discussed. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Objectives, Error Analysis (Language), French
Download full textO'CONNOR, PATRICIA; TWADDELL, W.F. – 1960
THE 1958 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION COUNCIL SEMINAR FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS IN JAPANESE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE, IN A VERY LIMITED TIME, BOTH INTENSIVE TRAINING IN AUDIO-LINGUAL CLASSROOM METHODS, AND A MINIMUM DEGREE OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE TEACHER'S ROLE AS MODEL, JUDGE, AND DIRECTOR OF PRACTICE. THE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education
La Forge, Paul G. – 1974
Charles A. Curran has developed a radically different type of language learning by dealing with the learners as a group rather than as a class. The social learning relationships of a class differ from a group in the contract, the social milieu, in the relationships between the teacher and students, and among the students themselves. Curran called…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Counseling, Educational Environment, English (Second Language)
Hinckley, E. B. – 1970
During his sabbatical leave, the author traveled to Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific, and Japan to observe English-language programs. He reports on the contacts that he made and the programs that he observed. He gives his general impressions of the English-language activity in each location and makes several recommendations as a result of…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Taylor, Mary S. – Cross Currents, 1976
This paper briefly outlines the theory and development of Values Clarification and explores its possible applications to English as a foreign language (EFL). The five basic types of Values Clarification exercises are discussed: (1) interviewing, (2) rank-ordering, (3) forced choice, (4) values continuum, and (5) sentence completion. The theory and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Differences
