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Budzinska, Katarzyna, Ed.; Majchrzak, Olga, Ed. – Springer, 2021
This book demonstrates how resources taken from positive psychology can benefit both teachers and learners. Positive psychology is the empirical study of how people thrive and flourish. This book explores a range of topics, such as affectivity and positive emotions, engagement, enjoyment, empathy, positive institutions, a positive L2 self-system,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Psychology, Empathy
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Cui, Ying, Ed.; Zhao, Wei, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
As an area of research that continues to develop, the study of linguistics worldwide presents the opportunity for the improvement of cross-cultural communication through education and research. Language educators are charged with the task of instructing students to effectively communicate across cultures in a multi-lingual world. The…
Descriptors: Guides, Second Languages, Translation, Teaching Methods
1985
The reports describe the institutional context, design, and administration of language awareness courses and course components in seven British secondary schools: the Oratory School in Reading, North Westminster Community School in London, the Priory School in Barnsley, Hambrough Middle School in Southall, the Henry Box School in Witney,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Cultural Awareness
Donmall, B. Gillian; And Others – 1985
Three papers address issues in course evaluation and assessment of student performance in language awareness programs. The first paper concentrates on the formative evaluation of a course, during its design phase or in progress. It focuses on self-evaluation and two features of course design considered essential to course integrity: explicitness…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Stryker, Stephen B., Ed.; Leaver, Betty Lou, Ed. – 1997
A collection of essays contains articles on content-based foreign language courses at three levels (beginning, intermediate, advanced) and on foreign languages across the curriculum, including: "Content-Based Instruction: From Theory to Practice" (Stephen B. Stryker, Betty Lou Leaver); "Content-Based Instruction in a Basic Russian…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Arabic, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction
Anivan, Sarinee, Ed. – 1990
Papers on issues in second language teaching included in this volume are: "After Methods, What?" (Theodore S. Rodgers); "An Eternal Triangle? Roles for Teacher, Learners, and Teaching Materials in a Communicative Approach" (Rod Bolitho); "Task, Group, and Task-Group Interactions" (Michael H. Long); "A System of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education