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Mestenhauser, Josef A., Ed.; And Others – 1988
The 18 author contributed papers examine orientation programs for foreign college and university students studying in the United States and for U.S. students preparing to study abroad. The marriage of theory and practice in addressing the two major issues of: (1) lack of agreement on standards for orientation; and (2) the common lack of student…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture, Foreign Students
Larson, Penny, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Presented in this volumer are selected convention papers on topics in teaching English as a second language (ESL). Topics include literacy vs. literate skills; ESL development among preschool children in Singapore; language proficiency and comprehension of anaphoric subject pronouns in bilingual and monolingual children; the ESL noise test and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Isaac, Elizabeth P., Ed.; Twarog, Leon I., Ed. – 1979
This conference covered the following topics: (1) individualized instruction in Arabic, French, German, Latin, Russian, and Spanish at the Ohio State University; (2) individualized instruction in the same languages at other institutions; and (3) individualized instruction in other languages. Panel discussions included individualized instruction at…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Second Language Programs, French, German
Patrikis, Peter C., Ed. – 1987
Papers on issues concerning the governance of private research university foreign language programs include: "The Governance of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning" (James S. Noblitt); "Academic Alignments in Language Teaching" (Winfred P. Lehmann); "The Politics of Language Instruction" (James Redfield); "Perceptions of Governance in a Smaller…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Second Language Programs, Department Heads, Educational Researchers
British Council, London (England). – 1990
Proceedings of a seminar on the management of English second language training (ELT) in British technical assistance programs are presented in the form of narrative summaries. An introductory section gives an overview of the conference. Four subsequent chapters summarize presentations and discussions on these topics: project management,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1984
The proceedings of the 1983 annual meeting on student and teacher exchanges programs include these papers: "Exchanges...How They Contribute to National Unity and National Identity" (Huguette Labelle); "Exchanges...Bridging the Gap" (Gildas Molgat); "Exchanges...And Canada's Bicultural Aspect" (Dennis Dawson);…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Cultural Interrelationships, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity
Boyle, Helen, Ed. – 1988
Proceedings of a seminar on the role of English language teaching (ELT) in British technical assistance projects are presented in the form of session and case study narrative summaries. They include descriptions of sessions on the development of ELT projects; a presentation on a project in Oman using a recommended format; a case study simulation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Westphal, Patricia B., Ed. – 1985
Selected papers from the 1985 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages include: "Research in Creativity and Its Application in the Classroom"; "Teaching Language Through Comprehension"; "The Testing of Proficiency in Listening Comprehension: Guidelines for Teaching"; "Who Should Be Asking…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction