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Mazur, Gertrud S., Ed. – 1978
The following papers relevant to second language instruction are compiled here: (1) "The Three Most Critical Issues in Foreign-Language Education Today," by Lorraine A. Strasheim; (2) "A Bird's Eye View of Bilingualism in Canada," by Chavarche Tchalekian; (3) "'...To Educate the Multi-Faceted and Harmoniously Developed…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, English (Second Language)
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. – 1981
The status and priorities of the teaching of East Asian languages were discussed in eight papers presented at a 1981 conference. The topics addressed include: (1) the need to give language teaching a higher priority as a national concern; (2) the role of the federal government in East Asian language study; (3) the teaching of Japanese, Korean, and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Educational Innovation, Government Role, Japanese
Alatis, James E., Ed. – 1978
These proceedings of the Georgetown Round Table cover the international dimensions of bilingual education. The proceedings are divided as follows: (1) "Aspects of Bilingual Education," which includes discussions of models, bilingual communities, and positive bilingualism; (2) "Parameters of Bilingual Education Policy," which includes discussion of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, Educational Policy
Download full textPalmer, Adrian S., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This collection, including the proceedings of a colloquium at TESOL 1979, includes the following papers: (1) "Classification of Oral Proficiency Tests," by H. Madsen and R. Jones; (2) "A Theoretical Framework for Communicative Competence," by M. Canale and M. Swain; (3) "Beyond Faith and Face Validity: The Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix and the…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Proficiency
Dunatov, Rasio, Ed. – 1976
This volume contains six workshop papers, each of which deals with one or more aspects of communicative competence. These papers are primarily reports of certain techniques which have been found successful for teaching and testing the ability to communicate in a foreign language. "Communicative Competence: Safety Tips for Riders on the Latest…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conference Reports, Cultural Education
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. – 1981
The leadership of the foreign language education profession convened to discuss the major issues for that profession in the 1980s. Several papers each were devoted to the following subjects: (1) curriculum and materials, (2) global education, (3) evaluation, (4) research, and (5) teacher education. Brief reaction papers for each subject are…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Global Approach
Alatis, James E., Ed. – 1980
The proceedings of the Georgetown Round Table on Bilingual Education discuss the topic in seven sections: (1) aspects of bilingualism, (2) bilingual assessment, (3) research directions in bilingual education, (4) new developments, (5) bilingualism as a factor in interpretation and translation, (6) the current state level trend in the assessment of…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Freudenstein, Reinhold, Ed.; James, C. Vaughan, Ed. – 1986
Fourteen papers from six countries are included in this volume. Several have been translated from French or German. The papers are grouped as follows: (1) Creativity and Language Learning: "Creativity, Brain, and Language" (M. Bergstrom) and "Creativity and Interactional Competence in Foreign Language Learning" (E. Oksaar); (2)…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Conferences, Creativity
Parry, Thomas S., Ed.; Stansfield, Charles W., Ed. – 1990
Six of 11 papers presented at a symposium on language aptitude testing are included in this document. "Cognitive Abilities in Foreign Language Aptitude: Then and Now" (John B. Carroll) reconsiders language aptitude testing 30 years after publication of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT). "Preliminary Investigation of the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Aptitude Tests, Case Studies, Cognitive Ability
McCarus, Ernest N.; Hunwick, John, Ed. – 1978
A report is presented on the joint evaluation session of intensive overseas language programs. The evaluation session was attended by representatives of the following federally-funded programs: American Institute of Indian Studies, Berkeley Urdu Language Program in Pakistan, Center for Arabic Study Abroad (Cairo), Cooperative Russian Language…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Information Dissemination
Borchardt, Frank L., Ed.; Johnson, Eleanor M. T., Ed. – 1993
This conference proceedings presents abstracts, complete papers, and author biographies for the 1993 Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) annual symposium on assessment in computer-assisted language learning (CALL); specifically a self-examination of the computer in language instruction, including a special presentation on…
Descriptors: Chinese, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Clark, John L. D., Ed. – 1978
The following papers are presented in the conference proceedings: (1) "Development and Current Use of the FSI Oral Interview Test," by H. Sollenberger; (2) "Interview Testing in Non-European Languages," by W. Lovelace; (3) "Measuring Second Language Speaking Ability in New Brunswick's Senior High Schools," by M.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conference Reports, Higher Education
Koike, Dale A., Ed.; Simoes, Antonio R. M., Ed. – 1989
Papers from a conference on language teaching and testing are grouped in four sections. The first contains a foreword by Dale A. Koike and Antonio R. M. Simoes. The second, on research in second/foreign language teaching, includes the following: "Second Language Learning and Evaluation: From Theory to Classroom Practice" (Sandra J.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Classroom Techniques, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries
Culhane, Terry, Ed.; And Others – 1981
These proceedings on language testing include the following papers: (1) "The Style Test," by H. Bonheim; (2) "Testing between the Cultures: A Case Study of ESP Testing in Non-idealized Situations," by R. Brunt; (3) "Graded Objectives and Tests in British Schools," by M. Buckby; (4) "The Spanish Attributive Construction SER/ESTAR + Adjective: Real…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language)
Borchardt, Frank L., Ed.; Johnson, Eleanor M. T., Ed. – 1995
This conference proceeding presents abstracts, complete papers, and presenter biographies from the 1995 Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) annual symposium on computers and collaborative learning. Presented topics included courseware, preconference workshop reports, and conference papers presented, including guest speaker…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Cooperation
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