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Download full textCaouette, Claudine, Ed.; Larrivee, Pierre, Ed. – 1997
English translations of articles in French in this issue include these: "Discourse Reported in the Print Media"; "Comparison of Register in Quebec and French Speakers"; "Method of Description of Specialized Verbs in View of Machine Translation Applications"; "Dialectal Areas in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Biblical Literature, Braille, Contrastive Linguistics
Interchange, 1999
A study of the decline in second language enrollments in Scotland's upper secondary schools is summarized. A survey conducted in 1998, sent to a random sample representing 25 percent of all secondary schools in the country, elicited administrator and language teacher opinions concerning factors influencing language enrollments. Some students were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends
Anivan, Sarinee, Ed. – 1991
The selection of papers on language testing includes: "Language Testing in the 1990s: How Far Have We Come? How Much Further Have We To Go?" (J. Charles Alderson); "Current Research/Development in Language Testing" (John W. Oller, Jr.); "The Difficulties of Difficulty: Prompts in Writing Assessment" (Liz Hamp-Lyons,…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Cues
Coreil, Clyde, Ed.; Napoliello, Mihri – Journal of the Imagination in Language Learning, 1994
Articles in these two issues are as follows: "Imagination and Memory: Friends or Enemies" (Earl W. Stevick); "Imagination in Second Language Acquisition" (James J. Asher); "Where the Magic Lies" (Interview with Carolyn Graham); "Drawing on Experience: The Interview" (with John Dumicich); "What Color is…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cognitive Processes, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
Schwinge, Diana, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 2000
This issue has four articles. Maria del Pilar Garcia Mayo and Teresa Pica in "Is the EFL Environment a Language Learning Environment?" address the question of whether the English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) classroom is an environment that promotes input, feedback, and the production of output that is necessary for successful second…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Dialogs (Language)
Peer reviewedBenderson, Albert – Focus, 1983
The current situation of foreign language education at all educational levels in the United States, is examined with emphasis on new developments in instruction, testing, and program design. In a section titled "The Foreign Language Crisis," the combination of declining foreign language enrollment and increasing need for language skills…
Descriptors: Competition, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Nakamura, Yuji – Journal of Communication Studies, 1997
This study investigated the effects of three aspects of language testing (test task, familiarity with an interviewer, and test method) on both tester and tested. Data were drawn from several previous studies by the researcher. Concerning test task, data were analyzed for the type of topic students wanted most to talk about or preferred not to talk…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Interrater Reliability
Gauthier, Claude, Ed.; Jeanneret, Therese, Ed. – Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquee, 2000
The articles in this volume are based on a survey of language learners carried out at five Swiss universities. The surveys (done through interviews and questionnaires) concern the ways that students encounter their second language (French) outside the classroom, and which of those practices are the most effective in improving their French. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Dycus, David, Ed. – Literacy across Cultures, 2000
Literacy across Cultures, the journal of the Foreign Language Literacy Special Interest Group, a special interest group formed within the Japan Association for Language Teaching, seeks to network people, ideas, theory, practice, and experiences that can help lead to a better understanding of foreign language literacy. This issue contains six…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Discovering Our Experiences: Studies in Bilingual/ESL Education, 1993
This new serial publication is designed to provide teachers, administrators, and policy makers who work with English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students with a forum for presenting innovations, concerns, and recommendations related to the schooling of language minority students. The main section of the publication, "Describing Our…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Educational Attitudes
Py, Bernard, Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (TRANEL), 1990
The following papers were presented at the conference (titles are translated from the French): "Linguistic Approaches to Verbal Interaction and Its Context" (Jean-Francois de Pietro); "Pragmatic Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Aphasia Patients" (Marie-Pierre de Partz); "Contributions of Communication Development Theories: Limits of Their…
Descriptors: Advertising, Aphasia, Bibliotherapy, Bilingualism
Davies, Alan – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1993
"Edinburgh Working Papers" is intended to show a yearly cross-section of current work in Edinburgh's Department of Applied Linguistics and to elicit reactions and criticism. Articles in this volume include the following: "MSC Common Room Conversations: Topics and Terms" (Joan Cutting); "Speculation and Empiricism in Applied Linguistics" (Alan…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Guadarrama, Irma, Ed.; And Others – Discovering Our Experiences: Studies in Bilingual/ESL Education, 1995
The serial publication is intended for teachers, principals, program directors, coordinators, and policymakers who work with language-minority students and their educational programs. It provides a forum for presenting innovations, concerns, and recommendations related to the schooling of this population. It has a "narratives of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
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Direct linkFord, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2001
This publication presents seven articles concerned with the education of students with disabilities or special talents who also have cultural or linguistic differences. Section 1 contains the following four articles: (1) "Code Switching: A Bridge or Barrier between Two Languages?" (Alejandro Brice and Linda I. Rosa-Lugo); (2) "Resistance Theories:…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Blacks, Code Switching (Language), College Students
Gxilishe, D. S.; van der Vyver, D. H. – Per Linguam: A Journal of Language Learning, 1987
This special issue of "Per Linguam" is entirely devoted to a study of language training in industry in the Cape Town metropolitan area of South Africa that examined the need for language instruction from both the management's and workers' points of view. Data were obtained from a literature review, a mail survey, and individual…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Role, Corporate Education, Employee Attitudes
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