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Walsh, Cathleen – 1993
This paper discusses the use of the re-broadcast of French television news (Le Journal de 20 Heures) as a tool to develop aural proficiency in college students enrolled in a business French course in the United States. Before viewing each 1- to 2-minute news segment, students complete vocabulary exercises and read a relevant newspaper article.…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Bennett, Patrick R.; And Others – 1985
The first in a series of three volumes comprising a college-level course in Kikuyu, a Bantu language, this document contains the outline for a full-length course whose objective is to provide oral mastery of grammatical principles necessary for more than survival-level proficiency. The 20 units are organized into grammatical categories. Each unit…
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Foreign Languages Education. – 1985
The syllabus for New York State's elementary and secondary education second language programs is intended to inform local school district personnel about important characteristics of successful programming and provide a framework for development, management, and implementation. It specifies educational goals and components of the intended learning…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development

Normand, Guessler – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Discusses strategies designed to cope with problems encountered at the college level that are caused by students' diversity in background and levels of competency. Alternatives to the lock-step method of instruction, with applicability at both the college and high school level, are described. (EJS)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses

Cramer, Hazel; Terrio, Susan – French Review, 1985
Recommended materials, assignment formats, and strategies for a course emphasizing development of functional proficiency in commercial French and focusing on three areas (context, practice, and verification) are outlined, including lectures, abstracting of readings, readings, long-term projects, and weekly projects. (MSE)
Descriptors: Assignments, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Racle, G. – 1979
The determination of Objectives conditions the choice of materials, methods, and evaluation of results in all stages of foreign language learning. The first level is a necessary foundation, but by itself is insufficient for the study of literature or for communication purposes in a new linguistic milieu. The fundamental notion of language styles…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Educational Objectives