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Conlon, Kristine M. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1992
Native English speakers have difficulty determining which form of direct address is appropriate in German, and students also need practice in giving commands to one another. This article describes an easily organized drill covering both areas. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Games, German, Interpersonal Communication, Language Proficiency
Care, Jean-Marc – Francais dans le Monde, 1992
Use of the global simulation method for second-language teaching, in which an entire community or environment such as a village is created for extended role playing, is discussed. Benefits, considerations, and specific techniques for creating the environment and designing a language curriculum are outlined. (12 references) (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment, French
Care, Jean-Marc – Francais dans le Monde, 1993
Ideas and guidelines are offered for teachers interested in creating a simulated French village for French language instruction. The discussion includes the rationale and process of inventing a village scenario and its necessary components, educational objectives, and linguistic content of the exercise. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Education, Educational Objectives
de Meyer, Bernard; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1993
Four instructional ideas for use in the French second-language classroom are described, including an exercise in the temporal aspect of French past tenses; part of a series on simulating a French village community; a verb tense drill set in the context of a murder mystery; and an exercise in current French street slang. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, French, Language Role
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Schwerdtfeger, Inge C. – System, 1980
Describes preception-oriented foreign language teaching strategies by listing the characteristic features of the perception of social processes and the methods for putting the principles of perception orientation into practice through such techniques as dialogues, roleplays, and simulation. Includes extensive bibliographic references. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Dialogs (Language), Instructional Materials
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Levine, Glenn S.; Eppelsheimer, Natalie; Kuzay, Franz; Moti, Simona; Wilby, Jason – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2004
The article presents a format for intermediate, university-level German instruction called "global simulation" (GS) as the curricular manifestation of several recent trends in the literature on instructed second-language acquisition, in particular interactionist and task-based approaches, sociocultural theory, and the acquisition of intercultural…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Communicative Competence (Languages), German, Second Language Instruction
Sawkins, Maureen – T.E.S.L. Talk, 1978
Suggests that small group instructional methods in the adult language classroom can accomplish the task at hand and also bring about interaction and real communication among the students and, therefore, significant learning. Small group instructional methods are presented and discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Francais dans le Monde, 1992
Four French language classroom activities are described: an exercise juxtaposing the imperfect and present perfect tenses; exploration of ways of perceiving and describing one's environment; study of the language use and style of a radio program moderator; and two proposed contexts (an international conference and a business) for classroom…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), French
Green, James; And Others – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1997
Provides a lesson plan for adult, high-intermediate, or advanced students of English as a Second Language that uses World Wide Web resources to simulate buying a new car. Students work in groups and relate foreign language texts to their own lives. Lists equipment needed; objectives; materials; procedures; warm-up, core, and closing activities;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, English (Second Language), Group Activities
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Hall, Christopher – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1998
Examines how application of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and information technology can be used to overcome "grammar deficit" seen in many British undergraduate German students. A combination of explicit, implicit, and exploratory grammar teaching approaches uses diverse resources, including word processing packages,…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), College Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Dictionaries
Omaggio, Alice C. – 1978
This paper presents some of the materials available for games and simulation activities in the foreign language classroom and organizes the materials in terms of their usefulness for reaching specific instructional objectives. The list of games and simulations represents a wide variety of activities that can be used in the development of various…
Descriptors: Chinese, Class Activities, Comprehension, Culture