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Nushi, Musa; Abolhassani, Zahra; Mojerloo, Naiemeh – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2016
In this interview Professor Farzad Sharifian, a pioneer of Cultural Linguistics, gives a concise history of this relatively new field, which he introduces as a multidisciplinary area of research that examines the intricate relationship between language and cultural conceptualizations. Prof. Sharifian asserts this flourishing field of research can…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Culture, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intercultural Communication

Valdman, Albert – Applied Language Learning, 1989
Deals with the construct of educated native speaker (ENS) speech, which constitutes the implicit target norm in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency Guidelines. It is argued that, in classroom foreign language instruction, such a target is too restrictive, and as an alternative, a multitarget model of language…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Evaluation Methods, Language Proficiency, Language Variation

Pang, Lee Yick – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1984
Examines and contests the claim that all language tests are in reality testing the same underlying ability which is very similar to the Spearman g-factor for intelligence. Conclusions indicate that the argument for the existence of a g-factor in language tests is not tenable on statistical grounds. (SL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intelligence, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Flanigan, Beverly Olson – 1983
Recent studies of American Indian dialects of English have focused on efforts to determine whether the sources of such dialectal variation lie in interference from the native languages or in developmental errors in the acquisition of English. The implication of both assumptions is that educational intervention and the passage of time can eradicate…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy

Eisenstein, Miriam; Berkowitz, Diana – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1981
Reports on a study of the relationship of English phonological variation to intelligibility for adult second language learners of English. Indicates that learners tested on their ability to understand working-class (New Yorkese), educated (Standard English), and Foreign-accented speakers of English found the standard more intelligible than the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Language Research
Regan, Vera – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 1998
Focuses on the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence by second language learners during a period of study abroad. Various aspects of sociolinguistic competence are discussed and some of the principal factors that affect it are described. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Language Proficiency

Davies, Alan – TESOL Quarterly, 1989
Suggests that English-as-an-International-Language (EIL) and interlanguage, in recent years, have emerged as two major developments in applied linguistics and language-teaching studies. Three questions are addressed concerning EIL and language teaching. (27 references) (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English, Interlanguage, Language Proficiency

Nelson, Cecil L. – World Englishes, 1995
Discusses the evolution of what is meant by "good" English in the classroom, arguing that the overall model of English that is presented to students, and by which their English is evaluated, ought to be considered in pragmatic rather than a priori terms. (19 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Definitions, Educational Attitudes, English (Second Language)
Keller, Gary D. – 1982
The issue discussed in this paper is how to test bilingual education teachers in order to be sure that they can teach bilingually in subject areas such as mathematics, science, or social studies. Four aspects of the question are discussed with reference to Spanish/English bilingual education, with the understanding that most questions raised are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Higher Education
On the Language-Literature Equation: Thoughts on English Language Teaching in Nigerian Universities.
Odumuh, Adama Emmanuel – 1986
The structure of English departments in Nigerian universities is outlined, the English curricula of seven institutions are examined, and problems associated with English instruction in Nigeria are discussed. Nigeria is in a crisis in English teaching, with a shortage of professional language teachers, phonologists, and phoneticians, inadequate…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Curriculum Design, Developing Nations, Educational Philosophy
Walters, Joel – 1979
After a critical examination of four assumptions of current procedures in language assessment, it is argued that the pragmatic domain of language ability should be the first to be assessed. A study designed to determine the usefulness of language variation (the number of different structures a child can produce or comprehend) as an alternative…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages)