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Grittner, Frank M. – Hispania, 1991
Discusses what are believed to be five areas of neglect in foreign language instruction in the elementary school. These include the following: time allocation, time on the task, teacher preparation, program expectations, and articulation. (GLR)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Elementary Education, Expectation, FLES
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Knop, Constance K.; Nerenz, Anne G. – Modern Language Journal, 1982
Introduces concepts and terminology of time-based research on teacher effectiveness and outlines a set of data-gathering techniques to obtain information on teacher effectiveness. Provides a theoretical and practical background (variables, basic data, predictive analyses, teaching techniques) of a large-scale study on teacher effectiveness. (EKN)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction
Hall, Stephen – 1993
The concept of "task" is explored, particularly as it relates to the work students perform in learning a language. It is proposed that what really happens as a student learns can be understood better by applying the concept of task to classroom processes. The ways in which task has been defined by educators are reviewed, and it is concluded that…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning