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Manning, Phyllis J. – 1978
The language teaching method presented here is an inter-related set of techniques for teaching target comprehension skills directly to students on both university and high school levels. Three elements of the method are discussed: (1) the basics of a comprehension-based classroom; (2) the expanded speaking component; and (3) the expanded reading…
Descriptors: Comprehension, German, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
O'Callaghan, Delma – 1978
Lack of emphasis on oral aspects of language in the Irish Leaving Certificate foreign language examinations has long been considered by teachers to be the chief reason for their inability to implement the aims of modern language teaching in Ireland. These aims are stated in the Department of Education's "Rules and Programme for Secondary…
Descriptors: French, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension
Wilke, Marita – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1979
Reports on an experiment with a three-hour teaching unit used with an eighth-grade class in Germany. Describes the planning and carrying out of each of the three class hours, discussing, for each step, the content, methodology, and utilization of media. Concludes with an overall evaluation. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Lesson Plans, Listening Comprehension
Cortese, Giuseppina – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979
Describes a course designed to improve the scientific reading proficiency in English of Italian students of political science. (CFM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Higher Education
Moulden, H. – 1978
Students of English as a second language at a French engineering college participated in an experimental program which allotted to independent study a portion of the time previously given over to classroom instruction. Spoken language was emphasized in this self-instructional component. The program, which was new at the time of publication, is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Language Programs, Educational Media, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedBaca, Albert R.; And Others – Classical Outlook, 1979
This article discusses a program entitled "Extended Reading Comprehension Skills through Language Transfer," whose goals were to expand and increase English skills through the study of the Latin language and Rome's culture. This program was implemented in Los Angeles based on the Philadelphia program pioneered by Masciantonio. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, English, FLES
Pieron, C. – 1978
Teaching functional French is discussed with instructors of groups of foreign workers in mind. It takes as its starting point two "modules" for teaching French ("the highway code at driving school" and "starting and keeping small talk going") and uses them to exemplify some of the difficulties involved in the development and classroom use of…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1978
The seven papers in this collection describe projects in English for academic purposes. Analysis of the communication needs of learners is discussed in "English for Academic Purposes: Practice Material for the Listening Comprehension and Writing Needs of Overseas Students," by R.R. Jordon and Alan Matthews. The pedagogic advantages of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Course Content, Course Descriptions, English for Special Purposes
