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Mortelier, Christiane – Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Describes a 1978 experiment in which French conversations (among advanced students of French) were transmitted by satellite from Hawaii to other locations in the Pacific. (AM)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Conversational Language Courses, French, Higher Education
Hawkins, Eric, Ed.; Perren, G. E., Ed. – 1978
The papers in this volume concerning intensive language teaching are grouped into three sections: "Sections bilingues,""Intensive courses within schools," and "Intensive courses at external centres." A preliminary chapter by Eric Hawkins introduces the historical context of intensive language teaching and a concluding…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Gremmo, M. J. – 1978
Communicative competence is now at the point where theory must be translated into practice, that is, where the functional approach must be developed into pedagogical content and strategies. An analysis is presented of the three main pedagogical approaches: the structural, situational, and functional approaches. Principles underlying the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1978
Articles on individualization in English language learning, a bibliography and list of selected additions to the English Teaching Information Centre archives (October 1977 - April 1978), and a list of recent publications are presented. An introduction by Elizabeth Smyth and the following articles are included: "Autonomy, Self-Directed Learning and…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, English (Second Language)
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