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Direct linkWalker, Elizabeth – Language and Education, 2011
Educators worldwide have been attracted by lesson study for its teaching and learning enhancement potential. However, some believe it takes for granted language, out of which all teaching and subject matter are made. Employing a functional linguistics lens in an analysis of two second language science lesson studies, called "learning"…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Discourse, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Download full textGarreton, Maria Teresa; Medley, Frank W., Jr. – 1986
A discussion of functional language proficiency considers several widely-accepted theories of cognition, draws parallels between specific stages of intellectual maturity and development of second language proficiency, and suggests ways in which teachers may be able to help students progress from one stage to another within the context of foreign…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Intellectual Development, Language Proficiency
Diaz, Rafael M. – 1985
While early research suggests that bilingualism creates a language handicap in individuals, more recent and methodologically better research clearly supports the advantages of bilingualism in promoting overall cognitive development. Three major explanations for this improved development are proposed: that (1) the bilingual-bicultural child…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Cognitive Development
Lane, Ian – 1992
This guide for language teachers offers a developmental approach to curriculum design for second language learning. The approach suggests a progression of tasks at various difficulty levels, geared to the gradual development of language knowledge, concepts, skills, and attitudes. Ten levels of attainment, or stages of learner development, are…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, British National Curriculum, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
Hadis, Benjamin F. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2005
International educators in general, and study abroad advisors in particular, have recognized for many years that United States college students returning from studying abroad show positive changes. According to their impressionistic perceptions, international educators often identify improvements in terms of concern about international affairs,…
Descriptors: College Students, Outcomes of Education, Educational Benefits, Statistical Significance
Ingraham, Edward C.; Peterson, Debra L. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2004
Michigan State University (MSU) is strongly committed to the idea that study abroad is deeply beneficial and important for undergraduate students. However there is a relative scarcity of systematically gathered qualitative and quantitative information that assesses the impact of study abroad. In the summer of 2000, MSU implemented a broad plan to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Program Evaluation, Student Surveys, Program Effectiveness
