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British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1980
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) tested the high school populations of a number of foreign countries in English as a foreign language. The test is described and results are reported. A variety of specific findings and their implications for curriculum development in English as a foreign language are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, English (Second Language)
Marriott, Helen E. – Vox, 1992
The article surveys the development of Japanese language courses in Australia, noting a variety of factors contribute to the growth and recent intensification of interest in the subject. It examines problems within Japanese language teaching and discusses further innovative course development, differentiation of needs, employer perceptions, and…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedZimmerman, Jonathan – Teachers College Record, 1999
Illustrates the enormous range of citizens who entered curricular disputes, the diverse strategies they employed, and the disparate results of their efforts, suggesting a new explanation for the decline of the traditional three-R's and the rise of a differentiated curriculum during the early 20th century. Highlights citizen effects on history,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
Candlin, Christopher N. – Vox, 1992
Paper seeks a principled way to integrate second and foreign language teaching with a study of the cultures of those languages and the learners' cultures within the curriculum framework of purposes, content, and evaluation. It examines current contexts in language education then discusses integrating language, culture, and curriculum. (SM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Culture
Download full textAscher, Carol; Flaxman, Erwin – ERIC/CUE Trends and Issues, 1985
Although the general thrust of recent education reports and studies--to strengthen the academic quality of secondary education--has been salutary, efforts fall short of giving clear direction for school improvement in a number of areas particularly important to urban school superintendents. The reports fail to recognize the unique context of urban…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
Garcia Laborda, Jesus – Online Submission, 2004
It seems irrefutable that the world is progressing in concert with computer science. Educational applications and projects for first and second language acquisition have not been left behind. However, currently it seems that the reputation of completely computer-based language learning courses has taken a nosedive, and, consequently there has been…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning
