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Supinski, Stanley B. – 1995
For the second language student, proficiency is a measure of what tasks can be accomplished with acquired language and how well they can be accomplished. The necessity for specification of functional proficiency arose, and resulted in the publication of guidelines by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)'s guidelines…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Strategies, Guidelines, Instructional Design
Metzger, Leila – 1987
For a quarter of a century, the United States has been gradually losing market share in the European Community, which accounts for about one-fifth of world trade. The European Community consumes about one-fourth of United States exports, but this represents only about eight percent of its total imports. Three of the barriers contributing to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Competition, Culture Conflict, Economic Change
Little, Greta D.; Sanders, Sara L. – 1987
Linguists have recognized the need for appropriateness, sincerity, non-obviousness, and cooperation between speakers in naturally occurring conversation. It is assumed that the speakers listen to each other and in some sense "care" about one another at the time of interaction. In the second language classroom such a sense of mutual concern may not…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Malinowski, Arlene – 1982
The importance of faculty development programs involving coordination between institutions of higher education and elementary and secondary schools is discussed. High school language teachers often express an interest in tailoring their courses to foreign language study at the college level. Such coordination requires mutual understanding about…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Elementary Secondary Education
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1982
The concluding conference of the Council for Cultural Cooperation's Project on Foreign Languages is summarized according to the following framework: (1) the aims, the principle themes discussed at the conference, and the general results; (2) the considerations, proposals, and needs that were identified by the conference and the working groups; (3)…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, International Educational Exchange
Dodge, James W. – 1980
This overview discusses recent technological developments of importance to education. Specific products of recent developments in microelectronics are discussed, including educational television, video recordings, digital devices, text systems, and computers for instructional use. The effectiveness of high technology in improving instruction is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Development, Educational Technology
van Ek, J. A. – 1981
A review of contributions to the Modern Languages Project of the Council for Cultural Cooperation shows that all the project activities derive from the recognition of the importance of stimulating and maintaining motivation. Studies have shown that the key to this objective is the willingness to let participants take responsibility for their own…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Porcher, L. – 1981
The Modern Languages Project group devoted to language teaching and learning with respect to migrants conducted its work against the background of the fundamental principles of the Council of Europe. The principles are the following: a learner-centered approach, learner autonomy, flexibility, communicative competence, and treating the learner as a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education, Educational Cooperation
Zettersten, Arne – 1984
A Swedish language teacher's experiences with recent developments in language teaching technology such as videotext, teletext, microcomputers, and videotapes and videodisks are presented. His conclusions regarding this new technology include the following: videotext is suitable for self-testing and distance education because it is interactive, but…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Change, Educational Technology