Tourism is an important sector in Turkey and the employees in this sector are required to speak foreign languages in order to have good communication with tourists. The official records (Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism) show that the majority of tourists visiting Turkey for holidays come from Germany. Therefore, students…

Standard definitions would improve communication among those groups that work with program development and improvement. (JD)

Chinese characters are used in both Chinese and Japanese writing systems. When literate speakers of either language experience problems in finding or understanding words, they often resort to using Chinese characters or "kanji" (i.e., Chinese characters used in Japanese writing) in their talk, a practice known as "brush talk" ("bitan" in Chinese,…

If a course using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is to follow the author's philosophy and design, it is important that communication between author and coder be explicit. Here, a set of definitions and flowcharts are presented which allow an author to describe precisely to the coder alternate choices which a student using the program may…

Engineering faculty and students must have more exposure to business and industry considerations. (IR)

The flow of messages in the information age is no longer predominately down a chain of command but increasingly lateral. The modern communications process is also task specific, faster paced, more graphic and less verbal, and more technologically directed. These changes have rendered our definitions of communication skills and our school…

Discusses a Belfast, Northern Ireland, secondary school's efforts to expand its age 16+ curriculum and investigates how internal communications and external negotiations were (mis)managed. The head teacher's lack of communication with his staff led to reluctant acceptance of a policy he was formulating and attempting to execute. More staff…

Schools are too relevant in that they resemble and reflect the patterns of values of society. New school environments are needed which should make the school less relevant to society; use cool" rather than hot" media, in the McLuhan sense; and re-examine the use of the time and space as communication media. (DE)

Author suggests that if postsecondary schools admit applicants who have little chance of success in existing programs, then more appropriate programs should be instituted and the goals of existing ones should be reviewed. (Editor)

Since language is the predominant instrument by which information is transmitted between doctor and patient, an understanding of the uses and functions of language in medicine is crucial to effective medical care. This paper describes a framework for the study of language as a tool in medicine. (LBH)

In Great Britain, recent declarations of the Department of Education and Science and the National Curriculum Council have suggested that the National Curriculum will banish continuity difficulties for students transferring from primary to secondary schooling. The National Curriculum, however, does not address the main issue--lack of communication…

Presented are 15 articles on the experience of deafness, deaf education, the improvement of the delivery of rehabilitation services, or the deaf community. The first section on important life experiences and thinking from an existential viewpoint consists of five articles with the following titles: "A Truly Silent Majority'', "Just Like Real…

In this essay, some thinking and research about language is discussed in relation to the socialization of children and to the shaping of the school curriculum. The author concludes that the communication gap between schools and students, an important force for socialization, grows larger every day. (JMD)

Recently, training efforts have been undertaken to reduce the negative outcomes associated with increased verbal aggressiveness and accentuate the positive outcomes associated with increased argumentativeness within adolescent populations. This paper presents both positive and negative aspects of assessing aggressive communication predispositions…