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Hazar, Esin – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
Despite the ongoing attempts in Turkey to teach the English language to Turkish citizens so that they can communicate effectively in global contexts, the results reached are much lower than desired. To determine where the mistakes originate, different policies have been followed, course hours and instructional strategies have undergone constant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Policy
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Ulum, Ömer Gökhan; Uzun, Kutay – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2020
GTM (Grammar Translation Method) is still the commonly utilized method in EFL classes in Turkish Education System. Based on a phenomenographic research design, this paper inquires the personal constructs of EFL state school teachers (n= 15) on the related issue. There in lies the major result in that non-native EFL teachers, who have learnt…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Lang, Margaret – 1991
Communication in written and oral discourse can be enhanced by cohesive devices, linguistic structures independent of grammar. One cohesive device is that of enumeration or listing. In French, the means of expressing enumeration include such structures as: "avant...puis.../d'une part...d'autre part.../enfin.../ensuite..." and in idiolectal use,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cohesion (Written Composition), Communication Skills, Expressive Language
Yaiche, Francis – Francais dans le Monde, 1987
A group of language class activities use photographs to encourage students to identify, describe, imagine, recount, and persuade in a variety of ways. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Expressive Language
Melanges Pedagogiques, 1983
The 1983 issue of the journal on second language teaching and learning contains six articles in French. These include the following: "E.A.O.: Expression avec ordinateur (E.A.O.: Computer-Aided Expression)" (Daniele Abe, Michele Cembalo); "Ou suis-je? De la relation apprenant/environnement (Where Am I? On the Learner/Environment…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Steckbeck, Pamela Meza – 1988
The guide was designed for speech pathologists, bilingual teachers, and specialists in English as a second language who work with Spanish-speaking children. The guide contains twenty illustrated stories that facilitate the learning of auditory sequencing, auditory and visual memory, receptive and expressive vocabulary, and expressive language…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Gorokhoff, Claude – 1981
A discussion of the types and uses of stories in second language instruction argues that the inclination to narrate is an omnipresent human phenomenon, whether attributed to nature or to culture. The story is a means of self-expression and communication that describes different forms of narrative, both literary and nonliterary. The uses and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Cultural Context
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Westby, Carol E.; Roman, Rosario – Topics in Language Disorders, 1995
After describing the principles of culturally compatible education, the characteristics of Native American and mainstream narrative discourse are compared, and teaching the structure, content, and style of mainstream narratives is advocated. A program designed to facilitate Native American elementary school children's abilities to comprehend and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Communication Skills
Hudson, David D.; Ratliffe, Sharon A. – 1988
A course in English as a second language (ESL) offered at Golden West College located in Orange County, California is designed to help students from many ethnic backgrounds develop speaking and listening skills for success in school, social situations, and work. Students must be at the intermediate ESL level. Each unit of study consists of…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Apprehension, Communication Skills, Community Colleges