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Sherer, Victoria E.; Biemel, Jeanine S. – 1987
The Upper Arlington, Ohio school reorganization, in 1983, to include a middle school resulted in the development of a seventh-grade foreign language exploration course. The course provides nine weeks each of French, German, and Spanish, and relates the languages to content areas using an interdisciplinary approach. The fourth nine weeks would be…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, English
Download full textParkin, Michael; And Others – 1987
Canadian research relevant to French immersion program development in Ontario is reviewed and summarized. The review includes studies on six program or instructional aspects: (1) attitudes and motivation of immersion students and parents; (2) achievement of immersion students in English language arts and other subjects; (3) French proficiency and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
Saville-Troike, Muriel – 1979
Considerations in teaching students from linguistically diverse backgrounds are outlined. The instructional program must consider: (1) the social, economic, and political circumstances of the students' families; (2) their reasons for being in the United States and the length of their residence; (3) their attitudes toward the English-speaking group…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum, Educational Objectives
Chen, Fred, Ed.; And Others – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1993
This issue of a journal designed to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas among students and scholars on various aspects of linguistics in education contains the following papers: "The Importance of Participant Role in Cooperative Learning" (Rebecca Freeman); "The Trap of Generalization: A Case of Encountering a New…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, College Second Language Programs, Communication Problems
Peer reviewedMcKinney, Kitzie – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
Recommendations for integrating instruction in business and foreign languages to prepare future business workers to deal with increasing need for international business-related exchange include: exchange with business instructors abroad; insight into other countries' cultural traditions; and exposure to native speakers. (CB)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Business Communication, Business Skills, College Second Language Programs
Otto, Sue K. – 1996
The report details a project at the University of Iowa to introduce significant cultural materials into French and German second language courses through multimedia instruction. Project accomplishments include: development of cultural fluency objectives for intermediate-level language programs; development of multimedia interactions for teaching…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedGottesman, Leslie David – Social Studies Review, 1990
Presents several lesson plans using newspapers to develop critical thinking skills that the author has used in critical thinking, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL), and English composition classes. Examines news writing, the inverted pyramid, organization and language usage, letters to the editor, and how to critically analyze survey results. (CH)
Descriptors: Advertising, College English, College Second Language Programs, Content Analysis
Centre de Recherches et d'Applications Pedagogiques en Langues, Nancy (France). – 1990
This issue of an annual publication on second language teaching contains nine articles. All but one of the these is written in French; each paper, however, is preceded by an English-language abstract. The articles are as follows: "Des cultures, des pubs" ("Cultures, Advertising") (Sophie Bailly, Isabelle Tolle);…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Child Language, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Littlefield, Lael; Grenier, Rafael – 1987
A foreign language segment was integrated into the exploratory curriculum of the sixth grade in Marion, Indiana's middle schools. The overall course offers nine-week segments in home economics, industrial arts, computer literacy, and foreign language, introducing the children to curricular areas they may select later in middle school. In the…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Contrastive Linguistics, Course Content, Course Organization
GILMAN, MARGARET – 1956
REPORTS OF EIGHT WORKING COMMITTEES CONSTITUTE THIS 1956 PUBLICATION OF THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES. OBSERVATIONS ON PRESENT PRACTICES AND THE LONG RANGE POSSIBILITIES OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LANGUAGE LABORATORY ARE IN THE REPORT PREPARED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNIQUES, HEADED BY FREDERICK D.…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Conference Reports, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Wood, Emily – Learning Languages, 2006
The American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annually presents the Melba Woodruff Award to an exemplary foreign language program in the nation. This year at the ACTFL conference in Baltimore, MD, the Eisenhower International School received this award for its outstanding immersion programs. International student exchanges at the…
Descriptors: Grade 5, International Educational Exchange, Professional Associations, Foreign Students
Felker, William; Fuller, Clark – 1996
The Foreign Language/Area Studies Enhancement Program at Central State University (Ohio) is an experience-centered work and study program in Africa designed to give students training in language, culture, and technology. It parallels and supports the university's northern Senegal water management project designed to promote self-sufficiency among…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedWalker, Constance L.; Tedick, Diane J. – Teaching Education, 1994
Discusses the process of making change in teacher education, examining a second-language teacher education program and noting the importance of reflective thinking. The program encourages learners to explore alternatives in order to enrich teaching and learning and make teaching and learning an integrative process. The university-school…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Cultural Awareness
Eckardt, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1993
A program to train volunteer teachers of English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) is described and evaluated. The program was designed to enrich skills for teaching listening, reading, and speaking, and increase volunteers' appreciation and understanding of the multicultural backgrounds of the students in one adult basic education center. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Awareness
PDF pending restorationNew York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1996
New York's state standards for student achievement in second language learning, for languages other than English, are outlined in the areas of both communication skills and cultural awareness, at three proficiency levels. The first standard is that "students will be able to use a language other than English for communication." The second…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, American Indian Languages, American Sign Language, Behavioral Objectives
