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Peer reviewedFindley, Charles A.; Nathan, Lynn A. – TESOL Quarterly, 1980
Needs assessment, identification of objectives, training and evaluation procedures of a Competency Based Education (CBE) system and minimum competencies are discussed. These are applied to second language instruction utilizing the Council of Europe's "Threshold Level" core from which statements may be developed and applied in a CBE learning…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedTollefson, James W. – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Examines theoretical and practical deficiencies in how curricular objectives are selected for functional, competency based approaches to English as a second language instruction. Issues are illustrated through an analysis of the functional curricula of the United States Refugee Processing Centers. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Competency Based Education, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
