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Innovative Language Teaching and Learning at University: Enhancing Participation and Collaboration
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Goria, Cecilia, Ed.; Speicher, Oranna, Ed.; Stollhans, Sascha, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at the University of Nottingham hosted the fifth annual conference in the "Innovative Language Teaching at University" series. Under the heading "Enhancing participation and collaboration" the conference, organised by Cecilia Goria, Oranna Speicher and Sascha Stollhans, took…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Classroom Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Codeswitching in the Primary EFL Classroom in China--Two Case Studies
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Qian, Xiaofang; Tian, Guisen; Wang, Qiang – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2009
This paper presents the results of a small-scale study of codeswitching (CS) between Chinese and English in primary English classrooms with a view to informing classroom interaction with young learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). It analyzes CS of two teachers participating in the Primary English Curriculum Innovation (PECI) project in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Holistic Approach, Interaction
Not Your Parents' Language Class: Curriculum Revision to Support University Language Requirements
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Calvin, Lisa M.; Rider, N. Ann – Foreign Language Annals, 2004
Indiana State University?s (ISU) foreign language requirement curriculum serves as a model for the 21st century. Unique to the program is an emphasis on integrating the common goals of general education and multicultural studies with the development of critical thinking skills to reach overall objectives of communicative competency, cultural…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, College Second Language Programs
Workplace Literacy Demonstration Project.
Kissack, Tessie Saenz, Comp.; Clymer-Spradling, Carol, Ed. – 1990
A model workplace literacy program is described that was designed to upgrade the basic skills of adult workers and developed by El Paso Community College in partnership with J&J Register Company, a Texas division of Philips Industries with approximately 300 workers. Pre-assessment results indicated that about 95 percent of the workers had…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs