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Reuben Vyn – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
In recent years, the use of external proficiency-based tests to measure learners' language ability has increased significantly, in part thanks to the Seal of Biliteracy movement. However, there exists very limited research investigating the influence of such tests and their subsequent outcomes data on teachers' practices. As such, this study…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Literacy, Bilingualism
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Blow, David; Myers, Helen – Language Learning Journal, 2022
In the high-stakes accountability English educational system, decisions made by government and agencies about curriculum, pedagogy and assessment drive school planning and actions. This paper analyses the drivers for the recent change to French German and Spanish GCSEs and highlights particular areas of the new specification which may damage the…
Descriptors: French, German, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Martin, Anne L. – 1989
Two Australian language curriculum development projects are discussed: the Australian Language Levels (ALL) Project and the National Assessment Framework for Languages at Senior Secondary Level (NAFLSSL). While distinct, both projects are closely linked. Each project was launched in 1985 in a favorable climate and in response to cost, enrollment,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Italian
Cordasco, Francesco, Comp.; Bernstein, George, Comp. – 1979
Most entries in this bibliography on bilingual education are annotated. Entries are arranged by subject as follows: (1) bibliographies and general references; (2) general and miscellaneous; (3) historical and sociocultural perspectives; (4) curriculum, programs, guidance, and counseling; (5) English as a second language; (6) teacher education,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development
Matluck, Joseph H. – 1978
An oral language assessment test not only can determine the relative proficiency of a child in one or more languages and his or her language preference, but also can provide diagnostic information as to the child's strengths and weaknesses in each language. This information can serve as a guide to curriculum development and to prescriptive…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1997
This guide, "a work in progress," is one of a series designed to serve as companion documents for the New York state learning standards defined for each major curriculum area. It is intended to establish a connection between the state-mandated learning standards and classroom instruction and to further elaborate on the standards that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
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Allen, Patrick; And Others – 1983
The first two years of a study of the development of bilingual language proficiency are reported in separate volumes. The core of the work during this period was the development of a model of language proficiency. Other related studies addressed topics such as the relationship between aspects of language proficiency and scoring methodology on…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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Mosback, Gerald – ELT Journal, 1990
Explores the development and application of syllabus and textbook design principles in the creation and use of an English-as-a-Second Language textbook that completely replaced the use of a structurally based course in Sri Lankan schools. Course components, the structural and functional syllabus, testing problems, and materials team training are…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Italiano, Graciela; Rounds, Patricia – 1993
Resources and strategies for teachers, administrators, and curriculum specialists working in K-12 English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs are presented in this handbook. The book is designed to provide information on the background of ESL programs as well as current information on publications, standards, and special materials. Contents are…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education
1978
This journal contains news items and articles for teachers of English in Israel. The following news items are included: Listening Comprehension Test, 1978; news from the Bagrut Examinations, 1978; summer schools in Great Britain, 1978; Bagrut Examinations, 1975-1978; in-service courses; "English Teachers' Journal" subscription; new…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Bureau of French Education. – 1995
The report summarizes an assessment of the extent to which Manitoba schools are meeting the learning objectives for speaking and writing skills specified for senior (secondary) levels 1 and 4 in the basic French curriculum for the province. For each level and skill area, a random sample of students representing urban and rural school populations…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Bureau of French Education. – 1995
The report, entirely in French, summarizes an assessment of the extent to which Manitoba schools are meeting the learning objectives for speaking and writing skills specified for senior (secondary) levels 1 and 4 in the basic French curriculum for the province. For each level and skill area, a random sample of students representing urban and rural…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Bureau of French Education. – 1995
The report, entirely in French, details an assessment of the extent to which Manitoba schools are meeting the learning objectives for speaking and writing skills specified for senior (secondary) levels 1 and 4 in the basic French curriculum for the province. For each level and skill area, a random sample of students representing urban and rural…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Nurss, Joanne R. – 1992
Project CLASS, a collaborative family literacy demonstration research project designed to meet the language and literacy needs of limited English proficient families in Clayton County, Georgia, is described. Intergenerational and age-graded classes were provided for Cambodian, Laotian, Vietnamese, and Hispanic adult family members, their…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Community Services
Phillips, June K., Ed. – 1979
This volume on the general subject of foreign language curriculum deals with questions in the areas of program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The following papers are presented: (1) "Developing Foreign Language Curriculum in the Total School Setting: The Macro-picture," by Robert S. Zais; (2) "Identifying Needs and Setting Goals," by…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Educational Media
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