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Pohl, Lothar – 1982
The notional-functional or communicative approach to foreign language teaching as practiced in East Germany is described. The purpose of communicative foreign language teaching is to prepare the learner to communicate in real-life situations. Classroom and real-life situations differ in several respects, most notably in communicative intention.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency
Destarac, Marie-Claire – Francais dans le Monde, 1989
An Italian program integrating second language instruction into the elementary school curriculum is described. The program is seen as a forward-looking effort but lacking in important cultural content. Discrepancies between objectives and classroom reality are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Nayar, P. B. – 1984
A functional-notational syllabus was developed for use in Papua New Guinea because the English language needs and terminal competence of students in that country are more easily identifiable in terms of functional-notional categories than of language structures. The syllabus for grades 7-10 is divided into units or topics of language uses, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional Innovation
Cross, David – 1981
A three-year curriculum of "Compact Courses" which was introduced in a secondary school in England is described here. The objectives of each course are terminal; the courses have no fixed length or pattern. The method adopted is that best suited to the teacher in view of the terminal objective. During the first 2 years, students take…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness
Trim, J. L. M. – 1982
This presentation gives a general review of the Modern Languages Project and outlines tasks of the working groups during the conference at which the report is presented. Underlying the project is a conviction that the ability to communicate freely with other human beings is a basic human right; therefore, people must be afforded the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Pluralism, Experimental Programs
Edgerton, David; Sedlak, Philip A. S. – 1984
The methodology developed for use in a U.S.-sponsored radio-based English language arts program for grades 1-3 in Kenya, adapted to the special circumstances of the medium, the context, and the program's administrative limitations, is a highly interactive radio lesson whose most important organizational characteristics are adherence to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Course Organization, Developing Nations

Walker, Andrew L. – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1983
The development of a second-year college French language course based on principles of communicative competence and the notional-functional approach is described. Although spoken language is the primary focus of the course, it is also designed to cover a broader range of writing skills than the traditional college language course. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development

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)

Repka, Richard – ELT Journal, 1986
Discusses recent changes in the system, status, function, content and methodology of English teaching in Czechoslovakian elementary and secondary schools and gives a short account of the experimental evaluation of the new system in secondary grammar schools. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Gerngross, Gunter; Puchta, Herbert – 1983
Progress in second language instruction requires both new materials and a change in teacher attitudes, but the materials are easier to come by than the attitude change. The paper describes classroom exchanges occurring in two lessons given in Austrian sixth and eighth grade English classes respectively that illustrate the differences between a…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis
Egan, Dennis, Ed. – TEAM, 1983
Three issues of the journal "TEAM" are presented. Each issue contains feature articles, a section on teaching techniques, book reviews, English Language Center news items, and announcements. The articles in these three issues deal with the following topics: the freshman English course at the University of Minerals and Petroleum, a course in…
Descriptors: Arabic, Book Reviews, Classroom Techniques, Cloze Procedure
Graham, Philip Bruce – 1980
The use of speech or language produced by native speakers in real situations for teaching oral communication skills in the second language classroom is described. Three sample lessons, based on the author's teaching experience in Japan, are presented. All lessons used material called "The Bellcrest Story," produced by the British…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Business, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Blankoff, Jean, Ed.; And Others – 1986
Papers from the Proceedings of the 17th meeting of the AIMAV (Association internationale pour le developpement de la communication interculturelle) are collected in this volume. Conference papers appear either in English, in French, or in Russian. For purposes of this abstract, all titles below have been translated into English. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness