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Reddy, N. Y. – University Administration, 1976
In a continuation of a previously published article, this paper presents the results of a study comparing programmed learning techniques with traditional methods of teaching the Telugu language to Hindi sixth grade students. Some advantages of programmed instruction are reported. (LBH)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Obanya, Pai – West African Journal of Education, 1975
Problems in giving students in large West African classes sufficient drill time to practice regularly listening and speaking are discussed and possible solutions are reviewed. Collective and group speaking are seen as useful aids to oral French learning. (LBH)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, French, Language Instruction

Hepler, Susan I. – Language Arts, 1979
Describes how the educational museum Clarke Hall provides a stimulus to language use by involving children in the daily life of the seventeenth century. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, Foreign Countries

Annells, John – English in Australia, 1978
Offers a framework used in two workshops of elementary and secondary school teachers for looking at classroom practices in non-English subjects that assisted in life-long language learning. (RL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Improvement

Martin, Ian; And Others – English Quarterly, 1978
Reports on the early progress of a teaching experiment at Glendon College, a bilingual undergraduate university college in Toronto, Canada, in which learners of both English and French as second languages learned each other's languages by meeting in mixed groups twice a week. (RL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries

Charlesworth, Roberta A. – English Quarterly, 1978
Makes the point that literature should be an integral part of programs that teach English as a second language by considering six reasons for studying poetry in language classes. Illustrates those reasons with poetic works from around the world. (RL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Enrichment
Maggs, Alex; Moore, Joseph – Exceptional Child, 1978
One-hundred seven Australian children, with learning problems, ages 5 to 12 years, (60 Aboriginal), were studied to identify and remediate their learning difficulties. (PHR)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research
Else, Gerald F., Ed. – 1966
This is the report of an international meeting on the Classics, conducted August 1965 in London, England. Resolutions adopted by the Colloquium, minutes of group sessions, papers, and national reports on the state of classical education are presented. Group sessions discuss the teaching of classical languages, classical literatures, and ancient…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Conference Reports
Wootton, Astrid – 1979
The oral English program of a parochial girls' school in Australia is described in this paper. Included in the description are the schedule of classes; the qualifications of the teaching staff; and the teaching philosophy, which is based on the concepts that students absorb more during classes than the manifest lesson content and that the greater…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Assessment, Educational Philosophy
Hay, Michael – 1973
Drawing upon direct teaching-administrative experiences at the City Literary Institute (London), one of the largest centers of "non-vocational" language study, the author has developed practical guidelines for teaching beginning language courses to adults. An introductory chapter reflects the adult learning scene in Britain as well as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Slagter, Peter – 1975
The concerns, problems, mood, and directions of foreign language education in Holland are described. One-year "bridge classes" were established by a bill in 1958 to span the gap between the six years of elementary school and the beginning of higher-level education. The basic conflicts within the system and the society that have prevented…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education

Saad, Geti, Comp. – 1976
There are 100 entries in this annotated bibliography of selected educational materials published in Pakistan from July through September 1976. Most of the materials are taken from journals, newspapers, and government publications. Arranged alphabetically by author in 21 categories, the entries cover topics including educational administration and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Comparative Education, Curriculum, Educational Administration
Oxford Institutes in Italy, Milan. – 1967
Six conference papers, presented first in Italian and then in English, are collected in this booklet. They are: "International Comprehension through Education" by H.R. Light, "The Prelingual Period in Foreign Language Learning" by Djoraje Kostic, "Reconciling Old and New Methods of Language Teaching" by Derrick Plant, "The Use of the Language…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Conference Reports, English (Second Language)

Ba, U, Comp. – 1968
Summaries of Burmese newspaper and periodical accounts published from January through April 1968, offering information on primary and secondary education, higher education, and the history of Burmese higher education are reproduced in this 114-item bibliography with abstracts. The section covering primary and secondary education offers excerpts…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Burmese, Burmese Culture
Inman, Marianne – 1978
Characteristics of corporate language training programs and policies, and the role of translation and interpreting were studied. Of particular interest was the extent to which language requirements and language training are included in corporate planning. Also investigated was the extent to which occupationally oriented special purpose language…
Descriptors: Business, Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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