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Peer reviewedLowe, Pardee, Jr. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1985
Describes principles for designing a proficiency-based course to prepare students for the ACTFL/ETS Advanced Plus/Superior level according to Interagency Language Roundtable guidelines. Proposes ways to combine grammatical and "functional/notional" syllabuses with a proficiency approach. Examines the implications of these principles for…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Grammar
Peer reviewedHelt, Richard C. – Modern Language Journal, 1982
Presents a practical, flexible framework for teaching communicative competence. Examples of objectives, materials, activities, and testing procedures are from the first-year German courses at the University of Arizona but are largely applicable to foreign language instruction in general. (EKN)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communicative Competence (Languages), German, Higher Education
