Discusses how to make training more effective by fitting it into the organizational context. Topics include models of training, identification of training needs, sequencing of learning experiences, improving the effectiveness of groups, and the problems of using the training department as an agent for organizational change. (34 references) (SK)

A system of different types of tasks can be used to help language learners achieve their learning goals, which may include learning of: discrete language items (sounds, vocabulary, grammatical constructions); content or ideas of the subject studied (geography, literature, mathematics, cultural understanding); language skills (listening, writing,…

This guide outlines a practical six-step procedure to plan education for adult learners. The first chapter outlines the instructional planning procedure, which integrates existing knowledge about how adults learn and the principles of designing instruction and examines the principles of adult learning. The next six chapters describe the following…