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Peer reviewedGunterman, Gail; Phillips, June K. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
Addresses problems that arise in applying functional/notional syllabus design to general-purpose academic courses. Proposes steps that attempt to solve three major problems: (1) how to link functional and linguistic categories; (2) on what basis to select and sequence materials; and (3) how to develop functional ability in all four skills.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials
Download full textLotherington-Woloszyn, Heather – 1991
Although English is a colonial heritage in Fiji, it links the country's different ethnic groups and is the language of instruction for formal education. This paper examines pedagogical and cultural implications of the present primary English curriculum, based on findings from an empirical study of primary English teaching in Fiji. It reviews the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
De Greve, M., Ed.; And Others – 1973
The papers in this collection were presented at the second seminar of the International Association for the Research and Dissemination of Audio-Visual and Structural-global Methods (AIMAV). The purpose of the seminar was to discuss the following in relation to teaching modern languages to adults: (1) operational definitions for proficiency levels,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Audiovisual Instruction, English for Special Purposes
Curland, David J. – 1975
Films can contribute a great degree of authenticity to the foreign language classroom. The University of Oregon has found very enthusiastic reactions to the BBC Spanish language program "Zarabanda" among both students and instructors. "Zarabanda" consists of 25 episodes, each approximately 30 minutes long, available in video…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Content Analysis, Cultural Education, Curriculum Enrichment
White, Ruth; And Others – 1975
Each panelist described the program in his school or district. Donald Fraser discussed the elementary school French program in North Vancouver which started in October 1974 and includes ten pilot schools. Classes are held for twenty minutes each day. The materials used were written by Canadian authors and have considerable Canadian content.…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Elementary Education, FLES, French
Grittner, Frank M., Ed. – 1976
This book consists of eleven papers presented at the 1974 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The papers are intended to be representative of the spirit, content, and theme of the Conference: "Foreign Language Teaching: A Kaleidoscopic Perspective." The underlying theme deals with a question that concerns many language…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Grittner, Frank M., Ed. – 1975
This book consists of nine papers presented at the 1973 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. The theme of the conference was "The Foreign Language Teacher: Present and Future Tense." Following an introduction by Lorraine Strasheim, these papers are presented: (1) "The Teacher as Catalyst: Motivation in the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Audiovisual Aids, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
