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Kusubakti Andajani; Yuni Pratiwi; Imam Suyitno; Bambang Prastio; Ahsani Maulidina – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
Listening to podcasts with a sole purpose to enhance communication abilities of L2 students is a great challenge. This study explored the challenges and attitudes of second language (L2) students when listening to authentic sources, specifically video podcasts on YouTube. Data of this qualitative research was collected through in-depth interviews…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Listening Skills, Second Language Learning, Interpersonal Communication
Dema, Chimi; Sinwongsuwat, Kemtong – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2020
This one-group pre- and post-test quasi-experimental study endeavored to investigate whether learner autonomy was developed with implementing language-in-talk log assignments as a monitored self-study task in a university English conversation course (890-020 English Conversation). Eighty-eight Thai second-year undergraduate accounting majors at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Independent Study
Teng, Bunthan; Sinwongsuwat, Kemtong – English Language Teaching, 2015
This paper provides an overview of English language teaching and learning, specifically as it pertains to teaching English conversational skills in Thailand. The paper examines the shortcomings of the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach, the current dominant pedagogical approach in the nation, and explores how the integration of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Conversational Language Courses
Mancienne, Roger – 1985
A course in French-derived Kreol is designed for language learning among Peace Corps volunteers assigned to the Seychelles. The materials consist of 36 lessons on topics of daily communication needs. Lessons contain a story, dialogue, and/or list of expressions, exercises, and vocabulary and grammar notes and translations in the margin. Some…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Creoles, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries
Ben Abdelkader, Rached; And Others – 1988
This instructional guide for Tunisian Arabic is designed to be used in language training of Peace Corps volunteers in Tunisia. It consists of 15 thematic units focusing on daily living skills and activities. Each contains a brief dialogue in transliterated Arabic, an English translation, lists of vocabulary and expressions, comprehension…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Arabic, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills
Simba, Esther M.; And Others – 1994
This guide is designed for the Swahili language training of Peace Corps volunteers and focuses on daily communication needs in that context. It consists of a series of 76 lessons, each containing vocabulary and phrase lists, dialogue, grammar notes, and exercises. Lesson topics include: greetings and introductions; numbers; commands; questions;…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Grammar
McGillick, Paul – 1993
The ways in which second language learners and teachers together can develop learners' ability to carry on conversation in the target language are examined. The discussion is based on the idea that practicing language skills, therefore creating opportunities to gain additional knowledge, is essential to continued learning, whereas using such…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)
Choura, Abdessalem – 1993
This curriculum guide is designed for the Arabic language training of Peace Corps workers in Tunisia, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. An introductory section describes the materials' organization and competency-based approach, and lists the 28 specific competencies targeted and the constructions taught within each…
Descriptors: Arabic, Conversational Language Courses, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills
Peace Corps, Dakar (Senegal). – 1987
A teacher's guide for Wolof is designed for Peace Corps volunteer language instruction and geared to the daily language needs of volunteers. Instructions are written in both French and English. It consists of six chapters, each containing sets of phrases for specific situations, supplementary expressions for use in rural areas, a dialogue on the…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Davies, Sheena; And Others – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1997
This study investigated the utility and feasibility of administering achievement tests to adults in a continuing education course in French, in Scotland, in which student progress is not usually formal assessed. Subjects were 18 adults in elementary-level classes, aged 18 to over 60 years. Students were tested three times, at 3-4 week intervals,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Education, Conversational Language Courses, Foreign Countries
Meman, Paz B. – 1990
This guide is designed for Viracnon (Bikol) language training of Peace Corps workers in the Philippines, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of: phrase lists for a wide range of daily activities and needs; a list of targeted core language competencies, at three proficiency levels, for those daily activities; a…
Descriptors: Bikol, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills
Peace Corps, Manila (Philippines). – 1990
This guide is designed for Ilonggo (Hiligaynon) language training of Peace Corps workers in the Philippines, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of: phrase lists for a wide range of daily activities and needs; a list of targeted core language competencies, at three proficiency levels, for those daily activities; an…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills
Dimanche, Maurice – 1991
This instructional guide in French is intended for training Peace Corps volunteers serving in the Central African Republic. The guide includes 21 topical lessons at the introductory level, each consisting of briefly stated competency objectives and a number of brief, related situational dialogues. Lesson topics include: greetings; introducing…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Dimanche, Maurice – 1991
This instructional guide in French is intended for training Peace Corps volunteers serving in the Central African Republic. It includes 26 topical lessons at the advanced level, each consisting of briefly stated competency objectives and a number of brief, related situational dialogues or texts. Lesson topics include: orienting oneself; discussing…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Awareness
Peace Corps, Manila (Philippines). – 1992
This guide for teaching Tagalog as a second language is designed for training Peace Corps volunteers. It consists of 140 lessons based on cartoons from a Philippines newspaper. Each lesson contains a one- to three-panel cartoon in Tagalog with English translation, vocabulary and grammar notes, comprehension questions, and notes on related cultural…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education