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Harris, J. G., Ed.; White, J. E. G., Ed. – 1978
The aim of the conference discussed in this report was to make a critical appraisal of the achievements of language teaching in the polytechnics and similar institutions, and to attempt to suggest lines for future development. All speakers were encouraged to be critical and provocative in order to stimulate conference discussions on how language…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, College Language Programs, Colleges, Higher Education
Centre for Information on Language Teaching, London (England). – 1976
Papers are presented from a colloquium on the teaching of German in the United Kingdom. Following an introduction by C.V. James, the following papers on the schools are presented: "A General View" by M. Lodge; "A Regional View" by R. Sheppard and G. Turner; "As the Teacher-Trainer Sees Them" by A. Hornsey;…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Radio, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education
Phillips, June K., Ed. – 1977
This volume consists of the following articles: (1) "Introduction: Language Is the Link," by June K. Phillips; (2) "Foreign Language Study for a World in Transition," by Harold G. Shane and David L. Silvernail; (3) "Our Language Heritage: A Historical Perspective," by Shirley Brice Heath; (4) "Communication and Beyond," by Diane W. Birckbichler;…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), Creativity
Download full textSmythe, P. C.; And Others – 1976
A survey was carried out at the request of the London, Ontario, Board of Education in order to assess the attitudes of the London community toward the public school system French program. Thirteen groups were identified whose attitudes and opinions concerning French programming were to be sampled. Each group received one of the five forms of the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Classroom Research, Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Lazaruk, Walter A. – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1978
Current educational research and possible directions for the improvement of second language education in schools are discussed in the light of current Canadian political and economic influences. The Ontario Ministry of Education has proposed three levels of proficiency in French as reasonable objectives to be achieved by secondary schools in their…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Jarvis, Gilbert A., Ed. – 1976
This volume on foreign language teaching and learning concerns the following topics: lifelong learning, small-group learning, the minicourse, student attitudes toward foreign languages, problems in secondary schools, humanistic education, curricula in uncommonly taught languages, foreign languages in elementary and adolescent-centered education,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
