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Eda, Sanae; Itomitsu, Masayuki; Noda, Mari – Foreign Language Annals, 2008
This study and analysis are designed to find a common, practical measurement tool that may be used for intra- and interprogram evaluation of Japanese programs, especially in the higher education context. First, three previous methods of evaluation (the Oral Proficiency Interview, the Nihongo Noryoku Shiken or Japanese Language Proficiency Test,…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Japanese, Language Proficiency, Achievement Tests
O'CONNOR, PATRICIA; TWADDELL, W.F. – 1960
THE 1958 ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION COUNCIL SEMINAR FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS IN JAPANESE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE, IN A VERY LIMITED TIME, BOTH INTENSIVE TRAINING IN AUDIO-LINGUAL CLASSROOM METHODS, AND A MINIMUM DEGREE OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE TEACHER'S ROLE AS MODEL, JUDGE, AND DIRECTOR OF PRACTICE. THE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education
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Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1971
The principal objective of this volume is to build up the student's stock of habitual responses dealing with changes in words and patterning of words in groups. Each lesson, representing one day's work, consists of the following sections: (1) perception drill, (2) dialogue and adjunct, (3) translation: dialogue and adjunct, (4) pattern drill, (5)…
Descriptors: Advanced Programs, Audiolingual Methods, Grammar, Instructional Materials
Clark, John L. D.; Jorden, Eleanor H. – 1984
A comparison of the end-of-study versus months-to-years later levels of language proficiency of 49 students of Japanese at Cornell University, from both intensive and nonintensive programs, is reported. In addition to academic records and performance on the Japanese Proficiency Test, data obtained from a comprehensive background questionnaire…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Second Language Programs, College Students, Curriculum Design
Freed, Barbara F., Ed. – 1995
The collection of essays on second language learning during study abroad includes: "Language Learning and Study Abroad" (Barbara F. Freed); "Predictors of Foreign Language Gain During Study Abroad" (Richard D. Brecht, Dan E. Davidson, Ralph B. Ginsberg); "A Canadian Interprovincial Exchange: Evaluating the Linguistic…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Discourse Analysis