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Japan Association of Language Teaching Journal, 1982
This compilation of four issues of the Japan Association of Language Teachers Journal (JALT) covers the years 1982-1984. The four issues contain a total of 21 articles, as follows: "Communicative Needs in Foreign Language Learning" (Jack C. Richards); "Language Proficiency Interview Testing" (David J. Keitges);…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), English, English (Second Language)
Download full textBerthoud, Anne-Claude, Ed. – Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquee, 1996
This collection of articles on second language learning in a multilingual environment includes: "Franzosisch-Deutsch: Zweisprachiges Lernen au der Sekundarstufe 1" (French-German: Learning Two Languages at Secondary School, Level 1) (Otto Stern, Brigit Eriksson, Christine Le Pape, Hans Reutener, Cecilia Serra Oesch); "Das Projekt…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries
Carpenter, Mark, Ed.; Koike, Dale April, Ed. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
Papers reporting research on Spanish second language learning include: "Discourse Features of Spanish Oral Production at the Novice Level" (Rebecca Jo Bearden); "A Discourse Approach to the Assessment of Foreign Language Oral Proficiency" (Dale April Koike, Fanny Hinojosa); "Acquisition of Spanish Definite Articles by English-Speaking Learners of…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Auditory Perception, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers
Melanges, 1997
Articles on second language teaching and learning include: "Ethnographie comparee de la salle de classe en France et en grande-Bretagne" (Comparative Ethnography of the Classroom Environment in France and Great Britain) (F. Carton); "Pour une approche micro et macro du francais parle dans la formation des enseignants de FLE"…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed. – VOX: The Journal of the Australian Advisory Council on Languages and Multicultural Education, 1991
This document consists of the three issues of the serial "VOX" published in 1989-1991. Major articles in these issues include: "The Original Languages of Australia"; "UNESCO and Universal Literacy"; "Language Shift and Maintenance in Torres Strait"; "Maintaining and Developing Italian in…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Bilingual Education, Certification, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Language Centre Journal, 1979
The following articles appear in this issue of a journal devoted to teaching English for science and technology in Kuwait: (1) "An Approach to the Implementation of Dr. J.L. Munby's 'Communicative Syllabus Design'" by Bill Robinson, (2) "Une experience d'elaboration de materiel pedagogique" (An Experiment in Developing Teaching…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Design, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Mitchell, Keith, Ed.; Parkinson, Brian, Ed. – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1997
Papers on applied linguistics and language pedagogy include: "A Genre Analysis Study of 80 Medical Abstracts" (Kenneth Anderson, Joan Maclean); "Oral Classroom Testing in an Adult French Community Class" (Sheena Davies, Aileen Irvine, Jacqueline Larrieu); "Whose Relevance? Interpretation of Hybrid Texts by a Multiple…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Audience Response, Bilingualism
Burt, Miriam, Ed. – NCLEnotes, 2003
This issue of the National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) newsletter includes an article titled "Assessment and Accountability: What Do We Know and Where Are We Going?" and a profile of Inaam Mansoor, director of the Arlington Education and Employment Program (REEP) in Arlington, Virginia. Also included are resource updates, news…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods, Language Tests, Literacy Education
Language and Language Education: Working Papers of the National Languages Institute of Australia, 1991
This volume on language issues within Australia contains five research papers: "Patterns of Inter-Cultural Communication in Melbourne Factories: Some Research in Progress" (Michael Clyne); "Developing Proficiency Scales for Communicative Assessment" (D. E. Ingram, Elaine Wylie); "Rapid Profile: A Second Language Screening…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Oriented Programs, English (Second Language)
Cora, Maria, Ed. – Adventures in Assessment, 2003
Articles in this volume include the following: "Assessment Challenges in Supported Distance Learning: How the ABE Distance Learning Project Is Implementing the Massachusetts ABE Assessment Policies and Procedures" (Roger Hooper); "The NIFL LINCS Assessment Special Collection" (Dianna Baycich, Tim Ponder); "Making Sense of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies, Distance Education
Bartz, Walter H. – 1979
The construction of tests of oral competence in a foreign language requires consideration of several factors. The face validity of the test, or the degree to which students feel they are performing a real communicative act, is illustrated with a number of model testing situations. Content validity, or the ability of a test to measure what has been…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Instruction, Language Tests
Australian Dept. of Education, Canberra. Language Teaching Branch. – 1979
Several articles of interest to teachers of English as a second language (ESL) are included. The Institute of Languages at the University of New South Wales describes "Projects for a 'Survival' English Course for Overseas Students." Howard Tucker and Barbara Harley discuss an educational series of 24 television programs for immigrant…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Television, English (Second Language), Language Tests
ALTE News, 1997
The two issues of volume 5 and one issue of volume 6 of the newsletter contain articles on conferences and programs concerning language testing in Europe. Articles topics include: description of proficiency levels for a Council of Europe testing program; adult education and language testing in Germany; tests of Norwegian as a foreign language; the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Conferences, Dutch
English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1990
This document consists of a compilation of 11 issues of the journal "English Teachers' Journal (Israel)," extending from April 1985 through December 1990, a period of 5.5 years. Typical issues contain around 14 articles, usually arranged in 3-4 groups differing with each issue. Typical groups are: "Teaching English to Special…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
TEANGA: Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics, 1985
Articles in this issue of a journal on applied linguistics include: "Multilingualism as a Relaxed Affair: The Case of the Western Canadian Halfbreeds" (Patrick C. Douaud); "Testing a Group of Bilingual Children with the Bilingual Syntax Measure" (Christine Helot); "Two Years On: A Sample of Mother Child Interaction in a…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education
