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Peer reviewedLeaver, Betty Lou; Stryker, Stephen B. – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
Content-based instruction, a communicative approach to language teaching, is defined as a curriculum (1) that is based on subject matter, (2) uses authentic materials, (3) promotes the learning of new information, and (4) considers specific student needs. The Spanish and Russian content-area programs at the Foreign Service Institute are described…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
Mackay, Ronald, Ed.; Palmer, Joe Darwin, Ed. – 1981
This collection of research on curriculum and program development in languages for special purposes (LSP) contains the following papers: (1) "LSP Curriculum Development--From Policy to Practice," by Ronald Mackay and Maryse Bosquet; (2) "The Problem of Needs Assessment in English for Specific Purposes: Some Theoretical and Practical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discourse Analysis, Language Styles, Languages for Special Purposes
Download full textGillespie, Marilyn K. – 1996
The study looks at the role of immigrants in the workforce, status of English language learning in vocational and workforce education, and ways the system can enhance opportunity and productivity for limited-English-proficient adults. It begins by examining characteristics of the current immigrant workforce and future labor requirements. The…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)
