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How to Incorporate Total Physical Response into the English Programme.
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Sano, Masayuki – ELT Journal, 1986
An experimental project attempted to incorporate Total Physical Response (TPR--a method which requires learners to respond physically to imperatives given by the teacher to teach certain aspects of the language) into an English course in a Japanese junior high school. Results indicated that TPR shows potential for usefulness in second language…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools
Entrance Testing and Course Placement at the U.N. International School, New York City.
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Malu, Kathleen F. – ELT Journal, 1988
Outlines the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) entrance testing and course placement procedures for the ESL program at the United Nations International School for grades 6-12. The placement procedures can serve as guidelines for administrators looking for ways to establish an ESL program or supplement the effectiveness of their ESL testing and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Admission Criteria, English (Second Language), Intermediate Grades
Communication Games: Do We Know What We're Talking About?
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Gardner, David – ELT Journal, 1987
Describes an attempt made at the University of Reading to support or discount claims made about the pedagogic value of communication games. Some evidence was found in support of games' roles in encouraging students to practice language skills. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages)