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Hill, Yao Zhang; Tschudi, Stephen L. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
This paper brings task-based language teaching (TBLT) curriculum development principles into the blended learning context, presenting processes and outcomes from a project to develop a task-based thematic unit--asking and giving directions--in a hybrid web-based university-level class focused on listening and speaking skills in Mandarin Chinese.…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Kame'eleihiwa, Lilikala – Kamehameha Journal of Education, 1992
The Hawaii State Department of Education offers a growing number of Hawaiian language immersion schools for its students. The article presents the history of immersion schools in Hawaii, examining criticisms of immersion schools, discussing their benefits, and explaining necessary components for success. (SM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Sato, Esther – 1974
This paper describes the historical development of the Japanese language program in Hawaiian elementary and secondary schools, and the curriculum materials development that accompanied it. The growth of Hawaiians' interest in and awareness of their Japanese background and cultural heritage is cited as one reason for the increase in Japanese and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism
Ervin, Gerard L., Ed. – 1981
Papers in this volume on individualized instruction in foreign languages include: (1) "Individualized Instruction and 'Back to Basics': Are They Compatible?" by Howard B. Altman; (2) "Individualized Instruction in French at Northwestern University" by Margaret Sinclair Breslin; (3) "An Individualized French Program for…
Descriptors: African Languages, Arabic, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conversational Language Courses