This paper provides a case study of the use of language objectives within a newly developed English language teacher education programme in Hong Kong. The programme development team decided to adopt a content-based language teaching approach to support students' second language development through content learning. The teacher education programme…

Reexamines the notions of product and process in syllabus development and discusses whether these notions are current, particularly when applied to content-based instruction. (Author/VWL)

Describes the rationale, careful development, and first offering of an ethics course in French based on the works of the Canadian writer Gabrielle Roy. The course encouraged students to read literature from a variety of perspectives and also helped them apply ethical theory and examples to their own situations and provided a way for them to…

Presents the methodology and organization of a course in scientific and technical French. (Text is in French.) (PP)

The following papers on essential issues in foreign language instruction are included: (1) "Futurism, Basic Education, and the Foreign Language Curriculum," by Frank M. Grittner; (2) "The Foreign Language Teacher as 'Con Artist,'" by Jean S. Hughes; (3) "Motivational Factors and Student Retention in School Foreign Language Programs," by Pamela J.…

An exploratory study conducted at George Brown College in Toronto, Canada between 2007 and 2009 investigated language learning with mobile devices as an approach to augmenting ESP learning by taking learning outside the classroom into the real-world context. In common with findings at other community colleges, this study identified inadequate…

Discusses the problems of teaching French civilization abroad and outlines guidelines for a course in French civilization. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Describes a stand-alone course titled Using Computers in the Language Classroom that is offered in the master's in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program in an urban university in Southern California. This collaborative video project allows students to discover firsthand how computer technology can aid classroom learning.…

A course (Learning a Second Language) is described that focuses on the experience of learning a second language: the communicative approach that led to learner-centered practices; course materials, objectives, and content; a learning guide to help students organize self-teaching activities; and learner reactions to the course. (23 references)…

To ensure the success of English-as-a-Second-Language learners, teachers need to determine what each learner needs and wants to learn. This is done through needs analysis before, during, and after the course. The results of the assessment will result in the design of the syllabus. (Author/VWL)

Discusses the incorporation of German songs into language courses, suggesting that songs often provide students with a short, coherent, and authentic text. Provides a detailed account of the course development, and demonstrates that grammatical points are easily practiced and cultural messages are readily grasped through words and music.…

This essay presents a model for an intensive course in French designed for pupils of approximately age 16. The student devotes himself for two periods of 14 days each, morning and afternoon, exclusively to learning the foreign language. Each intensive phase is followed by half a school year of a language training phase. (Text is in German.)…

Describes the acquisition of grammar in a beginning English course for adult students organized on an experimental basis at the C.R.A.P.E.L. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Responds to an earlier article that illustrated how metaphorically applying chaos and complexity theory to language teaching, second language acquisition, and the observed lesson can alter perspectives about how these things are viewed. Suggests that chaos and complexity theory could also help see the following areas in a new light: syllabus…