Variation in three representative teacher input variables are compared across second language studies to derive viable hypotheses about instructional factors that contribute to second language development. The review indicates that, while the quality and quantity of comprehensible input are important, interactive pedagogical behaviors are also the…

Presents a model for a study abroad program in which small groups of two to four students select a sociocultural topic to investigate in various ways in the foreign country. The students must conduct an interview with someone connected with the subject in the foreign country. (SED)

Describes what the field of classics covers and how it developed before the 20th century. Examines how the subject matter of classics has expanded and how methods of teaching and research have changed. Suggests ways to integrate the study of the classics with the cultural life of the community. (SED)

Reports on research which tested individuals (N=773) for their memory of Spanish learned in high school or college. Data suggest that knowledge is retained and can be accessed 25 to 50 years later, and that what happens during learning, not periodic practice after schooling ends, is critical for long-term memory. (JN)

Author looked at the local authority reaction to the National Foundation for Educational Research report, Primary French in the Balance, and at the continuing debate between the NFER and its critics. (Editor/RK)

In the field of computer aided language learning (CALL), there is a need for emphasizing the importance of the user. "User-Centered Computer Aided Language Learning" presents methodologies, strategies, and design approaches for building interfaces for a user-centered CALL environment, creating a deeper understanding of the opportunities and…

This research identified factors that may increase anxiety in a foreign language classroom and factors that may assist in reducing anxiety, described student manifestations of anxiety, and correlated final grade with anxiety level. The research was accomplished by means of in-depth phenomenological interviews, a foreign language anxiety…

This paper focuses on an online video based correction system for language learning. The prototype system using the proposed model supports learning between a native English teacher and a non-native learner using a videoconference system. It extends the videoconference system so that it can record the conversation of a learning scene. If a teacher…

This slide presentation outlines the components of the Reading Excellence Program. It gives the background of the Reading Excellence Act of 1998; and states that 1999 state grantees were in 17 states and would be in 14-16 states in 2000. It provides content and key strategy: six dimensions of reading, use of scientific research base; informs about…

This digest discusses various types of communication disorders, their incidence, the learning difficulties associated with them, the special case of English language learners, and the educational significance of communication disorders. Communication disorders may result from many different conditions such as oral-motor difficulties or…

Described the andrometer, an educational measuring device which may provide a promising approach to performance-based teacher education. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to clarify some of the dynamics of test anxiety in the foreign-language classroom: to evaluate the effect of different test instructions (calculated to arouse or reduce test anxiety) on the test performance of foreign language pupils. (Author)

This article focuses on Canadian approaches to imigrant education. Two approaches to teaching English as a second language are described. Cultural assimilation is the aim of the New Canadian Program, while the St. Clare experiment takes into consideration language rights of ethnic groups. (SM)

Experiments conducted to test theoretical formulations in verbal learning which have suggested a strategy for teaching a vocabulary list of foreign plus English word pairs. (MB)