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Download full textJeon, Mihyon – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 2003
This study investigates closing patterns for an institutional conversation in an ELP (English Language Program) at a university in the United States, noting the relationship between the closing patterns of the participants and their level of proficiency in English. By indicating that ESL learners, especially beginners, face difficulty in closing…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Faculty Advisers
Davidson, Liz – ARIS Resources Bulletin, 2003
The Victorian ESL (English as a Second Language) Framework is currently undergoing renewal as part of the reaccreditation process. This ESL curriculum framework, developed in Victoria, Australia, is currently used in TAFE Institutes and private and community adult ESL programs. It provides a framework for 10 certificate courses across three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Jeon, Mihyon – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 2001
This paper presents an ethnographic record of one teacher's ongoing experience trying to understand the kinds of language ideologies constructed in the classroom about the Korean language and culture. The paper describes a class of Korean-American college students in a Korean language class who had never successfully achieved native fluency in…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Higher Education, Immersion Programs, Immigrants
Reinders, Hayo – 2000
This research paper presents a learners' perspective on (the promotion of) learner autonomy and Self-Access Language Learning in an English Proficiency Program. It provides an evaluation of the success of these course elements as well as an interpretation of students' understanding of the related concepts. Finally, it identifies factors that…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
August, Diane – 2002
This report examines how the development of literacy in the native language plays a role in the acquisition of second language literacy, and how educators may determine when a student is ready to transition into English-only literacy programs by assessing the transfer of skills. In this report, transitional programs refer to instructional programs…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Limited English Speaking
Bailey, Phillip D.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – 2001
This study determined which study habits would distinguish successful from unsuccessful foreign language learners. Participants were 219 college students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds enrolled in either Spanish, French, German, or Japanese classes. The students completed the Study Habits Inventory and the Background Demographic Form.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, French, German
Peer reviewedDahlstedt, Karl-Hampus – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1972
Descriptors: Bilingualism, International Education, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedLukmani, Yasmeen M. – Language Learning, 1972
Descriptors: English (Second Language), High School Students, Language Proficiency, Language Research
Peer reviewedSchafer, Hans-Wilhelm – Zielsprache Deutsch, 1972
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Learning Motivation
Peer reviewedSeliger, Herbert W. – Modern Language Journal, 1972
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Skills
Savignon, Sandra J. – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1972
Summarizes research findings on achievement and attitudes in foreign language learning appearing in Communicative Competence: An Experiment in Foreign Language Teaching'', published by The Center for Curriculum Development, Philadelphia, Pa., 1972. (DS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiolingual Skills, Grammar, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedBrosch, Gerd – Zielsprache Deutsch, 1972
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Needs, Educational Problems, German
Peer reviewedUlijn, J. M. – Pedagogische Studien, 1971
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Behavior Patterns, Dutch, Grammar
Barrera-Vidal, Albert – Fremdsprachlicher Unterricht, 1971
Special issue devoted to foreign language instruction in adult education. (WB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, French, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedLaForge, Paul G. – Language Learning, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Learning Theories
