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Download full textde Jong, John H. A. L. – 1985
In 1983, in the Netherlands' highly differentiated school system, two types of curriculum representing different ability levels were combined as a first step towards a more heterogeneous grouping of student abilities. A study of one aspect of the results of this change compared over 1000 samples of English and German second language listening…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design
Higman, F. M. – Journal of the Modern Language Association of Northern Ireland, 1978
Proposals currently being debated for a reform of the examination system at 18+ in England and Wales, and comments on the proposals, are presented to aid in future planning of language courses in Northern Ireland. The context in which the new proposals arose is briefly examined. The following three standard course proposals are diagrammed for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Harding, Ann; And Others – 1980
This book covers various aspects of the "graded objectives movement" in England and is intended to help teachers understand the ideas behind the movement and to form working groups to implement it. Graded objectives are understood as those objectives which represent steps in a continuum that could be attempted by all learners who would…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Committees, Curriculum Design
Liskin-Gasparro, Judith E. – 1984
The oral proficiency interview, a one-to-one conversational interview structured to elicit the best performance the student can sustain, is based on a scale and test developed 30 years ago by the Foreign Service Institute. Interest in it has increased substantially in recent years, and further research and development of the measure for use in a…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWalker, Galal L. R. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1989
The motivation behind the curriculum design and evaluation procedures of the East Asian Summer Language Institute's Chinese school are discussed. Two instructional methods, learning model instruction and acquisition model instruction, are described. (23 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Chinese, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Design, Evaluation Methods
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Office of Curriculum, Instruction and Field Services. – 1995
The manual provides information to assist secondary school level program and curriculum designers in the creation and administration of second language programs. It is not a how-to manual, but includes descriptive data about program types in existence and criteria for evaluating language proficiency. It contains: a list of terms used and their…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
Benson, Phil, Ed.; And Others – Hong Kong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1994
Seven articles on linguistics and language teaching, two book reviews, and four conference summaries are included in this volume. The articles include: "Laying Down the Law? Reflecting on Course Design in Progress" (Desmond Allison, Robin Corcos, Agnes Lam); "Beyond (F)utilitarianism: English as an Academic Purpose" (Alastair…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Curriculum Design, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
