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Dringó-Horváth, Ida; Menyhei, Zsófia – Teaching English with Technology, 2021
Although it is increasingly common for foreign language teachers to rely on external, online tools and resources, coursebooks are still fundamental elements of classroom-based FLT in many parts of the world. The study presented in the article therefore sets out to explore English Language Teaching (ELT) and German Language Teaching (GLT)…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Textbook Publication, Electronic Publishing, Printed Materials
Yang, Wenhsien – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2018
The Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach has been broadly adopted and extensively researched at different educational levels across European contexts. It is also becoming popular in Asian settings due to its dual focus on developing both language skills and content knowledge. It aims to empower learners with high mobility and…
Descriptors: Course Content, English for Special Purposes, Interdisciplinary Approach, Instructional Materials
Nguyen, Minh Thi Thuy – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2011
Although a key component in English language teaching programs, English textbooks have been criticized for not offering classroom learners adequate opportunity for learning authentic language (Bardovi-Harlig, 2001; Grant and Starks, 2001; Wong, 2002; Vellenga, 2004). This is because instead of making use of language samples that native speakers…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Speech Acts, Textbooks, Foreign Countries
Illes, Eva – ELT Journal, 2009
Intriguingly, at a time when the ELT market is inundated with state-of-the-art coursebooks teaching modern-day English, a 30-year-old series enjoys continuing popularity in some secondary schools in Hungary. Why would teachers, several of whom are school-based teacher-mentors in the vanguard of the profession, purposefully choose materials which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Glahn, Esther – 1990
The development of computer courseware for Danish high school students of intermediate French is described. Five areas are addressed. First, the hardware and capabilities of the computer are noted. Second, the traditional methods of Danish second language instruction are outlined, focusing on the role of oral communication and written text in the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Foreign Countries, French

Rissel, Dorothy – Foreign Language Annals, 1982
Describes the findings in foreign language research and the goals of global education that motivated the use of cities as a point of departure for activities and materials development. Suggests ideas for integrating city-based contextual information into activities for introductory classes and sources of information. Topics for study at…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Global Approach, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Robinson, Gail; And Others – 1985
A comparison of the effectiveness of different ways to organize instructional materials and different strategies for error feedback used the computer as a research tool and took as subjects first-year junior high school Spanish students, who were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. To investigate materials organization, computer…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Feedback
McNeill, Arthur – 1994
An experiment in the development of English language educational television programs for secondary schools in Hong Kong is reported. The programs feature samples of spontaneous English spoken by local Hong Kong personalities, all of whom speak English as a second language. Samples discussed here are taped interviews with a music recording…
Descriptors: Educational Television, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
Bartning, Inge – 1980
An experiment in teaching French in Sweden was based on a version of a Council of Europe proposal for a core language curriculum consisting of basic needs for language functions, notions, topics, vocabulary, and grammar. The model targets a variety of learning and age levels, but the Swedish program concerned secondary level teaching of French as…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Strasheim, Lorraine A. – 1981
Global education encompasses all disciplines in the curriculum on all levels. It provides foreign language teachers with an opportunity to construct curriculum from the ground up rather than from the other direction. Because most middle school and junior high school teachers can provide foreign language teachers with necessary knowledge about the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Global Approach
Samah, Asiah Abu – 1988
The new secondary education curriculum in Malaysia, which uses an approach integrating skill development, content knowledge, and values, is examined from the perspective of language teaching and learning. Specific attention is given to the ways that curriculum and materials design can contribute to overall student development, the primary…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Coelho, Elizabeth – TESL Talk, 1988
Describes the Jigsaw technique, a small-group organization and instructional method which offers a highly interactive learning experience, and how it can be applied in adolescent and adult English-as-a-second-language classes or used as a model from which teachers can create their own instructional materials. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. – 1981
The following papers on foreign language curriculum development for the 1980s are included: (1) "Foreign Language and the Humanistic Tradition: The Relationship to the Coming Decade," by Claire Gaudiani; (2) "Practical Implications of New Trends and Directions," by Wilga Rivers; (3) "Directions in Foreign Language Curriculum Development," by H. H.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Humanistic Education
Phelps, L. Allen – 1982
This handbook provides vocational teachers with some ideas, strategies, and resources for working effectively with limited English-proficient (LEP) students in their classrooms. The handbook includes four basic sections: (1) suggested teacher competencies, (2) instructional strategies, (3) instructional resources, and (4) reference documents. A…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Citations (References), Competence, Educational Resources
McGroarty, Mary – 1985
Two groups of teachers of English as a second language (ESL), a California group of 133 and a Venezuelan group of 55, were surveyed about their perceived areas of instructional need. The three top needs of the California group were ESL instruction in the content areas, program design for preliterate students, and materials development. The needs…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
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