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Hampton, Cathy, Ed.; Salin, Sandra, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Modern languages have always been about transition -- as practitioners, we challenge our students constantly to move between their own cultural and linguistic reference points and those of others. Our dynamic, interactive teaching methodologies have had to adapt to the pandemic context, necessitating the interrogation of past practice and…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi, Ed.; Kakoulli Constantinou, Elis, Ed.; Giannikas, Christina Nicole, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Despite the contributions language centres across the globe have made to language education and higher education in general, few publications have a specific focus on research work produced by language centre faculty. The purpose of this reviewed, edited volume entitled "Tertiary Education Language Learning: A Collection of Research,"…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
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Frederiksen, Karen-Margrete, Ed.; Larsen, Sanne, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the EUROCALL society succeeded in holding the 28th EUROCALL conference, EUROCALL2020, on 20-21 August as an online, two-day gathering. The transition process required to make this happen was demanding and insightful for everyone involved, and, in many ways, a logical consequence of the core content and purpose of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Videoconferencing
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Garrett, Nina; Hart, Robert S. – Foreign Language Annals, 1988
A review of the APPLE MACINTOSH-compatible software "Conjugate! Spanish," intended to drill Spanish verb forms, points out its strengths (error feedback, user manual, user interface, and feature control) and its weaknesses (pedagogical approach). (CB)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Pattern Drills (Language), Second Language Instruction
Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. – 2002
This CD-ROM is part of an interactive and dynamic multimedia package of information and games for learning K'iche' and Ixil. This CD-ROM contains a database of 3,000 culturally-relevant vocabulary words in K'iche', Ixil, and Spanish, with appropriate illustrations that describe traditional Mayan rituals, foods, beliefs, clothing, and other topics.…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Databases, Instructional Materials, Quechua
Snyder, Barbara – 1986
A collection of five board games for the Spanish language classroom contains gameboards, game markers, and directions for each game. It also contains general instructions for the teacher about the classroom use of board games. The games include: "Uvas," for use in vocabulary development and cultural awareness; "Montana Rusa," for general…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Office of Instruction and Program Development. – 1991
The purpose of this manual, which accompanies a video program, is to provide general background information for foreign language teachers who are, or soon will be, teaching in total, partial, or two-way immersion classrooms. Part of a series of video programs, this manual highlights special considerations for immersion teachers about deciding what…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Elementary Education, FLES
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Arbelaez, Vicente; And Others – 1983
The State Department's Foreign Service Institute short-term, intensive course in Spanish language and culture for government employees going to work in Spanish-speaking countries contains an introductory section and 38 lessons and 10 related audio cassettes intended as the basis for a ten-week program with an instructor. The lessons cover these…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Government Employees
Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. – 2002
This CD-ROM is part of an interactive and dynamic multimedia package of information and games for learning K'iche' and Ixil. The CD-ROMs help bilingual pre-service teachers improve their reading, writing, and listening comprehension skills in their own Mayan language. After a musical and colorful introduction, users may choose introductions to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Independent Study, Instructional Materials, Multimedia Materials
Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC. – 2002
This CD-ROM is part of an interactive and dynamic multimedia package of information and games for learning K'iche' and Ixil. This CD-ROM includes six books in electronic format with interactive exercises that support improved bilingual and intercultural education and teacher training, specifically in the languages of K'iche' and Ixil. Books…
Descriptors: Females, Grammar, Guides, Instructional Materials
Papademetre, Leo – 2000
This workbook and videotape kit invites teachers to explore the fundamental concepts of language and culture in universal terms and in relation to their teaching of languages and cultures in their classrooms. Comparing and contrasting cultural phenomena and their associated linguistic meanings across cultures offers teachers the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Chinese, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Relevance
Sawtell, Ellen A.; Handwerk, Philip; Gillie, Jacqueline M. – College Board, 2007
Presented at the Advanced Placement Annual Conference (APAC) in Las Vegas, July 2007. This presentation explores the demographic and course-taking patterns that have been identified behind what students take AP exams and how to best reach the population of students that are not currently taking AP exams.
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Course Selection (Students), Standardized Tests, High School Students
Seufert, Peggy – 2000
This guide accompanies a videotape that can be used as a tool to help prepare refugees for their life in the United States. The trainers who use this guide can help refugees to process the information that is presented in the video and relate it to their own lives. The activities suggested in the guide focus on the content of the video as well as…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Arabic, Audiovisual Aids