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Godfrey, Gary M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
An activity intended to foster authentic conversation in the foreign language classroom--a hypothetical situation involving a choice of people who are to survive--is reported. French, German, and Spanish versions of the material are provided. (RM)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Discussion (Teaching Technique), French, German
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Davidheiser, James C.; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
Three examples of conversation and composition courses that work well because of a large amount of preparation and coordination are outlined in this article. Courses in German, French, and Spanish are included that are concrete examples. (JL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Conversational Language Courses, Educational Objectives, French
North Colonie Central School District, Newtonville, NY. – 1973
This curriculum guide is designed for use in the first part of a 2-year audiolingual language program by French, Spanish, German, and Russian teachers, department supervisors and outside evaluators. The primary objective of the Language Usage course is to enable the learner to make his basic needs known to native speakers of the target language.…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities
Marckel, Beverly; McKay, Carol L. – 1983
An approach to foreign language instruction was worked out to meet the needs of high school students who were preparing to participate in an international exchange program with French students. The approach uses a combination of the notional-functional syllabus and the regular grammar and vocabulary lessons. Examples in French are provided…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, French
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Kalivoda, Theodore B. – The Modern Language Journal, 1967
Data to be used for evaluating university foreign language departmental practices in the oral aspects of language usage were gathered from questionnaire responses. The study was limited to undergraduate programs in French and Spanish and involved data from 155 department heads. A list of items studied and their mean importance ratings is provided.…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses, French
Schevill, Karl E.; Stone, James C. – 1980
Performance Evaluation in Foreign Language (PEFL) is a Title IV-C project based on Krashen's Monitor Model for second language acquisition. As such, it recognizes both natural learning (situations requiring spontaneous oral communication) and formal, traditional learning (reading, writing, translation, grammar, syntax). The PEFL Student…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Attitude Change, Conversational Language Courses
Smolen, Lynn – 1990
In response to the changing world economic market, foreign language teachers of the University of Akron and Akron Public Schools (Ohio) began a joint project, federally supported, to strengthen foreign language teacher proficiency in the area of careers in business, education, and government service, strengthen oral proficiency of high school…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Career Exploration, Chinese, College School Cooperation
Laberge, Diane, Ed.; And Others – 1992
Papers on French linguistics, most in French, address the following topics: micro structural treatment of regionalisms in three French dictionaries; effects of the use of Quebec French on the intelligibility of synthesized speech; reading comprehension as a constructive process; acoustic markers of the utterance in Quebec French; constraints and…
Descriptors: Basque, Black Dialects, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Consonants
Ervin, Gerard L., Ed. – 1981
Papers in this volume on individualized instruction in foreign languages include: (1) "Individualized Instruction and 'Back to Basics': Are They Compatible?" by Howard B. Altman; (2) "Individualized Instruction in French at Northwestern University" by Margaret Sinclair Breslin; (3) "An Individualized French Program for…
Descriptors: African Languages, Arabic, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conversational Language Courses