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| Use of English | 4 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
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| United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 2 |
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Hicks, Judith – Use of English, 1973
Stresses the importance teaching children in the elementary grades how to use spoken language in addition to written language in developing literacy skills. (RB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
Use of English, 1988
Presents the viewpoints of three educators who defend the national standards for teaching and assessing Oral Communication, one of which provides sample teaching techniques which increase students' expressive abilities while meeting the national standards. Offers a rejoinder by an opponent who views the national standards as self-defeating and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Communication Skills, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
Knight, Robert – Use of English, 1987
Decries the lifeless and mechanical language used in the national syllabus for oral communication instruction, arguing that it contradicts the interaction it seeks to describe, and that efforts to assess interpersonal communication are equally inappropriate. (HTH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Interpersonal Communication
Griffiths, Sue – Use of English, 1987
Argues that the British government-recommended procedures for assessing oral communication are impractical. Questions the value of any sort of assessment of oral communication. (ARH)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Problems
