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Bossert, William H.; Oettinger, Anthony G. – 1973
A description is provided of an attempt at Harvard University to integrate course content with technology and the institutional setting. The course, "Communication in Societies," was aimed at non-science majors and explored the science and technology of communication and their effects on social organization. The objective was to impart…
Descriptors: Alienation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Content, Educational Technology
Smith, W. Flint; Hocking, Elton – Northern California Foreign Language Newsletter, 1969
An experiment in which secondary school French, German, and Spanish classes at a large comprehensive high school were conducted in three different kinds of classroom settings is described, with emphasis on student rating of machine-guided language practice. Classroom settings included (1) a conventional classroom with a few weekly half-periods in…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Electronic Classrooms, Electronic Equipment, Experimental Programs
Westcott, D.B. – The Hawaii Language Teacher, 1968
With the idea of providing a valid conditioning and testing situation by which the student's self-confidence and effectiveness in communicating in a foreign language could be improved, this study evaluates a pilot project designed to identify and measure the effects of having a native speaker in the classroom for a period of time as opposed to a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Programs