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Al-Mashaqba, Nisreen Juma'a Hamed – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which the listening and speaking lessons which are presented in textbook entitled "Mosaic One Listening and speaking (Student's Book)" are characterized with appropriateness and meaningfulness in light of communicative competence and meet the Principles and features of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Textbook Content
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Ko, Charles – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2014
In the present research, it will be shown how grammar activities in textbooks still retain the structural method of teaching grammar. The results found by previous scholars' research will be covered, and illustrated by excerpts of textbooks, including comparison of Hong Kong and Malaysian textbooks. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communicative Competence (Languages), Textbook Content, Teaching Methods
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Liao, Hsien-Chung; Yang, Cheng-Cheng – English Language Teaching, 2012
Uninterrupted interactions of merchants and travelers from different countries stress the significance of English. The purpose of the study was to investigate what cultures and teaching practices are different between native English-speaking teachers and Taiwanese senior high school students. Three native English-speaking teachers and six…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Dooly, Melinda; O'Dowd, Robert – Peter Lang Bern, 2012
This book provides an accessible introduction to some of the methods and theoretical approaches for investigating foreign language (FL) interaction and exchange in online environments. Research approaches which can be applied to Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) are outlined, followed by discussion of the way in which tools and techniques for…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Action Research, Research Methodology
Combe-McBride, Nicole – Francais dans le Monde, 1977
An inventory of grammatical and lexical units expressing the notion of place in "Le Francais fondamental," Level One. Interrelationships are discussed from the point of view of vocabulary patterns and syntax. There are numerous tables and examples of interrelated verbs, adverbs, nouns, and prepositions. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Grammar, Language Instruction
Charotte, Jacky – Francais dans le Monde, 1981
Argues that the success of a language course is determined by the teaching method, rather than by instructional materials. Accordingly, suggests a variety of strategies for the notional functional exploitation of traditional texts, and outlines classroom activities apt to encourage communicative competence. (MES)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), French
Joiner, Elizabeth G.; Phillips, June K. – 1982
A pragmatic approach to second language instruction sees the text as a source of content which can be used in a variety of ways; the method is a teacher's decision. As the teacher assumes more of the decision-making role, the textbook becomes the framework on which the course can be built. Techniques for adaptation are given and case studies are…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialogs (Language), Grammar, Higher Education
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Borkin, Ann; Reinhart, Susan M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
Generalizations were formulated about the appropriate use of "excuse me" and "I'm sorry" and were used to explain the inappropriate use of these expressions by nonnative speakers. The use of these expressions in English as a second language texts is reviewed and suggestions for teaching are offered. (SW)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, English (Second Language)
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Lally, Carolyn – Foreign Language Annals, 1998
Journals devoted to language learning and instruction are filled with articles describing new methods, reporting research, and making recommendations. This article looks at two articles published in the late 1980s to determine whether suggestions made nearly a decade ago are reflected in recent textbooks. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Trends, Language Research, Pattern Drills (Language)
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Hirvela, Alan – ELT Journal, 1996
Discusses the notion of personal response, which is a method in English-language teaching that aims to elicit learner production of discourse in the target language. The article distinguishes between reader-response and personal response approaches and demonstrates how the inclusion of reader response in literature-based communicative language…
Descriptors: College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Akyel, Ayse; Yalcin, Eileen – Journal of Human Sciences, 1991
Development and use of an English for Special Purposes (ESP) textbook for Turkish police dealing with tourists are described. The textbook and accompanying videotape (not available from ERIC) were designed for use in a course to improve job-specific communicative competence of police officers with a lower-intermediate to intermediate level of…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Needs, Educational Strategies, English for Special Purposes
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Moore, Helen – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teacher's Association, 1978
This article discusses the various linguistic and psychological theories from which language teaching has drawn, and their application in certain instructional materials. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Language Acquisition
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Pacek, Dorota – ELT Journal, 1996
Describes the postcourse evaluation of an INSET program for Japanese secondary teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL), which found that the course's communicative approach was not implemented universally. The article suggests that differences between British and Japanese traditions may cause a reluctance to innovate and that INSET courses…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Evaluation, Culture Conflict
Gschwind-Holtzer, G. – 1977
This study attempts to demonstrate that the choice of material on the thematic and situational level has a bearing on linguistic concepts. The critique is divided into three main sections dealing with: (1) themes and situations, or the world view of audio-visual methods; (2) themes and situations in a particular text, "C'est le printemps;" and (3)…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Content Analysis