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Fan, Hui-Mei – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The present study is based on the theoretical assumptions that frequency of characters and their structural components, as well as the frequency types of structural components, are important to enable learners of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) to discover the underlying structure of Chinese characters. In the CFL context, since reliable…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Phonetics, Semantics, Vocabulary
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Byrnes, Heidi – Unterrichtspraxis, 1988
Seeks to promote more discriminating use of current language textbooks by attempting to isolate a general implicit goal in their development, by pointing out developmental issues awaiting resolution, either in theory or in practice, and by identifying assumptions about the desired role of teachers and students. (Author/DJD)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Second Language Instruction, Student Role, Teacher Role
Shahheidaripour, Gholamabbass – Online Submission, 1998
Course books are said to be the core of language teaching and learning processes on which the EFL teachers and English language institutes obviously base their activities. EFL students often consult teachers for a suitable textbook or even a good institute to be recommended to them for self-study or regular classroom attendance. Frankly speaking,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
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Pardinas-Barnes, Patricia – Hispania, 1998
Examines the evolution of Spanish textbooks qualitatively using computerized pedagogical data. Results show distinct generational text style trends from 1860 to 1998 which chronicle a common engine of change and conflict in standardization movements and the production of generational text styles. Summarizes 20th-century textbook generations and…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Second Language Instruction
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Hutchinson, Tom; Torres, Eunice – ELT Journal, 1994
This article considers the role of textbooks in terms of normal day-to-day use in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL), challenging the commonly held assumption that textbooks are of little value in EFL instruction. It argues that the textbook has a vital and positive part to play in EFL instruction on a daily basis. (20 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, English (Second Language)
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Yager, Robert E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1983
Initial textbook investigations indicate that more new words/phrases are introduced than in a similar time frame in which foreign languages are studied. Reviews these initial studies, studies of vocabulary mastery in foreign languages, and general research concerning vocabulary development. Reports on occurrence of technical/special words in 25…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning
Bolton, Sibylle – 1988
An analysis of the lexical content of four recently published textbooks for college-level introductory German is presented. The study investigated the extent to which the materials prepare students for the intermediate level, as cited in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL's) proficiency guidelines. The lexical items…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, German
Kitao, Kenji; And Others – 1986
A study of reading textbooks for English as a second language published in Japan evaluated 150 traditional reading textbooks and 32 new reading textbooks published for use in 1985. Traditional reading textbooks are those with main texts and notes and sometimes a few comprehension questions. New reading textbooks have main texts, comprehension…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, College Curriculum, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)