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Download full textFafunwa, Aliu Babs, Ed.; And Others – 1989
This book makes a case for the mother tongue as the medium of education for the first 12 years of the child's life. It describes Nigeria's 6-Year Primary Project, which taught experimental groups of students in their native Yoruba in varying degrees for their first 6 school years, beginning in 1970. The book shows how the mother-tongue education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Dunning, Roy – 1994
The evolution of a British communicative language teaching project at the University of Leicester is chronicled. The project brought together local education agencies, examination boards, advisors, teachers, and researchers to develop three levels of graded instructional objectives across the ability range in grades 7-9 and a standardized test,…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Preisler, Bent; Caffi, Claudia – 1993
Two papers address different issues in linguistic theory. "Attitudes, Norms and Standardization in English: Some Aspects of the Language In Its Social Context," by Bent Preisler, looks at how attitudes affect language norms and ultimately, standardization in British and U.S. English. It begins with the attitudes and communicative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Language, Communication Problems
Adger, Carolyn – 1994
In response to the problem of high rates of referral of black students to special education and related services due to their use of non-standard English (African American Vernacular English, AAVE), a project was undertaken to assess and address the issue in Baltimore (Maryland) public schools' special education services. An ethnographic study of…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems
Martin, Gillian S. – 1993
This paper discusses some of the methodological issues facing language trainers who are required to identify the second language needs of adult learners within a specific vocational context, namely business sales negotiations. It also proposes a research model that responds to the difficulties of matching learner perceptions of language and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business Communication, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Ellis, James – Thought Currents in English Literature, 1993
A study investigated the relationship between language contacts made outside of the classroom by Japanese foreign students and how those contacts affect their participation within the classroom and their overall academic performance. Subjects were 32 university students from Japan enrolled in an intensive language program. All of the students had…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Traits
Gahala, Estella M. – 1986
Producing a high level of student involvement in the foreign language classroom depends on four common elements under the teacher's control: (1) teacher expectations and their modeling in class; (2) classroom atmosphere; (3) instructional formats; and (4) teaching activities. Students are more consistently involved in using the target language in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Freese, Anne Reilley – 1988
The impact of the western educational model and the use of English on the language and traditional behaviors of young people in American Samoa was studied. Results from a 1973 study were compared with results collected in 1987 using the same instrument to measure changes in language and culture-related behaviors. A survey of nearly 190 American…
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Students, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
Ingram, D. E. – 1987
A discussion of language policy making and its place in a nation's economic and social development uses Australia's experience as a case study. In particular, it reviews the factors such as multiculturalism and international relations that have led to the development of a national language policy, and examines the interim documents and the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Correlation, Economic Development, Educational Assessment
Donmall, B. Gillian; And Others – 1985
Three papers address issues in course evaluation and assessment of student performance in language awareness programs. The first paper concentrates on the formative evaluation of a course, during its design phase or in progress. It focuses on self-evaluation and two features of course design considered essential to course integrity: explicitness…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Design, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Dwyer, David J.; Yankee, Everyl – 1985
A directory of the 82 African languages given high priority for instruction in the United States contains a profile for each language that includes its classification and where it is spoken, the number of speakers, dialect situation, usage, orthography status, and listings of related human and institutional resources for the purpose of…
Descriptors: African Languages, Afro Asiatic Languages, Dialects, Educational Policy
Veltman, Calvin – 1988
A broad-bases study of the ways in which Hispanics in the United States are dealing with the English language is presented. The report analyzes the latest reliable language data collected by the U.S. census, including the 1980 national census, and finds a steady shift in language usage from Spanish to English among immigrants and native-born…
Descriptors: Demography, Employment, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Yli-Renko, Kaarina – 1988
A study investigated the foreign language needs of employees in Finland's Ministry of the Interior as a basis for developing a language training policy. Both individual employees and department heads were surveyed about perceived language training needs. Results suggest that foreign language proficiency is very important to the ministry's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Case Studies, Educational Needs
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1980
The role of English in Turkey is discussed, with attention directed to: (1) education within the educational system, (2) English teachers, (3) teaching materials, (4) English outside the educational system, and (5) British and American support for the teaching of English. Although English is not used as a means of social communication in Turkey,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Stone, Gregory B.; Rubenfeld, Stephen A. – 1988
In response to heightened awareness of the globalization of the world economy, and in reaction to curricular standards set by their primary accrediting agency, business schools have moved steadily in the direction of internationalizing their curricula. However, few business schools require their students to possess or acquire second language…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs, College Seniors
