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Download full textDixon, Moss; Martin, Anne – 1990
The report evaluates the Australian Second Language Learning Program, intended to promote introduction and expansion of second language learning in Australian elementary and secondary schools. The assessment was conducted after 2 years of the 4-year program development phase. The report consists of an executive summary and three main parts,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Lambert, Richard D., Ed.; Moore, Sarah Jane, Ed. – American Academy of Political and Social Science Annals, 1990
Articles in this theme issue of the journal, devoted to the subject of languages in the workplace, include: "Language Use in International Research" (Eugene Garfield, Alfred Welljams-Dorof); "The Foreign Language Needs of U.S.-Based Corporations" (Carol S. Fixman); "Foreign Language Use Among International Business…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Graduates
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1994
The Special Issues Analysis Center (SIAC), as a technical support center, provides assistance to the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) of the Department of Education. Its purpose is to support OBEMLA in serving the needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. In this role, SIAC carries out data entry and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bilingual Education, Databases, Educational Improvement
Crerand, Mary E. Lavin – 1993
A study investigated how a second language (L2) learner's writing skills develop in a second-language context. The three research questions addressed the effect of: (1) first-language (L1) literacy skills, (2) L2 proficiency, and (3) the instructional context on L2 writing. Subjects were 70 university French students. Data were drawn from 300…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Discourse Analysis, Educational Environment
Armstrong, Kimberly M.; Yetter-Vassot, Cindy – 1993
Uses of pre-recorded and student-generated videotape recordings in the foreign language (FL) classroom are described and discussed from the perspective of their utility in helping students achieve target language communicative competence. It is suggested that viewing authentic video materials provides an opportunity to observe extralinguistic…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Fairy Tales
Liu, Dilin – 1994
In an effort to fill a perceived gap in research concerning the relationship between cultural knowledge and second language proficiency, a study was undertaken with foreign students of English as a Second Language (ESL). The subjects were 30 college juniors in a variety of disciplines taking an English world literature class. Subjects were…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Educational Strategies
Crandall, JoAnn – 1993
The paper, prepared as a background paper for a larger project on adult English as a Second Language (ESL), discusses a variety of issues and challenges in improving adult ESL services in the United States. An introductory section offers an overview of demographic and educational factors affecting the education of limited-English-proficient (LEP)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Demography, Educational Needs
Faingold, Eduardo D. – 1994
This study looks at natural syntactic processes in the development of verbal mood in first- and second-language acquisition, language change in progress, history, and creolization. Correspondences are examined in the development of the subjunctive vs. the indicative mood. The study presents an integrative perspective, taking into account seemingly…
Descriptors: Child Language, Creoles, Diachronic Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Tobias, R. – 1994
This report explores the educational progress of students of Limited English Proficiency (LEP) who entered the New York City Public Schools in the fall of 1990 and 1991. It describes students' success in meeting the exit criteria for bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs. The study focuses on such short-term outcomes as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Birckbichler, Diane W., Ed. – 1990
The five essays in this volume address broad trends and issues in foreign language education. "Bandwagons Revisited: A Perspective on Movements in Foreign Language Education" (Frank M. Grittner) suggests that the bandwagons flourish because of lack of standardization and centralized authority in American education. Characteristics and results of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Curriculum Design, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Christensen, C. Ben, Ed. – 1989
This publication is a guide to assessing the competence of prospective foreign language teachers with respect to their subject area in California. The guide was developed as part of a state-wide response to legislated entry and exit standards for teachers in elementary and secondary schools. A preface stresses the importance of quality education…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Teachers
Queensland Dept. of Education, Brisbane (Australia). – 1992
The purpose of the workshop conference reported in this publication was to provide: recommendations on developments in preservice teacher education and professional development for teachers of languages other than English (LOTE), advice to the Board of Teacher Registration and universities on issues related to the preparation and registration of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Mitchell, Rosamond – 1988
The first two stages of a research project on the teaching of second languages in Scotland using the communicative approach are reported. In the first stage, 59 language teachers in 20 schools were interviewed concerning their understanding of the notion of communicative competence and its development in the classroom. In the second stage, French…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research
Strukelj, I. – 1989
This report summarizes a meeting of national managers of experimental projects designed to encourage the socio-cultural and linguistic integration or reintegration of children of migrant workers and former migrant workers. The report describes the procedures of the meeting and presents experimental projects undertaken in three host countries…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Experimental Programs
Santos, Sheryl L.; Suleiman, Mahmoud F. – 1993
Cultural and linguistic information useful to teachers of native Arabic-speakers in English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual education is offered. This includes background information on geographic, political, religious, and ethnic divisions, stereotypes commonly held by Arabs about Americans and American society, common stereotypes about…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Arabic, Arabs, Bilingual Education
