Examined the eidetic imagery, verbalization, and social interaction related to adolescents' smoking behavior in a high school environment. Interventions aimed at helping adults stop smoking were considered applicable to teenagers. (Author/DB)

Illustrates how media communication techniques can be adapted for curriculum development. Popular television series suggested by the students are used to provide recommendations for lessons to develop pronunciation, oral communication, plot analysis, and writing composition, as well as analysis of cultural factors concerning ethnic diversity.…

Presents classroom examples of basic differences that exist when teachers talk to students and in the way students talk about science when they are attempting to learn. Strategies by which teachers can analyze their own performance and that of their students are also included. (HM)

Reports on a study of reading and writing practices within a community environment. Concludes that literacy has different meanings for members of different groups, with a variety of modes, functions, and uses. Points out that these differences have yet to be taken into account by policymakers. (JMF)

Untrained, trained, and professional counselors (N=60) responded to an audio presentation of client affective self-disclosures consisting of either high or low intimacy content. Results indicated that untrained counselors made lower quality responses than either trained or professional counselors, with no differences between professionals and…

A follow-up study found that both homogeneous and heterogeneous anxiety management training (AMT) led to continued reports of significantly less debilitating test or speech anxiety than the controls. The combined AMT group reported significantly less nontargeted anxiety than the combined control group on one of two nontargeted anxiety measures.…

Reports the findings of a study that was designed to explore children's use of language in the adversative episode. (FL)

Describes relationship between curriculum and learner evaluation in Jordan of English language teaching. Claims Oxford Secondary English Course for Jordan tests are defective, speaking is ignored in tests, reading comprehension is neglected and tests are exclusively discrete-point tests. Suggests use of cloze tests and translation. (BK)

Discusses the fundamental aspects of verbal communication and analyzes its functions in terms of social needs. Takes an historical perspective to distinguish different levels of social development characterized by different communication requirements and stages of language evolution. From these premises, it argues for a sociocultural approach to…

This study investigated why children reproduce and/or reconstruct text in a classroom. The focus was on social classroom variables. Results supported the prediction that students would recall text differentially according to the response interaction pattern maintained with teachers. (Author/DB)

The development of spoken language is considered from three related aspects: symbolic function, auditory-vocal function and communicative function. Attention is drawn to the implications for education of developmental delay in any of these areas. Some of the danger signals presented in the classroom are mentioned. (Author/KC)

Case study recordings of a science lesson are assessed to examine the role of talk in the learning process. Implications are raised for similar informal assessments by practicing teachers. (Author)

Using excerpts from "Three Approaches to Psychotherapy," the language of the counselors and client was compared. Counselors differed significantly in their use of verb phrases. The client's language was consistent. Structural analyses of language may help counselors relate treatment policies to the needs of clients. (Author)

Presents overview of content and structure of a commercial French course at the undergraduate level including practice buying and selling, making reservations, simple banking procedures, credit, job hunting, and advertising. Purpose of course is to acquaint students with everyday business world of France. (BK)

Interviews of consultants participating in a field experience with teachers showed plan-tactic-elicitors verbalized by consultants had a positive effect on the incidence of resources. Other types of consultant elicitors had a negative impact on resource incidence when compared to the incidence of other types of consultee responses. (Author)