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Konig, Fritz H.; Vernon, Nile D. – 1982
Criteria for developing an advanced conversation course for second language learners are examined. It is suggested that the teacher needs to approach the development of the course with an awareness that most students enrolled will probably be suffering from an acute lack of self-confidence when conversing in the target language. The proposed…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Willebrand, Julia – 1978
The major approaches to language teaching (audiolingual method, generative grammar, Community Language Learning and Silent Way) are investigated to discover whether or not they are compatible in structure with an information-processing model of memory (IPM). The model of memory used was described by Roberta Klatzky in "Human Memory:…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Generative Grammar
Freeman, G. Ronald – 1976
This teacher's guide suggests strategies to be used for teaching conversation in a second language. The small-group method is advocated where the students present the same conversational activity several times, thus reinforcing skills. The underlying philosophy is that the students are responsible for the success of class discussions and group…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages)
GRIEG, F.W.; MEADE, J.P.D. – 1966
THE SUPERVISORY TRAINING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES ADVOCATED IN THIS BOOKLET INVOLVE JOB ANALYSIS, APPRAISAL BY BOTH MANAGERS AND TRAINEES, AND CAREFULLY PLANNED TRAINING ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP BASIS. JOB ANALYSIS CAN BE CONDUCTED BY OBSERVATION, INTERVIEWS AND OTHER MEANS, AND WILL BE AIMED AT IDENTIFYING NEEDED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Educational Needs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Download full textHartford City Board of Education, CT. Research and Publication Dept. – 1966
This document describes two third- and ninth-grade experimental centers which were established to develop language competence and academic motivation in disadvantaged students in Hartford. Evaluation of the ninth-grade "Higher Horizons 100" center is presented. Composed of six staff members, the center provided intensive small-group…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 3
Schultz, Jerelyn B.; Rougvie, Barbara S. – 1977
The purpose of this guide is to provide assistance for home economics teachers in gaining insight in working with mildly disabled students as individuals and as members of a mainstreamed class. Preceding the four major parts of this document are descriptions of the following related elements: characteristics of eighth and ninth grade students and…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Daily Living Skills, Foods Instruction, Handicapped Students
Nelson, Frank W. – 1978
Designed to provide a two-year core curriculum for general cooperative programs on the secondary level, this manual contains guidelines for instruction in cooperative education which can also be applied to cooperative programs in specialized areas such as business, home economics, agriculture, and distributive education. While the format is…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Planning, Communications, Competency Based Education
Enstam, Elizabeth York – 1975
Dallas Baptist College (DBC) produced four videotapes for use in its freshman humanities course: The Heritage of Western Man. The videotapes were modeled on television documentaries, and included study guides with a student response and feedback mechanism. Under this system, class time can be devoted to discussion and analysis. Media cannot…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Audiovisual Instruction, Costs, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Baldwin, Thomas F.; And Others – 1974
The project described consisted of a field experiment in the delivery of a social service by means of a commercially-operated cable television system. A five-program series was developed and produced which provided foster-parent training leading to the licensing of prospective foster parents. Some 64 volunteers began the training program. Half the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Cable Television, Cost Effectiveness
Handscombe, Jean; And Others – TESL Talk, 1974
Individualized instruction is discussed as a means of making ESL instruction effective for all students. This instruction should be based on the student's past experience and present needs, information that can be gathered into a student profile. Practical suggestions for kindergarten through grade 6 include bringing the individual's home,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education
Health Services and Mental Health Administration (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. – 1969
The revised annotated bibliography contains abstracts of 345 documents published between January 1960 and March 1968 on specific instructional methods and techniques for groups and individuals. Among methods included are: job instruction, apprenticeship, demonstration, coaching, internship, correspondence and independent study, programed…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Conferences
Ruud, Josephine B.; Hall, Olive A. – 1974
The book is intended for college seniors and graduate students seeking an understanding of adult education and for practitioners who are conducting some aspect of an adult program. Its focus is on education for home and family life, one of the important objectives of adult education. Part One introduces the nature of adult education, giving…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Wight, Albert R.; Hammons, Mary Anne – 1970
Written for use by Peace Corps training staff, these guidelines are designed to support the planning, designing, and conducting of training programs oriented toward the preparation of Peace Corps Volunteers to live and work in another culture. Basic objectives and assumptions of the experiential training approach are discussed in Chapter One.…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Adult Education, Change Agents, Cross Cultural Studies
Dockterman, David A. – 1997
This manual is designed to help teachers gain comfort and confidence with the constantly emerging technologies that are entering the classroom. Teachers may not be able to control what technologies are put before them, but they can control how, and if, they are used. This book offers practical solutions for turning the computer into a valuable…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Njerve, Ivar; Sandvik, Ove – 1997
In an attempt to bridge the gap between general and vocational education, the Postgraduate School of Education at Agder College in Norway launched a trial teacher education program in 1996 that called for prospective vocational and academic/general teachers to attend the same course. The course, which was designed to encourage students to accept a…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Curriculum Design, Educational Needs
