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Download full textGrow-Maienza, Janice – 1991
A study of question and response patterns in middle and secondary schools in Indonesia is presented. The study examines questioning from the point of view of several previous studies. Interactions in 12 classes in English and in Bahasa Indonesian were videotaped in three middle schools and three secondary schools. Analysis of the data revealed…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Paul, Barbara Busse; Jarvis, Carolyn H. – 1992
An evaluative study in New York (New York) comprehensive half-day public school prekindergarten programs serving language minorities is reported. The study investigated effectiveness of city policy supporting the use of the children's native (home) languages for some portions of instruction. Information was gathered on: (1) supervisory staff's…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques
Marsh, David – 1990
It is proposed that for second language learners to develop communicative competence, their instruction must address the sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic aspects of target language use. These three aspects of communicative competence are termed the "grammar of culture," and they are essential to understanding what is appropriate in…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Cryle, Peter; And Others – 1993
This work is one in a series that focuses on nine languages representing the bulk of the second language learning effort in Australian education (Arabic, Modern Standard Chinese, French, German, Modern Greek, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish). These languages were categorized as the Languages of Wider Teaching. This particular work…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Moody, James – 1992
A discussion of the teaching of languages for special purposes (LSP) argues for giving greater attention to the learner's actual language needs. It suggests that conventional English for special purposes (ESP) is inadequate for the unique linguistic context of Papua New Guinea, and that further research be undertaken into implications of such an…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Engineering Education, English for Special Purposes
Bay, Dale – Annual of Keio Junior College of Nursing, 1994
A study investigated the content of commonly-used English-as-a-Second-Language textbooks used in Japanese nursing education and compared this information with the expressed language needs of nursing students. Seven English textbooks analyzed, all aimed at nursing students, presented instrumental language based on a situational approach to English…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum Design, Educational Needs, English for Special Purposes
Loughrin-Sacco, Steven J. – 1994
This paper comments on the lack of attention given to cross-cultural relationships between the United States and Quebec, Canada despite the growing trade relationship, and offers information on Quebec to use as cross-cultural examples in international business communication classes. The paper dispels myths concerning Quebec and its inhabitants,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Communication, Case Studies, Cross Cultural Training
Timpe, Eugene – 1989
Objective and subjective analysis of trade trends, political and economic developments, and the anticipated effects of world-wide energy policies suggest that certain languages will become central to future international trade. Three language categories emerge, in descending order of importance. The first includes languages of the Orient: Japan,…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Educational Needs, Futures (of Society)
Literacy Beat, 1990
Literacy education for non-English-speaking adults is taxing the fragile adult education system in the United States. Despite federal limitations, a million immigrants enter the country each year. In contrast with the past, the non-English-speaking need more education to compete in more sophisticated workplaces. The nation's largest cities are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Asian Americans, Educational Demand, English (Second Language)
Ljung, Magnus – 1984
The results of a survey in Sweden concerning the linguistic influences of English in that country are reported. Specifically, the spread and reception of three types of loans from English (direct, translation, and construction) are examined, as well as the use of the English plural and spelling with direct loans. The variables investigated include…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Cultural Influences, Descriptive Linguistics
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1986
A review of the status of English language instruction in Greece begins with an overview of the role of English in the society in general, and outlines the status of English use and instruction in the educational system at all levels (elementary, secondary, higher, vocational, adult, and teacher), the characteristics and training of English…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1986
The role of English in the Soviet Union is discussed, with attention directed to: the characteristics and training of English teachers, the type and availability of instructional and related materials, educational administration in relation to English teaching, the development and planning of English instruction, English outside the educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1986
A review of the status of English language instruction in Uganda provides an overview of the role of English in society in general, and outlines the status of English use and instruction in the educational system at all levels (preprimary, elementary, secondary, higher, vocational, adult, and teacher education). The review outlines the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1986
A review of the status of English language instruction in Pakistan begins with an overview of the role of English in the society in general, and outlines the status of English use and instruction in the educational system at all levels (preprimary, elementary, secondary, higher, vocational, adult, and teacher). Assessments of characteristics and…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Mestre, Jose P.; Royer, James M. – 1988
An overview of contemporary assessment practices often used with Latino students is provided, and it is maintained that these practices often overlook the influence of culture and linguistic proficiency on cognitive performance. A new approach, the Sentence Verification Technique (STV), is proposed as an alternative method to assess the linguistic…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cognitive Ability, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language)
