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Gere, Anne Ruggles; And Others – 1992
This book asks teachers to examine their beliefs about language, the beliefs of other educators, and the implications of those beliefs for English classes, where the primary goal is to foster language development through reading, writing, listening, and speaking. It is offered as a catalyst to the ongoing process of research and reflection that is…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Warner, Rachel – 1992
A study of 23 secondary school students in year 11 at a British comprehensive school investigated students' feelings about English and Bengali, their native language, their language learning history, how they had developed English language skills in a predominantly Bengali-speaking community, how they had maintained and developed their Bengali,…
Descriptors: Bengali, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques
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
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
Download full textDes Brisay, Margaret; And Others – 1993
This study investigated the appropriateness of Item Response Theory (IRT) models to analyze language test data. In a university second language institute, results of typical versions of tests of French as a Second Language (n=831 examinees) and of English as a Second Language (n=617 examinees) were subjected to non-linear factor analysis in…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis
Martinovic-Zic, Aida – 1998
This study investigated the ways in which a bilingual's choice between the minority first language (L1) and the dominant second language (L2), in this case English, suggests the value the language has for the social and in-group identity of the bilingual. Adult bilinguals (n=38) of widely varying L1 backgrounds were surveyed concerning their…
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language)
Simmons, Margaret – 1998
This study analyzed doctor-patient communication from a sociolinguistic perspective, focusing on two issues: (1) why patients are not more effective in asserting themselves in talking with doctors, and (2) why doctors don't talk more like normal people (i.e., patients). Research on communication in health care contexts is reviewed, looking at such…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries
Grow-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)
