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Download full textPino, Barbara Gonzalez – 1991
A survey of 368 second language teachers at the elementary school, middle school, high school, and college level in the southwest United States (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas) investigated teachers' priorities for language instruction in the 1990s. Respondents ranked aspects of language instruction in priority order. Results were…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Articulation (Education), Curriculum Design, Education Work Relationship
Carpenter, Mark, Ed.; Armstrong, Scott Collins, Ed.; Bao, Charlene, Ed.; Coberly, David, Ed.; Wells, Terri, Ed. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
The collection of articles on second language teaching and learning includes: "Cross-Cultural Discourse Pragmatics: Speaking about Hearsay in English and Japanese" (Nobuko Trent); "An Investigation of Student Opinions and Educational Experiences in Spanish for the Heritage Speakers at Arizona State University and the University of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cognitive Style, College Entrance Examinations, Contrastive Linguistics
Parkinson, Brian, Ed. – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1998
Papers on applied linguistics and language pedagogy include: "Non-Exact Quantification in Slide Presentations of Medical Research" (Ron Howard); "Modality and Point of View: A Contrastive Analysis of Japanese Wartime and Peacetime Newspaper Discourse" (Noriko Iwamoto); "Classroom Transcripts and 'Noticing' in Teacher Education" (Tony Lynch);…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English for Academic Purposes
National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC. – 1998
The research agenda for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching and learning summarizes issues identified for further study by ESL professionals over the period of 1996-1998. The document is designed to provide funding agencies with clear priorities for research suggested by leaders in the field, provide researchers with support for proposing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Classroom Techniques, Educational Policy
Abu-Ali, Beth, Ed.; Bruch, Julie, Ed. – 1988
Fourteen original research papers by faculty and students of the Linguistics Department and other related departments of the University of Kansas are presented. The titles and authors are as follows: "A Kinesic Approach to Understanding Communication and Context in Japanese" (Bruch); "Correlations between the Three Level Tones and…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Body Language, Canada Natives
Centre de Recherches et d'Applications Pedagogiques en Langues, Nancy (France). – 1990
Seven articles, presented in English or French, address aspects of second language instruction. (Articles written in English have an abstract in French and articles in French have an accompanying English abstract.) They include the following: "Bilan d'une experience de sensibilisation interculturelle pour enseignants" (Report of an…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Sadtono, Eugenius, Ed. – 1991
A selection of papers on second language learning includes: "Second Language Acquisition Research in the Language Classroom" (David Nunan); "A Place for Second Language Acquisition in Teacher Development and in Teacher Education Programmes" (Rod Bolitho); "Dimensions in the Acquisition of Oral Language" (Martin Bygate, Don Porter); "The Learner's…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Verhoeven, Ludo, Ed.; de Jong, John H. A. L., Ed. – 1992
A collection of essays on first and second language proficiency from the fields of psychology and linguistics includes the following: "Modeling and Assessing Language Proficiency" (John H. A. L. de Jong, Ludo Verhoeven); "The Construct of Grammar in Early Language Development" (Folkert Kuiken); "Dimensions in Grammatical Proficiency" (Wim H. J.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
Direct linkCrawford, James – Education Week, 1987
This special supplement to an education newspaper focuses on the status of bilingual education in the United States. Fifteen articles discuss the historical perspective, research needs, programs, and problems. Topics addressed include: the role of immigration in the development of bilingual education; federal bilingual education policy;…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Legislation
McQuade, Donald A. – 1986
Intended to chart the interconnections of linguistics, stylistics, and the teaching of composition, this book encourages a productive collective effort to cultivate linguistics among teachers of writing. Chapter titles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Grammar in American College Composition: An Historical Overview" (R. J. Connors);…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Content Area Writing, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language)
Cazden, Courtney B. – 1988
Noting that classroom communication is a central issue in school systems, because spoken language is the medium by which much teaching takes place, this book investigates classroom discourse within the framework of applied linguistics, and discusses research drawn from elementary, secondary and postsecondary classrooms. The first section deals…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Cooper, Stephen, Comp. – 1978
This is the second annual listing of graduate theses and dissertations in English as a second language (ESL). The studies cited here were completed during the academic year 1976-77. The listing is intended to provide graduate students and others doing research in ESL and related fields with specific, comprehensive data on current graduate-level…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Bilingualism
Curtin, Constance; And Others – Studies in Language Learning, 1981
Learning characteristics of students undertaking computer assisted instruction using the PLATO system were assessed for five Russian courses at the University of Illinois. Since the computer allows accurate measurement of the interaction of the student with the material being learned, four measures of student performance were assessed--error rate,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Second Language Programs, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 21 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: communications curricula for technical education programs; the recorded oral communication of business students; interactions between parents and speech-language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Language, Communication Research
Duda, Richard – 1976
The immediate objective of this course in technical English was to enable French-speaking mechanics and technicians to read the instructions for the installation, operation and upkeep of American-made machinery. Although the learners knew very little English, available British and American technical documents were used because of their…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Decoding (Reading), English for Special Purposes
