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Carver, David – ESP Journal, 1983
Suggests that all uses of English are specific in their nature, and thus, all teaching of English as a foreign language should be addressed to specific purposes. It is argued that an English for Specific Purposes course should be characterized by the use of authentic materials, an orientation to purposeful activities, and self-access organization…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Creative Activities, English for Special Purposes
Peer reviewedParamskas, D.M. – CALICO Journal, 1983
Presents essential principles to consider when designing free-form remedial/tutorial program courseware for second language learning. They include: (1) adaptability, in terms of instruction requirements and user population needs; (2) user-friendliness, to reduce machine-induced fears; (3) sophistication in error analysis; and (4) flexibility, to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Activities, Error Analysis (Language), French
Peer reviewedMason, Keith – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1997
Describes activities in Spanish language classes inspired by popular movies and television programs such as "Evita,""The Sound of Music,""The Wizard of Oz,""Carousel,""I Dream of Jeannie,""I Love Lucy," and "Charlie's Angels." Notes that these programs' familiarity establishes a familiar context in which to practice grammar, vocabulary, and other…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Students, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedvan Els, Theo J. M. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1988
Discusses issues concerning foreign language teaching (FLT) policy in the European Community with special focus on The Netherlands, under the headings: (1) needs; (2) provision; (3) objectives; (4) methodology; and (5) the role of adult education and commercial interests. (LMO)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLiskin-Gasparro, Judith E. – ADFL Bulletin, 1995
Discusses specific instruments and procedures that university-level foreign languages and literatures departments can use in outcomes-assessment of their undergraduate majors, including standardized tests, oral assessments, questionnaires, and portfolios. Case studies of outcomes-assessment programs in language departments at the University of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Outcomes Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Direct linkChambers, Gary – Language Learning Journal, 2005
A co-educational comprehensive school in North Yorkshire, concerned at the gap between boys' and girls' performance in French and German at GCSE, opted to teach Year 8 languages classes as single-sex groups. 2003-04 was to be a pilot year, at the end of which pupils' performance, motivation and attitude, as well as the experiences and views of…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Single Sex Classes, French, German
Download full textEddy, Helen M. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
The handling of this survey was intrusted to Dr. Leonard V. Koos, of the University of Chicago. With great skill he has, working on a full-time basis during his free quarters from the University of Chicago and part time during other quarters, brought it to a conclusion. This manuscript was prepared by Helen M. Eddy, associate professor of romance…
Descriptors: Educational History, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Questionnaires
Oregon Univ., Eugene. – 1993
These curriculum units were developed by participants in the National Endowment for the Humanities seminar at the University of Oregon in 1993. The lessons include: (1) "Schule, Freunde, Liebe: Wien um die Jahrhundertwende (School, Friends, Love: Vienna at the Turn of the Century)" (Linda Hansen; Glenn Tetterton-Opheim); (2) "Kultur…
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Ethnic Studies, Foreign Countries, German
Stevens, Anne, Ed. – 1991
A collection of essays on the relationship between second language education and labor needs focuses on the current situation in the United Kingdom, particularly in light of recent British educational initiatives and in the context of the emerging European Community. Essays include the following: "An Overview of Recent Developments in Modern…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Language Role
King, Ann, Ed.; Thomas, Gareth, Ed. – 1989
A set of materials compiled for use in British schools and designed to provide information for students, teachers, administrators, and counselors concerning the relationship between second language knowlege and careers is presented in this packet. It consists of the following items: (1) a collection of essays for teachers on languages and careers,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Careers, Course Selection (Students), Education Work Relationship
PDF pending restorationHarper, Jane; Lively, Madeleine G. – 1986
Developed at Tarrant County Junior College (TCJC) Northeast Campus (Texas), this paper presents and discusses materials and activities for teaching foreign language conversation classes. Introductory comments describe TCJC's Department of Foreign Languages, new curricular emphases on the development of oral skills, the nature of the college's…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Community Colleges, Conversational Language Courses, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Cormier, Raymond – 1988
A second language program developed at Wilson College (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) with a federal grant uses the Rassias Method of theatrical, dramatic language saturation. In the first application of the program at the college, peer tutors (who would be assistant teachers in the subsequent immersion program) were trained in a three-day workshop.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Curriculum Development
Informationszentrum fuer Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg (West Germany). – 1977
This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages is the product of a West German information dissemination system that is similar to ERIC. The bibliography is published quarterly and lists items compiled in conjunction with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics as well as with a number of institutions all over…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, English (Second Language)
Informationszentrum fuer Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg (West Germany). – 1977
This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern foreign languages is the product of a West German information dissemination system that is similar to ERIC. The bibliography is published quarterly and lists items compiled in conjunction with ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics as well as with a number of institutions all over the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, English (Second Language)
Hart, Robert S., Ed. – Studies in Language Learning, 1981
This issue presents an overview of research in computer-based language instruction using the PLATO IV computer system. The following articles are presented: (1) "Language Study and the PLATO system," by R. Hart; (2) "Reflections on the Use of Computers in Second-Language Acquisition," by F. Marty; (3) "Computer-Based…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged, Educational Innovation
