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PDF pending restorationSousa, Ronald L. – 1977
The purpose of this practicum was to develop a bilingual management system to enable bilingual teachers to monitor individual students' performance in the bilingual program. This required: (1) revising the kindergarten thru sixth grade student performance objectives; (2) developing kindergarten thru sixth grade criterion-referenced tests and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques
Newbold, Richard C., III; And Others – 1982
An intensive 3-week training program in medical communications skills for foreign native medical graduates (FNMG) is described. The program incorporates language and acculturation training via medically relevant, situational dialogues and role playing; training in medical interviewing skills with patient simulations; instruction in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Clinical Experience, Communication Skills, Cross Cultural Training
Canzano, Phyllis Marrell; Canzano, Dorothea Marrell – 1974
Resource materials and program planning guidelines are set forth for the creation of a multi-level, modular program in English as a second language for adult learners. An overview of the modular system briefly discusses staff requirements, program designs, and laboratory materials. The role and duties of the teacher aide are treated. Seven…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides
Download full textRodriguez-Brown, Flora V.; Elias-Olivares, Lucia – 1981
This paper examines: (1) the use of questions by children at different levels of proficiency in Spanish and English, and (2) the congruency between the language constructs used to measure language proficiency and the natural language repertoire of children as seen in video-tapes of classroom interaction. A quantitative analysis of the data…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Pletcher, Barbara P.; And Others – 1978
The test reviews in this guide are intended to be used by school personnel charged with locating and administering appropriate assessment instruments to limited-English-speaking elementary school children. Assessment instruments are reviewed for native speakers of Chinese, French, Italian, Navajo, Portuguese, Spanish and Tagalog. Each instrument…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures, Bilingual Education
Ekstrand, Lars Henric – 1978
This report is a compilation of five research papers in second language acquisition and immigrant adaptability that are part of studies conducted in Sweden over the last twenty years. (1) "Language teaching and psycho-physics" discusses basic measurement problems in the assessment of second language proficiency, where testing of writing and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age, Biculturalism, Bilingual Students
Jarvis, Gilbert A., Ed. – 1974
The relationship of communication to the foreign language profession is addressed in this volume. The following articles are presented: (1) "Communication and the Foreign Language Teacher," by Charles T. Brown; (2) "Rationale for Language Study," by Jane N. Lippman; (3) "Public Awareness: How Can Associations and Institutions Use Public Relations…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1977
This resource for program planning offers guidelines for providing Nevada's limited-English-speaking (Spanish-speaking and American Indian) students with equal access to quality education. The following chapters are included: (1) "Educating Limited-English-Speaking Students: The Record," (2) "State Board of Education Position on…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Autoinstructional Aids, Bilingual Education
President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies: Background Papers and Studies.
President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, Washington, DC. – 1979
The following reports by various authors concerning foreign languages and international studies are included: (1) a personal statement on international education by Betty Bullard; (2) "Foreign Languages in the American School"; (3) "High Schools for Foreign Language and International Studies: An Interagency Paper"; (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Communication, College Language Programs, Educational Attitudes
Fund for Perceptually Handicapped Children, Evanston, IL. – 1963
THE PROCEEDINGS OF A 1963 CONFERENCE OF THE FUND FOR PERCEPTUALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, INC., ARE PRESENTED. ADDRESSES GIVEN INCLUDE "BEHAVIORAL DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDIATION OF LEARNING DISABILITIES" BY SAMUEL A. KIRK, "PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN" BY NEWELL C. KEPHART, "TWO PLUS TWO = FIVE" BY MAMIE JO JONES, "EMPHASES FOR THE FUTURE" BY…
Descriptors: Behavior, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Community Attitudes
Hartmetz, Dieter – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1978
The A-LM German materials are analyzed in terms of their weakness and positive features, and suggestions for their use and adaptation are presented. It is argued that: the basic dialogue is almost unusable; the structure drills are repetitive and often not challenging; the taped arrangement of the listening exercises is awkward; the dialogue…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Audiovisual Aids, Dialogs (Language)
MacWhinney, Brian – 1994
Drawing on recent psychological and neurological research on how individual differences might interact with learning a particular language, the study examines how psycholinguistic research and theory can help in assigning military personnel to language training and to a given language. Using the Defense Language Institute's Defense Language…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Difficulty Level, English
Rhodes, Nancy C.; Branaman, Lucinda E. – 1999
A 1996-97 national survey of elementary and secondary schools investigated current patterns and shifts in foreign language enrollment, languages and programs offered, teaching methodologies, teacher qualifications and training, and reactions to national reform issues. An introductory section of the survey report offers background information on…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Classroom Communication, Curriculum Design
Cohen, Janice – 1994
The practicum reported here was developed to provide a curriculum to improve English skills and a knowledge of American culture in the adult English speaker of other languages (ESOL). A 12-week curriculum was devised to teach grammar and language skills within the context of humorous stories about daily living and by using weekly themes that are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anatomy, Class Activities, Clothing
Melanges, 1997
Articles on second language teaching and learning include: "Ethnographie comparee de la salle de classe en France et en grande-Bretagne" (Comparative Ethnography of the Classroom Environment in France and Great Britain) (F. Carton); "Pour une approche micro et macro du francais parle dans la formation des enseignants de FLE"…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
