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Borchardt, Frank L., Ed.; Johnson, Eleanor M. T., Ed. – 1993
This conference proceedings presents abstracts, complete papers, and author biographies for the 1993 Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) annual symposium on assessment in computer-assisted language learning (CALL); specifically a self-examination of the computer in language instruction, including a special presentation on…
Descriptors: Chinese, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
Gebhard, J. G.; Duncan, Barbara – 1991
A discussion of language teacher education focuses on the importance of making formative curriculum evaluation and curriculum development an integral part of the teacher education program. The paper begins with a description of the Russian Teacher Reeducation Program in Hungary, at Janus Pannonius University, a rigorous inservice program for…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Grosse, Christine Uber; And Others – 1992
A study investigated: (1) the average language proficiency level as determined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) attained by 271 college seniors majoring in 6 languages (Spanish, French, Russian, German, Japanese, Italian); (2) current and projected uses of the ACTFL OPI by…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Seniors, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements
Bustin, Ronald W. – 1984
Activities that have helped to make the Watervliet (New York) High School Russian language education program highly successful involve return visits by former students who are using their Russian language skills in various ways after graduation. These graduates include student teachers of Russian, college students taking Russian to satisfy a…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Career Awareness, College School Cooperation, College Students
Rassias, John A., Ed.; And Others – Ram's Horn, 1983
The summer-fall and winter-spring numbers of the journal, "The Ram's Horn," contain these articles: "The Text as Dramatic Departure"; "The Dartmouth Language Outreach Approach to Spanish for Police Action"; "The Dartmouth Intensive Language Model (DILM) in Florida: John Rassias with High School Teachers";…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Cooperation, Dialogs (Language)
Katchen, Johanna E. – 1992
This paper shows how satellite television programs can be used to advance Asian students' listening ability in English. Particular focus is on news broadcasts. The paper is divided into three sections, an introduction, some concluding remarks, and the substantive discussion headed "Using News Broadcasts in the EFL (English as a Foreign…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Broadcast Television, Chinese, English (Second Language)
Chamot, Anna Uhl; And Others – 1990
This resource guide is designed to provide foreign language teachers with suggestions for helping students become better language learners. The four chapters of the guide for teaching speaking skills are as follows: (1) Teaching Learning Strategies (e.g., rationale for teaching, types, useful strategies, guidelines, instructional sequence, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), French, High Schools
Jones, Dianne – 1983
By distinguishing between the Soviet government and the Russian people in Soviet studies, teachers can assist students in forming positive but realistic attitudes about Russia. Geography, music, art, and literature offer a wealth of information about Russia. A good starting point is a discussion of Russian children: the age at which they enter…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education
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Phillips, June K. – 1985
Sample materials demonstrating the use of a five-step procedure for teaching reading in another language, are provided as part of an inservice program for teachers. The manual includes passages, class activities, and instructional suggestions for each step of the learning process in these languages: Mandarin Chinese (intermediate), English as a…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, English (Second Language)
Gonzales, Tony, Ed.; O'Connor, Roger, Ed. – 1983
A listing of San Francisco area cultural resources and opportunities of use to foreign language teachers is presented. Included are the following: museums and galleries, schools, art sources, churches, clubs, cultural centers and organizations, publications and publishing companies, restaurants, food stores and markets, travel and tourism,…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Chinese, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education
Seufert, Peggy – 2000
This guide accompanies a videotape that can be used as a tool to help prepare refugees for their life in the United States. The trainers who use this guide can help refugees to process the information that is presented in the video and relate it to their own lives. The activities suggested in the guide focus on the content of the video as well as…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Arabic, Audiovisual Aids
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1987
The guide to the use of computers and video recordings in foreign language instruction was designed to assist California teachers in implementing and extending the foreign language component of the statewide curriculum. It contains: (1) an introduction on the use of the guide; (2) background on its development; (3) lists of high quality software…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Courseware
Ramirez, Arnulfo G., Ed. – 1985
A collection of papers concerning college language instruction and exploring issues related to promoting communicative skills and cross-cultural understanding includes the following titles: (1) "Languages at College: The Student and the Curriculum," by W. M. Rivers; (2) "Dimensions of Communicative Proficiency," by A. Ramirez; (3) "Communicative…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Tulasiewicz, Witold, Ed.; Adams, Anthony, Ed. – 1998
This book on mother tongue (native language) teaching in Europe contains three parts. The first explores definitions and teaching implications of mother tongues, including issues of language identity, language standards, mother tongue roles, and language policies in the European Union. The second part consists of nine case studies: "Teaching…
Descriptors: Bielorussian, Case Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism
Borchardt, Frank L., Ed.; Johnson, Eleanor M. T., Ed. – 1995
This conference proceeding presents abstracts, complete papers, and presenter biographies from the 1995 Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) annual symposium on computers and collaborative learning. Presented topics included courseware, preconference workshop reports, and conference papers presented, including guest speaker…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, Cooperation
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