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Clyne, Michael; And Others – Language and Language Education: Working Papers of the National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia, 1992
This paper reports on a project examining the relationship between program model, sociolinguistic factors, and linguistic outcomes in a small sample of school languages other than English (LOTE) programs in Victoria. The languages are Chinese, German, Greek and Italian. Issues under consideration include: content-based versus language-object…
Descriptors: Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, German
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Elder, Catherine – Babel: Australia, 1994
Discusses what constitutes adequate language proficiency on the part of the language teacher for the classroom and the problems associated with defining and measuring the language skills of language teachers. Considers these issues in the context of an Italian language proficiency project undertaken at the University of Melbourne, Australia. (39…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grammar
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Kinder, John J. – Italica, 1996
Discusses the presence and significance of linguistics in Italian departments at universities in Australia and worldwide against the background of multiculturalism, the politicization of the Italian population in Australia, and the emergence of Italy as a major economic and political power. Argues that the boundary lines between linguistics and…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Pluralism, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
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Elder, Catherine – Language Learning, 1996
Considers the validity of applying common assessment instruments and scales to assess the language skills of Australian school-age language learners from different first-language backgrounds. Findings reveal a strong relationship between home exposure to the language and the level of performance on the listening and reading components of the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers