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Download full textDressler, Richard A. – 1991
This presentation describes the use of a computer-based stimulation program to allow aphasic patients to practice their language skills independent of the clinician, specifically in the home setting. The prototype computer program, called the Computerized Language Activity Resource Kit, uses the vocabulary found in the Language Activity Resource…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Aphasia, Computer Assisted Instruction
McCoy, Terry; And Others – 1975
Three papers intended as preliminary studies to bilingual professional curriculum development are included. "Speech Acts and Discourse Analysis," by Terry McCoy, represents an introduction to discourse analysis as a tool for the language teacher. The notion of a typology of speech acts is set forth, and models of discourse analysis by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Richard, Dinah Daniel – 1981
A recent task force of the Speech Communication Association identified three situations in which native English speaking adults require communicative competence--occupation, citizenship, and maintenance. These situations give rise to five main contexts in which adult learners of English as a second language (ESL) need communicative proficiency:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Assessment, English (Second Language)
Herzog, Martha; Shaw, Victor – 1983
The development of an indirect oral proficiency test for foreign languages by the Defense Language Institute is described. The technique uses taped questions to elicit answers, also taped, that are evaluated according to the Foreign Service Institute's oral proficiency rating scale of 0 to 5. Tape recordings are used because of the large numbers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Arabic, Audiotape Recordings, Class Size
Ames, William R. – 1981
As part of International technical assistance, international aid organizations frequently sponsor candidates for advanced training programs in other countries. Because these programs are most often offered in English, the candidate needs to acquire a certain degree of English language knowledge. Therefore, English language training plays an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
Carl, Donald R., Jr. – 1983
This volume consists of the handouts designed to be used along with the English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program that was presented during a one-and-a-half hour presentation entitled "Teaching Listening and Speaking Skills to ESL Adults." Presented first are a brief outline of the content of the presentation and a summary of its…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
