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| Foreign Language Annals | 7 |
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| Gebhard, Jerry G. | 1 |
| Hammadou, JoAnn | 1 |
| Hammond, Sandra B. | 1 |
| Kaufman, Margo R. | 1 |
| Knop, Constance K. | 1 |
| Rogers, Carmen Villegas | 1 |
| Schrier, Leslie L. | 1 |
| Sims, William D. | 1 |
| Tuttle, Harry Grover | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHammadou, JoAnn; Schrier, Leslie L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1988
Investigates secondary school administrators' attitudes toward foreign-language teacher supervision. Findings indicate limited knowledge of foreign languages among the supervisors and widely varying opinions regarding the consequences of this limited understanding. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Language Teachers, Questionnaires
Peer reviewedGebhard, Jerry G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1990
An exploration process through which supervisors can encourage teachers to make their own teaching decisions includes teaching teachers how to observe classroom interaction, code and analyze interaction, interpret classroom behavior patterns, and make informed instructional decisions based on the analysis and interpretation. Bringing teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Decision Making, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedKaufman, Margo R. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
The training program for teaching assistants in the French Department of the University of California at Davis is described. The program consists of an orientation workshop, continued supervision and evaluation, language laboratory supervision, and assisting in testing and evaluation of students. (CHK)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Peer reviewedKnop, Constance K. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
Two questions regarding supervision of student teachers are addressed here: who should supervise, and how can it be done most skillfully? Cooperating teachers might best be trained to supervise. Supervision techniques might include analyzing classroom events and the student teachers' anxieties and needs. A supervision model is developed. (CHK)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperating Teachers, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Peer reviewedTuttle, Harry Grover – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
Cooperating teachers can assist student teachers in self-evaluation to prepare them for independent teaching. The following questions should be asked: (1) What helped students learn and enjoy it? (2) What did I do differently than planned? (3) How could I improve the lesson? (CHK)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperating Teachers, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Peer reviewedRogers, Carmen Villegas – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Considers common constraints placed upon large universities where teaching assistants (TAs) with no pedagogical instruction or experience often provide beginning level foreign language instruction. An approach for providing guidance to TAs includes suggestions for lesson plans, follow-up discussions, and classes oriented toward communicative…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education
Peer reviewedHammond, Sandra B.; Sims, William D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
The foreign language program in the Edison, New Jersey public schools is described. The exemplary features of this program are: (1) It is not limited to college-bound students, (2) a significant provision is made for program advocacy, and (3) there are full four- and six-year sequences in French, Spanish, and German. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
