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The Transfer of Primary and Secondary School Bilingual Teaching Practices to the Multilingual College Classroom
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Biondi, Megan – Hispania, 2019
This short-form article discusses how college students can learn languages in the same way that K-12 students do and points out how teaching practices employed in K-2 classrooms that aid in bringing students from monolingualism to bilingualism can also be useful for college students as they become trilingual. Referring to theories presented at the…
Descriptors: College Students, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Primary Education
Source Activities for Foreign Language Conversation Classes
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Brann, Sylvia J. – Hispania, 1975
A number of devices for use in teaching foreign language conservation courses are described. Among them are hypothetical situations, group discussions, activities for improving oral comprehension, plays and skits, collective stories, dialogues, interviews, speeches, recorded songs, cartoon captions, television games, and card techniques. (RM)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Class Activities, Conversational Language Courses, Language Instruction
Pesos for Spanish
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Horchler, Kay – Hispania, 1976
Describes a method of using "pesos" as a reward for prompt homework assignments, extra work and good grades, and also as a forfeit for using English in the Spanish class, unfinished assignments, or to buy points on a test. (CHK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Instruction
What Was Old Is Made New Again: Using Technology to Enliven Language Learning.
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James, Kathleen; Aldridge, Charlotte Groff – Hispania, 1990
Describes several techniques using older technology to develop listening and speaking skills, and explains how readily available materials (transparencies, slides and tape shows, miming and pairing, commercial video, audiotapes, videotapes) can be used effectively in the classroom as well as in the laboratory. (seven references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Technology, Instructional Innovation, Listening Skills
The Teaching of Pronunciation: A Hands-on Approach.
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de Ataide Melo, Cecil L. – Hispania, 1989
Reexamines the instructional contributions of different approaches to teaching pronunciation, such as Audiolingualism and the Silent Way,and proposes a new student-centered technique for dealing with the teaching of segmental features of Brazilian Portuguese. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Higher Education, Portuguese, Pronunciation Instruction
Spanish for Health Care Personnel
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Palmer, Joe L.; Shawl, James R. – Hispania, 1978
Because a degree of competency in Spanish has become recognized as an essential skill for persons involved in health care activities, Northern Illinois University has developed a Spanish course tailored to the background and abilities of pre-service and in-service medical personnel. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Health Occupations, Higher Education
Teaching Spanish to the Native Speaker at the College Level.
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Aparicio, Frances R. – Hispania, 1983
Problems are discussed and recommendations made for developing programs and materials for Spanish instruction of Spanish speakers. General and specific suggestions are made for material selection and class activities, including spelling, composition, self-editing, dialog writing, transcription, translation, student-teacher conferences, journals,…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Awareness, Higher Education