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Olivieri, Claude – Francais dans le Monde, 1993
In September 1992, France opened 104 high school subject-area classes taught in English, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. The experience of the first year of these "European sections" is examined, and the implications for change in the French education system are considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, English, Experimental Curriculum
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Morgan, Leslie Z. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1992
Derivations of the term "gerund" are examined as they pertain to native English speakers learning French, Italian, and/or Spanish. The form's etymology is chronicled from Latin, and its current usage in student textbooks in the three languages is examined. A solution to the terminological confusion surrounding the term is proposed. (41…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Definitions, Diachronic Linguistics, English
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LeLoup, Jean W.; Ponterio, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2004
Foreign language (FL) teachers have long been leaders in the use of technology in the classroom, from short wave radio and newspapers, to film strips, to tape recorders, to records, 16 mm films, video, and now computers, as a means of bringing authentic language and culture to their students. Computer and Internet technologies require…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology