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Kapperman, Gaylen; Ortner, Adrian; Midgley, Siobhan – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
The BrailleNote Touch+ (BNT+) can be a valuable tool for students who are blind who are learning a second or third language. Kapperman, Koster, and Burman (2018) stressed the importance of using a screen reader, as well as a braille display, when learning a foreign language because it allows a student to not only orally learn the language but also…
Descriptors: Blindness, Visual Impairments, Assistive Technology, Braille
Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer, Editor; Vander Tavares, Editor – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2024
"Language Teacher Identity" presents a groundbreaking critical examination of how ideologies of race, ethnicity, accent, and immigration status impact perceptions of plurilingual teachers. Bringing together contributions by an international panel of established and emerging scholars, this important work of scholarship addresses issues…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Characteristics
Innovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment. New Language Learning and Teaching Environments
Chong, Sin Wang, Ed.; Reinders, Hayo, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2023
This edited book documents practices of learning-oriented language assessment through practitioner research and research syntheses. Learning-oriented language assessment refers to language assessment strategies that capitalise on learner differences and their relationships with the learning environments. In other words, learners are placed at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Evaluation Methods, Student Centered Learning
Scott, Virginia M.; de la Fuente, Maria Jose – Modern Language Journal, 2008
This qualitative study provides preliminary insight into the role of the first language (L1) when pairs of intermediate-level college learners of French and Spanish are engaged in consciousness-raising, form-focused grammar tasks. Using conversation analysis of audiotaped interactions and stimulated recall sessions, we explored the ways students…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Consciousness Raising, Grammar, Teaching Methods
Hines, Marion E., Ed. – 1992
This guide, intended for secondary school teachers of French and Spanish, integrates the teaching of culture and literature with a focus on the child in the target culture. The readings and discussion notes are designed to focus student attention on the target culture through these topics. An introductory section discusses the teaching of culture…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Childers, Alice M. – National Braille Association Bulletin, 1983
Three short articles about foreign language braille are presented for braille transcribers and teachers of the visually handicapped. Because dictionaries of languages other than English rarely show syllable division, the articles provide guidelines to the syllabication of Spanish, French, and German. The guidelines give specific rules concerning…
Descriptors: Braille, Consonants, Elementary Secondary Education, French

Davis, James N.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1992
Student attitudes toward the study of literature in a foreign language were examined, based on a survey of introduction to literature courses in French and Spanish. Most students revealed positive attitudes. A review of previous research and the survey instrument are included. (38 references) (LB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, French, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
Alvarez de Eulate, Evangelina; Del Rey Belinchon, Juan – Francais dans le Monde, 1996
As part of a student exchange between a French and a Spanish college, students produced four photo-novels, one by the French group and one by the Spanish, each in both French and Spanish versions. The unique aspect of this project was that most of the communication between the two student groups was by videotaped "letters." (MSE)
Descriptors: Fiction, Film Production, French, International Educational Exchange
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Office of Instruction and Program Development. – 1991
The purpose of this manual, which accompanies a video program, is to provide general background information for foreign language teachers who are, or soon will be, teaching in total, partial, or two-way immersion classrooms. Part of a series of video programs, this manual highlights special considerations for immersion teachers about deciding what…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Elementary Education, FLES
Dudney, Grazyna; And Others – 1995
Adults differ from traditional-age college students in that they are self-directed, they have a rich bank of experiences upon which to draw in learning, they are ready to learn, and they value competence. Adults may learn equally well by performing different learning tasks. Second language learning activities and instructional materials can be…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Psychology, French
Hahn, Sidney; Michaelis, Joyce – 1986
It is important to introduce and facilitate oral activities in the second language classroom with enthusiasm in a climate of mutual support and cooperation. Students should understand that mistakes are inevitable but not fatal, and that each attempt will build greater ease and confidence in using the language for communication. Oral proficiency…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education

Raven, Patrick T.; And Others – 1987
The scope and sequence format for foreign language instruction in Waukesha, Wisconsin's public schools is presented. It charts the specific concepts, skills, and objectives to be included in foreign language exploration (FLEX) courses and courses in French, German, Latin, and Spanish at each of five levels. Each concept, skill, and objective is…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
Virginia Department of Education, 2007
The Foreign Language Standards of Learning identify essential content, processes, and skills for each level of language learning in Virginia's secondary schools. Included are specific standards for levels I through IV of French, German, Spanish, and Latin, as well as generic standards adaptable for levels I through IV of other modern languages,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Global Approach
Phillips, Elaine M. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1989
A study of communication anxiety in second language learning investigated: (1) the role of four factors (sex, language learning experience, language studied, and confidence) in student apprehension about speaking in the classroom; and (2) students' stated reactions to speaking. Subjects were 101 college students in 4 intact French, Spanish, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Students, Communication Apprehension, French
Zmich, JoAnn, Comp. – 1991
Based on the idea that there are universal beliefs that unite people from every part of the world, this collection illustrates common sayings, stories, proverbs, and quotations from students in English-as-a-Second-Language classrooms. During the classes, students talk about their families, countries, and customs, including traditional foods and…
Descriptors: Arabic, Beliefs, Chinese, Cultural Awareness