Publication Date
In 2025 | 7 |
Since 2024 | 56 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 146 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 287 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 454 |
Descriptor
French | 1295 |
Spanish | 1247 |
Second Language Learning | 654 |
German | 630 |
Second Language Instruction | 521 |
Foreign Countries | 324 |
English (Second Language) | 285 |
Teaching Methods | 279 |
Italian | 226 |
Higher Education | 215 |
English | 202 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Berney, Tomi D. | 7 |
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. | 7 |
Brod, Richard I. | 6 |
Chamot, Anna Uhl | 6 |
Delattre, Pierre | 6 |
Allen, Edward D. | 5 |
Beanblossom, Gary F. | 5 |
Alm, Antonie | 4 |
Collins, Laura | 4 |
Garfinkel, Alan, Ed. | 4 |
Kant, Julia Gibson | 4 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 96 |
Teachers | 87 |
Administrators | 13 |
Students | 4 |
Policymakers | 3 |
Researchers | 2 |
Media Staff | 1 |
Parents | 1 |
Location
Spain | 50 |
France | 44 |
Canada | 43 |
United Kingdom | 30 |
Germany | 20 |
United Kingdom (England) | 19 |
United States | 18 |
New York (New York) | 16 |
China | 15 |
Mexico | 15 |
Australia | 14 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Does not meet standards | 2 |

Lange, Dale L.; And Others – CALICO Journal, 1985
Presents the rationale behind a model for the use of the computer in the development of reading comprehension. Basic assumptions concerning reading are delineated. The model has three basic components: intake (text processing and text comprehension), personalization, and extension. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, French, German, Higher Education
Beguelin, Marie-Jose, Ed.; de Pietro, Jean-Francois, Ed.; Naf, Anton, Ed. – Travaux neuchatelois de linguistique (TRANEL), 2002
This issue deals with verb-object complementation, a complex and controversial but important topic, in particular in connection with the teaching and learning of a second language. The articles are a response to a long debate about the harmonization of grammatical terminology used in schools and the simplification of grammar for students. The…
Descriptors: Bulgarian, Contrastive Linguistics, Elementary Education, French
Trinity Coll., Dublin (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies. – 2002
This report focuses on the ninth year in which the Centre for Language and Communication Studies (CLCS) at the University of Dublin Trinity College offered foreign language modules to students who were not studying a foreign language as part of their degree program. The modules are designed to develop students' communication skills for purposes of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evening Programs, Foreign Countries, French
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). – 1996
This glossary is designed for users seeking to further understanding in the field of vocational training in the European Union. It was compiled by vocational training experts who were responsible for the contributions from their own countries and collated results. Contributions from individual countries have been written by the experts or compiled…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Danish, Definitions, Dutch
Motika, Robert T.; Chason, Walter M. – 1995
Test data from 200 examinees from the Spanish Teacher Certification Examination and 75 examinees from the French Teacher Certification Examination were used in a study of scale drift in sequentially equated test forms. Using sampling with replacement, 1,000 samples of 100 examinees each for Spanish and 1,000 samples of 50 each for French were…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Equated Scores, Estimation (Mathematics), French

ADFL Bulletin, 1978
This report states specific steps to follow in order to achieve the primary objectives of the Modern Language Association/American Council of Learned Societies Task Force, to improve the quantity and quality of second-language study in the commonly taught languages in the United States. (CFM)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, French, German, Italian

Hart, Ian – Educational Media International, 2003
The "Outsider's Gaze" is a set of three DVDs (Digital Video Discs) for Asian students of Spanish, French, and German. The project employs constructivist principles in the development of language learning materials. This paper discusses insiders (native speakers) and outsiders (language learners), language teaching, theories of learning,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, French, German

Pearson, J. A. – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1988
Briefly describes how Bristol Cathedral School uses a satellite dish and videotape recorder to gain access to French, German, Italian, and Spanish language television. Class and individual activities are mentioned that utilize prerecorded programs. Techniques for management of videocassettes and for selection of programs are also presented. (LMO)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, French, German
Allsopp, Jeannette – Dialog on Language Instruction, 1995
Examines the methodology used in the teaching of foreign languages in the Anglophone Caribbean. Although the methodology most widely used has been the grammar-translation method, there has been a shift to a more communicative methodology based on a notional-functional approach. The language situation here reflects the social and political…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Creoles, English

Thompson, Irene – Foreign Language Annals, 1995
Considers the interrater reliability of certified testers in five European languages, the relationship between interviewer-assigned ratings and second ratings based on audio replay, interrater reliability as a function of proficiency level, effect of different languages on interrater agreement, and interrater disagreements with regard to…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, English (Second Language), Evaluators, French

Montrul, Silvina A. – Second Language Research, 1998
Discusses a longitudinal experimental study concerned with the second-language acquisition of argument structure and its relationship with case theory. French and English intermediate learners of Spanish as a second language were tested three times over a period of eight months on their knowledge of dative experiencers. Results indicate that the…
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), French, Grammar, Language Acquisition

Alalou, Ali – Foreign Language Annals, 2001
Investigating students' needs in three foreign language departments in a liberal arts college setting, the study discussed in this article aims to find similarities and differences in language needs among students enrolled in French, German, and Spanish and the extent to which students' perceived needs match the mission the departments have…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Curriculum Development, Departments
Bell, Teresa R. – Foreign Language Annals, 2005
This article reports on a study of teacher perceptions concerning teaching behaviors and attitudes that contribute to effective foreign language teaching and learning. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire to which 457 postsecondary foreign language teachers of French, German, and Spanish who are members of ACTFL responded. Based on…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Language Teachers, Questionnaires, Second Language Learning
Lee, Lina – Northeast Conference Newsletter, 1995
This article describes how second language learners become more autonomous in the language learning process, how the cooperative learning strategy helps improve the learning outcome, and how second language learners apply learning strategies to learning tasks both in the classroom and outside of the classroom. Three activities were offered:…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Students, Cooperative Learning, Feedback
Bigard, Patricia E.; And Others – 1991
The assessment packet presented is a draft of a test designed for use with beginning level students of a second/foreign language in the Columbus (Ohio) public schools. It focuses on speaking skills and attempts to test only what students can be expected to say, realistically. The packet consists of: nine mini-tests for use at regular intervals…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, French, Introductory Courses