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Peer reviewedLee, James F.; Musumeci, Diane – Modern Language Journal, 1988
Tests empirically the model of second-language reading proficiency promoted by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Reader developmental levels are not consistent with the ACTFL hierarchy of text types and reading skills. Graphs compare hypothesized and obtainable results. (LMO)
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Italian, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedHammadou, JoAnn – Modern Language Journal, 1991
A study investigated aspects of reading comprehension for familiar and unfamiliar topics among native and nonnative English-speaking college students enrolled in French and Italian courses. Results suggest that, as comprehension proficiency improves, qualitative differences appear rather than just quantitative ones. Background knowledge was found…
Descriptors: College Students, French, Higher Education, Inferences
Mollica, Anthony, Ed. – 1976
This handbook for teachers of Italian consists of a collection of 16 essays by noted professionals in the field of Italian instruction: (1) "Fundamentals of Language Learning and Language Instruction," by A. Papalia; (2) "Linguistic Methodology and the Teacher of Italian," by R.J. Di Pietro; (3) "Preparation for Language Teaching," by F.J. Bosco;…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiovisual Aids, College Language Programs, Community Involvement
Ferrario, Elena – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979
Discusses a study designed to verify the validity and effectiveness of the summary as a teaching and testing tool. The subjects were Italian students enrolled in second year French at the university level. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Higher Education, Italian
Download full textBartrum, Anna, Ed.; Wilkin, Andrew, Ed. – Tuttitalia: The Italian Journal of the Association for Language Learning, 1997
This journal focuses on the learning and teaching of Italian as a foreign language. Selected articles include the following: "Immigrant Women in Bologna: Themes and Problems"; "But Those Cursed Accents: Where Did They Go?"; "Modern Languages in the Primary School: The Scottish Experience"; "Suggested Strategies…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Cortese, Giuseppina – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979
Describes a course designed to improve the scientific reading proficiency in English of Italian students of political science. (CFM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Higher Education
Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research, London (England). – 1984
A directory of United Kingdom (UK) organizations and centers that provide services of interest to language teachers and researchers is presented. The organizations are associations and societies that are concerned with language, linguistics, language teaching and research, and the most important groups concerned with educational technology and…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
