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Alkan, Muhammet Fatih; Kartal, Sefik – Online Submission, 2018
In this study, systems of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in different countries were compared. The focus country was Turkey, which has low achievement in English. Other countries compared were Denmark, Hungary, and Portugal, which had considerably higher achievements in teaching English. The selection of these countries was based on…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Bátyi, Szilvia – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
The article reports the findings of a retrospective study which looked at Hungarian learners' attitudes towards Russian people, the Russian language and teachers of Russian. Mixed-methods sequential explanatory design (Ivankova, Creswell, & Stick, 2006) was applied which combines the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data…
Descriptors: Russian, Language Attitudes, Language Teachers, Mixed Methods Research
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Mihaljevic Djigunovic, Jelena; Nikolov, Marianne; Otto, Istvan – Language Teaching Research, 2008
This comparative research aims to provide insights into how Croatian and Hungarian 8th graders' proficiency in English as a foreign language (EFL) compares to one another in relation to organizational macro factors. A total of 717 14-year-old students participated in the study in two neighboring regions and towns of Croatia and Hungary examining…
Descriptors: Class Size, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Comparative Analysis
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Kormos, Judit – Language Testing, 1999
Examines what opportunities test takers have to display their knowledge of managing conversations in the second language in two types of tasks: nonscripted interviews and guided role-play activities. Data consists of 30 interviews and 30 role-play activities between near-native examiners and intermediate learners used in language exams in Hungary.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Interviews
Bardos, Jeno – 1995
This report describes the method of foreign language teacher training used in Hungary called the Veszprem (a region in Hungary) model, with particular emphasis on English-language teaching, and includes a brief review of foreign language teacher training in Hungary and in the United States from 1988-1990. The Veszprem model maintains the positive…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Language Teachers
Lukacs, Judith, Ed. – 1985
Three articles discuss aspects of current foreign language instruction in Hungary. "Foreign Languages in Hungarian Schools Today" (Karoly Fulop) surveys the current status of second language instruction, the developments made since reforms were recommended in 1972 and 1979, and possible directions for further development. It looks first…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education