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Vander Kooi, Daryl; Veenstra, Charles – 1996
This textbook aims to help the beginning speaker understand what is necessary for a person to give a competent speech. Although only actual practice can give the necessary confidence, use of the advice given in this textbook, and its application in public speaking situations, will significantly improve an individual's competence in public speaking…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Listening
Indiana Department of Education, 2004
Education is the building block of every student's future. To ensure all students have every opportunity to succeed, Indiana adopted world-class academic standards in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies and an assessment system to measure student progress. These standards clearly outline what students should know and be…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Academic Standards, English Instruction, Language Arts
Air Univ., Gunter AFS, Ala. Extension Course Inst. – 1984
One of six related documents, this publication contains a U.S. Air Force course on communication skills. The course presented is one of three in a program based on the following educational goals for each student: (1) comprehend the principles of effective communication; (2) know some of the factors that enter into international relations,…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Communication Skills, Course Content, Extension Education
Ruetz, Nancy – 1997
This companion document to an instructor's guide for a 30-hour course on effective communication begins with a list of course objectives, expected outcomes, and prerequisites. Lessons are organized into the following categories: introductory lessons; reading lessons; writing lessons; listening and speaking lessons; and newsletter production…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Instructional Materials
Bright, Jeffrey P.; Leibman, Suzanne – 1985
This book is designed to provide supplemental instructional materials for the "Adult Education Guide to ESL (English as a Second Language) Curriculum." Each unit covers several communications objectives outlined in the "Guide." The materials are intended for use along with both teacher-made and commercial materials. Materials are provided for two…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Grammar
Thomas, Diana – 1985
This student guide is intended to assist persons employed as supervisors to improve their speaking skills. Discussed in the three sections are the following topics: interaction between the speaker and listener (using appropriate verbal and body language for different audiences); purposeful speaking and listening (planning and preparing a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Communication Skills
Prokop, Manfred – 1978
A study guide developed to help foreign language students learn languages more effectively and efficiently provides specific suggestions for developing study habits to complement the teacher's instructions. An introductory section gives general remarks on studying another language, including both general study suggestions and the recommendation to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Intonation
Dubin, Fraida – 1983
A guide to learning strategies for English as a second language (ESL) college students outlines a variety of classroom and study skills, information about American academic practices, and common cultural misconceptions. Sections are included on listening with comprehension, understanding lecture format and style, taking lecture notes, speaking for…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Students, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 2000
This packet consists of 10 learning activities related to the communications area of language arts career skills. Each activity is self-contained and provides all necessary material or information. The activities include a communication skills table; career acrostics; a questionnaire for use in an informal interview with an employed person; a…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Communication Skills, Employment Patterns
Bernhardt, Stephen; And Others – 1991
This coursebook provides materials for a course to teach supervisors to communicate more effectively. The course is designed to be delivered in six sessions over a 3-week period. Stated course objectives for the participant are as follows: feel more comfortable with supervisory communication; understand language as a means of action and change;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Allied Health Occupations, Basic Skills
El-Koumy, Abdel-Salam Abdel-Khalek – Online Submission, 2004
The aim of this book is to provide a compromise between past and present theories of language teaching and learning. The book is organized into six main parts. In the first part, the author highlights the strengths and weaknesses of both the skills-based approach and the whole-language approach. He then presents a theory that emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Language Skills, English Instruction, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1982
Intended for use as an inservice tool for elementary school teachers and as an independent study tool, this guide provides a framework for designing language experiences in the classroom. Following an introduction, the first section of the guide deals with language as communication, as thought, and as a series of interrelated skills. Three…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development
Carman, Priscilla; Van Horn, Barbara; Hamilton, KayLynn; Williams, Mary Kay – 2002
This guide contains activities and resources to help adult learners develop the work-based foundation skills and knowledge areas included on the Foundation Skills Framework wheel (Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy 2000). Its four sections (basic employability skills, basic workplace knowledge, basic workplace skills, and lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy