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Korth, Britta – 2001
This paper discusses the potential of bilingual education and its possible implementation in Kyrgzystan, focusing on why bilingual education can be useful in solving linguistic tension in Kyrgzystan and which organizational questions must be considered to make bilingual education effective. The paper begins by examining and refuting common…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 2001
This instructional video is designed for schools, teachers, community groups, and others, as a tool for use in communicating to refugee and immigrant parents. The video serves as a brief overview to the many facets of school which might be new or different for refugee or immigrant parents, including suggestions of what parents might do at home to…
Descriptors: Amharic, Cultural Education, English, English (Second Language)
Torrey, Jane W. – J Verb Learning Verb Beh, 1969
The possibility of learning grammatical sequence patterns independently of any association between particular words is demonstrated through the use of substitution drills. (Author/FWB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Experimental Groups, Language Patterns, Linguistic Competence
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Schaarschmidt, Gunter – Russian Language Journal, 1979
Describes a sequence for teaching the Russian passive construction to exemplify how a learning sequence based on a contrastive analysis and on error analysis can lessen student errors. These errors are caused either by interference from the first language or over-generalization in the second language. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language), Language Instruction
Alliere, Jacques – Linguistique, 1979
Examines verbal "multipersonal" inflections in Basque and other languages. (AM)
Descriptors: Basque, Caucasian Languages, Comparative Analysis, Czech
Shelepin, V. – Soviet Education, 1976
Examples are given of how often teachers overlook the artistic aspects of literature works. Moral and aesthetic education must be achieved through understanding of beauty in art and language. Teachers should emphasize elements of literary works that arouse pupils' interests. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Mal'tseva, K. – Soviet Education, 1976
The study of artistic works should be organized in such a way that the problem of developing the speech of school pupils is solved, not separately from, but in close connection with their ideational and aesthetic development. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Literature Appreciation
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Aronin, Larissa; Toubkin, Lynne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2002
Examines the relationships between the first (L1), second (L2), and third (L3) language in immersion programs for Russian-speaking students in Israel. Two parallel and similar immersion programs, which were carried out for the same population, but with different target languages (L2 Hebrew and L3 English), are described. Presents tentative…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Hebrew
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Leaver, Betty Lou; Stryker, Stephen B. – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
Content-based instruction, a communicative approach to language teaching, is defined as a curriculum (1) that is based on subject matter, (2) uses authentic materials, (3) promotes the learning of new information, and (4) considers specific student needs. The Spanish and Russian content-area programs at the Foreign Service Institute are described…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
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Meyer, Renee M.; Tetrault, Emery W. – Foreign Language Annals, 1988
Provides a number of reading techniques and activities to demonstrate the feasibility of using real foreign language texts at the earliest stages of a beginning course. Examples in Dutch, Italian, Greek, Russian, Somali, and Japanese show how real texts in any language can be presented to beginners. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adults, Dutch, Greek, Italian
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Fairfax, Olivia; Green, Mike – System, 1989
Students following an Applied Language degree program conducted an introspective study of their learning of Russian. An evaluation of the study explored the source of initial difficulties in learning Russian, and revealed theoretical issues with implications for curriculum development. Arguments against presumed epistemological problems associated…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Epistemology
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Mitrevski, George – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1995
Describes an interactive, multimedia computer program designed to teach Russian grammar, and accompany a commercial textbook. Each of the 35 lessons integrates graphics, sound, and animation. A dictionary and extensive vocabulary exercises are also included. Tutorials provide simple but concise grammar explanations that the teacher can edit or…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
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Jansen, Wim – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1992
In view of the opportunities made possible by the Framework Agreement between the European Space Agency and the Soviet Union, this article examines the linguistic aspects of the agreement and its implementation. Many communication problems are related to Western concepts of project management and control that are difficult to translate into…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Cooperative Programs, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
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Thompson, Irene – Language Learning, 1991
This study investigated factors associated with the acquisition of second-language pronunciation and methodological problems associated with the study of foreign accents. Thirty-six native speakers of Russian fluent in English read specifically constructed English sentences and a prose passage, and talked spontaneously about their daily routine.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Immigrants, Language Research, Language Skills
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Garza, Thomas J. – Foreign Language Annals, 1991
Reports on the results of research conducted to evaluate the use of captioning (on-screen target language subtitles) as a pedagogical aid to facilitate the use of authentic video materials in the foreign language classroom, especially in advanced or upper-level courses. A description of the research methodology, implementation, data analysis, and…
Descriptors: Captions, English (Second Language), Instructional Improvement, Instructional Materials
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