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McKinney, Kitzie – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
Recommendations for integrating instruction in business and foreign languages to prepare future business workers to deal with increasing need for international business-related exchange include: exchange with business instructors abroad; insight into other countries' cultural traditions; and exposure to native speakers. (CB)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Business Communication, Business Skills, College Second Language Programs
Bernache, Carolyn; Jones, Jacqueline – 1986
A set of supplemental materials for teaching grade 7 life sciences to beginning and intermediate students of English as a second language (ESL) includes an introductory section on teaching the ESL student and six instructional units. The introductory section discusses the special classroom needs and characteristics of the ESL student and provides…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Biological Sciences, Class Activities
Thody, Philip – 1985
Languages have lost status in the educational system, and oral skills are less effectively and rigorously taught. However, a University of Leeds program providing short, intensive courses in administrative and legal French for British civil servants has been found to be very effective in developing the participants' oral and aural skills. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Smith, Dawn – 1987
This detailed curriculum guide describes a model program (the Preschool Hearing Impaired Support Center) implemented in the Detroit Public Schools' preprimary classes for the hearing impaired. The auditory-oral approach is based on the developmental philosophy of Jean Piaget and on principles of regular early childhood education programs. Section…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
Bailey, Kathleen M., Ed.; And Others – 1987
This collection of 10 selected conference papers report the results of language testing research. Titles and authors are: "Computerized Adaptive Language Testing: A Spanish Placement Exam" (Jerry W. Larson); "Utilizing Rasch Analysis to Detect Cheating on Language Examinations" (Harold S. Madsen); "Scalar Analysis of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Audiolingual Skills, Cheating, Computer Assisted Testing
Selman, Mary – 1979
This handbook provides basic information about adult learning as it relates to acquiring another language. It is intended to serve as an introduction to more comprehensive study for instructors and tutors. The guide provides some information on the following subjects: (1) an outline of reasons for adapting existing textbook material and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Audiolingual Skills
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1965
THE VARIETY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING SEQUENCES IN MINNESOTA HAS CAUSED A SERIOUS ARTICULATION PROBLEM--BETWEEN LEVELS WITHIN A GIVEN SEQUENCE, BETWEEN SEQUENCES, AND IN INTEGRATING DIFFERENT SEQUENCES AT THE MORE ADVANCED LEVELS. TO HELP ALLEVIATE THESE PROBLEMS THREE COURSES OF STUDY ARE SUGGESTED AND DESCRIBED IN THIS GUIDE. SEQUENCE A…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Skills, Course Content, Course Objectives
Agard, Frederick B.; And Others – 1944
A survey, involving visits to the 44 institutions offering the Army Specialized Training Program's (ASTP) Foreign Area and Language Study Curriculum, provides information on program structure, faculty organization, student requirements, instructional procedures for presenting language skills and grammar, instructional aids, and the result achieved…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Curriculum Evaluation
Warriner, Helen P. – 1977
The perennial problem of articulation of foreign language programs between the high schools and the colleges is readdressed in this paper. Six factors are identified as primary in contributing to the problem: (1) instruction is paced too fast, thus encouraging superficial learning and creating a disparity of coverage practices among the many…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Skills, College Language Programs, College Second Language Programs
FEFFER, SOLOMON; AND OTHERS – 1968
THE OBJECTIVES, CONTENT, METHODS, AND SCOPE OF HEBREW INSTRUCTION FOR EACH LEVEL OF A 4-LEVEL SEQUENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE DELINEATED IN THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE, WHICH IS A REVISION OF EARLIER BULLETINS USED EXPERIMENTALLY IN NEW YORK CITY SINCE 1962. AN AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH IS ADVOCATED, AND SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES ARE SUGGESTED FOR TEACHING…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills
Schneeberg, Nan; Kpotufe, Prosper – 1966
This volume consists of a guide to Ewe pronunciation and an Ewe textbook designed for students who are native speakers of English. Consonants, vowels and tones are introduced in the first section, and exercises that drill the contrasts between the segments are provided. The volume is divided into five units, each unit including a dialogue,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, African Languages, Audiolingual Skills, Distinctive Features (Language)
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. – 1968
This report summarizes a study published in 1967 by Harvard University which assessed foreign language proficiency of U.S. college seniors majoring in French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Russian. The measures used were the following: the MLA Foreign Language Proficiency Tests (Form A): Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing; the Modern…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Audiolingual Skills, College Language Programs, College Students
Jian-zhang, Zhang – 1980
A program designed to provide students with a fairly good command of English, including some knowledge of scientific and technical English, upon completing the five year middle school is discussed. The five year period is divided into three stages. In the first stage, first and second year students receive training in listening comprehension,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Change, Educational Experiments
BOTTIGLIA, WILLIAM F. – 1963
THESE REPORTS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1963 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ANALYZE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING LANGUAGE TEACHERS AS THEY PROGRESS FROM THE AUDIOLINGUAL ORIENTATION OF THE ELEMENTARY LEVELS TO THE INTERMEDIATE PHASE IN A CONTINUUM OF LANGUAGE STUDY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER WHETHER BILINGUALISM CAN BE…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Conference Reports
Smythe, P. C.; And Others – 1976
A survey was carried out at the request of the London, Ontario, Board of Education in order to assess the attitudes of the London community toward the public school system French program. Thirteen groups were identified whose attitudes and opinions concerning French programming were to be sampled. Each group received one of the five forms of the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Classroom Research, Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
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