ERIC Number: ED408838
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: 129
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ISBN: ISBN-1-883640-08-7
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Addressing the Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Dimension '97. Selected Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching and the South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers' Association (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina).
Terry, Robert M., Ed.
Seven papers from the annual conference are presented. "Developing Tomorrow's Technology-Using Foreign Language Teachers: Where We Are, Where We Are Going" (Marjorie H. DeWert, Audrey Heining-Boynton) looks at whether language teachers are being trained to take full advantage of educational technology. "Foreign Language Placement in Postsecondary Institutions: Addressing the Problem" (Leona LeBlanc, Carolyn G. Lally) looks at student placement based on secondary school experience and related articulation issues. "Pedagogy and the Emerging Spanish Canon" (Sheri Spaine Long) focuses on integration of contemporary literary materials in language curricula. "A French Culture Course in English: Strategies and Resources" (Alice J. Strange) proposes encouraging students to embrace French culture by de-emphasizing language. "A Task-Based Communicative Approach in FLES" (Yoshihiro Tajima, Hiroko Spees), describes techniques in an elementary school program. "'Vive le francais': Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Students in French Classes" (Ellen Lorraine Friedrich, Lollie Barbare Eykyn, Barbara Owens McKeithan) discusses the strong role that French can play in general education, and methods for increasing student interest. "Small World Language and Culture for Children: FLEX and the New Standards" (Charlotte Blackmon, Lorene Pagcaliwagan) describes a successful K-3 foreign language exploratory program. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Organization, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, French, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Language Teachers, Literature Appreciation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Spanish, Student Placement, Student Recruitment, Teacher Education
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Southern Conference on Language Teaching.
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