Defines and discusses the uses of poetic games in a second language classroom. Provides an extensive inventory of poetic games, with examples in French and English. (EKN)

Discusses some of the difficulties in vocabulary learning and gives suggestions for building vocabulary in meaningful contexts. (EKN)

Discusses one approach to teaching French grammar in a university second year communicative-oriented course. (EKN)

The language of argumentation, taught increasingly often at the advanced level of French second-language learning, is discussed. Rationale for its teaching, basic concepts within the emerging discipline, and its relationship to traditional language teaching are examined. (MSE)

Process-based approaches to the instruction of writing in English as a second language (ESL), designed to recognize composition as a complex, nonlinear, creative process, must not be so loosely structured that the college-bound ESL student gets lost in the method. A relatively structured process approach, developed for advanced-level students who…

Outlines an approach, designed for upper level German students, to studying GDR film which focuses on the relationship between film art and socialist ideology. (EKN)

Discusses letter writing as a practical way to teach German composition. Describes the course content and gives samples of topics and exercises. (EKN)

Discusses a three-stage approach for teaching advanced conversation. Students master related course material, write and perform a miniplay based on that material, and then "survive" in a situation based on the material. Use of the videotape recorder can bring added motivation and better performance. Its advantages and disadvantages are discussed.…

The French as a Second Language model tests for advanced levels 7, 8, and 9 were designed to evaluate students' language performance, as outlined in the program of studies for Alberta, Canada, in listening and reading comprehension and oral and written production, communication skills, culture, language and general language knowledge. The tests…

A successful advanced college-level French conversation course using French theater as a basis for students to learn oral skills has six phases: an overview of the history of French theater, reading, adaptation of the text, rehearsal-readings, final rehearsals, and performance. (MSE)

Discusses an approach to teaching second language composition which emphasizes (1) careful analysis of model texts from a limited, but well-defined perspective and (2) the application of text manipulation techniques developed by the word processing industry to student compositions. (EKN)

Describes a large-scale project that was undertaken by a group of advanced students of English as a second language in England as part of their language course. The project involved research into the problems of the disabled tourist and the collection of information about facilities available to the disabled in the city of Bath. (Author/MES)

Encouraging students of English as a foreign language (EFL) to write family oral histories is an excellent way to teach academic writing and spark student interest. Oral history is defined, steps in writing oral histories are outlined, advantages and disadvantages of having undergraduate EFL composition students draft them are examined, and…

One university professor's use of French comic strips as the focus of an advanced, intensive language course is described. The approach addresses the visual and iconic in the comics as much as the linguistic element. (27 references) (MSE)

This study investigated the attitudes of 11 advanced English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) university students to an innovative course on grammar based on theories of consciousness-raising and a comprehension approach to grammar teaching. Results indicate students are willing to accept innovations if they perceive the changes as valuable and…