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Download full textWalker, Alastair, Comp. – 1997
This regional dossier aims to provide concise, descriptive information and basic educational statistics about minority language education in a specific region of the European Union--the northwestern part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Details are provided about the features of the educational system, recent educational policies,…
Descriptors: Cultural Maintenance, Danish, Educational Policy, Ethnic Groups
Chambers, Gary N. – 1999
This monograph, informed by research on motivational and attitudinal perspectives of secondary school students learning foreign languages in the United Kingdom and Germany, provides information on how to motivate these students. The study focused on two factors that are central to the issue of motivation: the perceived usefulness and the perceived…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cultural Awareness, Family Influence, Foreign Countries
Direct linkStruck-Soboleva, Julia – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2006
This paper is concerned with the impact that public and political discourses on the issues of language and ethnicity in Germany have on integration. It suggests that a combined effect of factors such as the traditional concept of "Germanness", peculiarities of Russian Germans' "cultural identity" and certain aspects of German…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Language Planning, Foreign Countries, Russian
Wilkins, Wynona H.; Boswau, Herbert H. – 1982
Curricula for interdisciplinary courses that enable second language classes to employ the arts are proposed. At the University of North Dakota, mini-courses provide one-semester credit and are given for 2 hours 1 day a week over a period of 8 weeks. Some of the courses are cross-listed with other departments. Two of these courses, Joan of Arc and…
Descriptors: Biographies, College Credits, College Curriculum, Cultural Background
Peer reviewedDonaldson, Randall P.; Kotter, Markus – CALICO Journal, 1999
Reports a study that tested the possibility of language instruction in a MOO (Multiple-User Domain, Object-Oriented). The experiment consisted of two groups: adult evening-school participants in Germany learning English-as-a-Second-Language and American college students in their fourth semester of college German. Partnerships were formed with one…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
Extra, Guus, Ed.; Verhoeven, Ludo, Ed. – 1993
Papers from a 1990 Dutch colloquium on immigrant language varieties in Europe are presented in four categories: (1) use of immigrant language varieties in Europe; (2) first language acquisition in a second language context; (3) code-switching; and (4) language maintenance and loss. Papers include: "Sweden Finnish" (Jarmo Lainio);…
Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Ethnic Groups
Byram, Michael, Ed. – 1994
A collection of papers concerning cultural studies within college and university second language programs, particularly for foreign students, includes program descriptions from a variety of countries and discussions of cultural education and cultural conflict. Themes include the nature of cultural teaching, cultural education as a discipline,…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Culture Conflict
Ager, Dennis, Ed.; And Others – 1993
Essays address the relationship between second language education and intercultural communication in several countries. Following an introduction are the following papers: "Second Language Learning in Belgium" (Ludo Beheydt); "Foreign Language Education in Bulgaria: Present-Day Situation and Future Tendencies" (Madeleine…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Demand, Educational Policy, Educational Supply
Christian, Donna; Pufahl, Ingrid U.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – Educational Leadership, 2005
Numerous reports and articles have decried the mediocrity of U.S. students' foreign language skills and have called for improved language education. One study that looked at foreign language education in 19 countries suggests several characteristics of successful foreign language programs: starting early, providing an articulated framework,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Heritage Education, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Extra, Guus, Ed.; Gorter, Durk, Ed. – 2001
This book focuses on the minority languages of Europe, those other than the national languages of European Union member states, by looking at the demographic, sociolinguistic, and educational aspects of both regional and immigrant languages. Empirical evidence for the status of these other languages of multicultural Europe is brought together in a…
Descriptors: Arabic, Basque, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy
Bliesener, Ulrich; Tapia, Ivan, Ed.; Blochmann, Georg M., Ed. – Bildung und Wissenschaft, 1998
This theme issue of "Bildung und Wissenschaft" explains the importance of multilingualism in today's world, focusing on foreign language instruction in Germany. It examines the following issues: "Multilingualism in a Changing World"; "The Significance of Foreign Languages for Germany"; "Foreign Languages in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Pardy, Donna – Journal of Research in International Education, 2004
Many international schools include a host country programme as part of their curriculum. Such programmes range from the study of local culture through to local language instruction. The administration and teachers of an international school (ISXX) felt they wanted to move beyond the traditional approaches to host country integration as well as…
Descriptors: International Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, German, Team Teaching
Byram, Michael; And Others – 1994
A discussion of the cultural dimension in foreign/second language learning focuses on the need for research and theory development in this area. The first chapter addresses the role of culture in language learning and proposes areas in which theory may be developed. The second chapter looks at methodologies for teaching language and culture in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Education, Cultural Awareness
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education
PDF pending restorationLindberg, Carl-Erik, Ed.; Lund, Steffen Nordahl, Ed. – 2000
The two volumes of these working papers include articles by linguists from Scandinavia and other parts of the world. Under the heading, "The Use of IT in Grammatical Analysis/Parsing" are five articles: "Creating Inflecting Electronic Thesauri"; "Tagging Speech Data--Constraint Grammar Analysis of Spoken Portuguese";…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Uses in Education
