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Davidson, Liz – ARIS Resources Bulletin, 2003
The Victorian ESL (English as a Second Language) Framework is currently undergoing renewal as part of the reaccreditation process. This ESL curriculum framework, developed in Victoria, Australia, is currently used in TAFE Institutes and private and community adult ESL programs. It provides a framework for 10 certificate courses across three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Download full textViberg, Ake – School Research Newsletter, 1989
This newsletter discusses a Swedish research project investigating the command immigrant school children living in Sweden have of their native language and of Swedish as a second language. The project's objective is to describe the children's language proficiency and factors promoting or inhibiting it in the classroom. The study is undertaken in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Classroom Communication, Elementary Secondary Education
Latchford, Ann – Digest of Australian Languages and Literacy Issues, 1996
Australia's Occupational English Test (OET) for health professionals was developed in response to the need for immigrant health professions workers to have increased awareness of Australian colloquialisms, improved language training, both in general and within the professions, and cultural awareness training. The test assesses speaking, reading,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication
Davies, Alan, Ed.; Parkinson, Brian, Ed. – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1994
The eight papers in this volume, prepared by staff and students of the Institute for Applied Language Studies of Edinburgh University, address a variety of issues in applied linguistics. The papers include: (1) "A Coding System for Analyzing a Spoken Database" (Joan Cutting); (2) "L2 Perceptual Acquisition: The Effect of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Odendaal, M. S. – Per Linguam: A Journal of Language Learning, 1985
This special issue of "Per Linguam" is entirely devoted to a report of a project to improve the English language proficiency of primary school teachers in the Kwa Zulu area of Southern Africa. The inter-university project was designed to raise the standards of English modeling and instruction early in the education of children in order…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary School Teachers, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Parkinson, Brian, Ed. – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2003
This journal includes five papers: "The Co-Occurrence of Quotatives with Mimetic Performances" (Isabelle Buchstaller); "'Who Does She Think She Is?' Constraints on Autonomy in Language Teacher Education" (Anne Heller-Murphy and Joy Northcott); "Effects of Feedback on Performance: A Study of Advanced Learners on an ESP Course" (Tony Lynch and Joan…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Creoles, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Language and Language Education: Working Papers of the National Languages Institute of Australia, 1991
This volume on language issues within Australia contains five research papers: "Patterns of Inter-Cultural Communication in Melbourne Factories: Some Research in Progress" (Michael Clyne); "Developing Proficiency Scales for Communicative Assessment" (D. E. Ingram, Elaine Wylie); "Rapid Profile: A Second Language Screening…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Oriented Programs, English (Second Language)
Lukacs, Judith, Ed. – 1985
Three articles discuss aspects of current foreign language instruction in Hungary. "Foreign Languages in Hungarian Schools Today" (Karoly Fulop) surveys the current status of second language instruction, the developments made since reforms were recommended in 1972 and 1979, and possible directions for further development. It looks first…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Tatsuki, Donna, Ed. – JALT Journal, 2003
This collection of papers includes the following: "Learner Characteristics of Early Starters and Late Starters of English Language Learning: Anxiety, Aptitude, and Motivation" (Tomoko Takada); "Uncovering First Year Students' Language Learning Experiences, Their Attitudes, and Motivations in a Context of Change at the Tertiary Level…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Apprehension, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Berthoud, Anne-Claude, Ed. – Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquee, 1996
This collection of articles on second language learning in a multilingual environment includes: "Franzosisch-Deutsch: Zweisprachiges Lernen au der Sekundarstufe 1" (French-German: Learning Two Languages at Secondary School, Level 1) (Otto Stern, Brigit Eriksson, Christine Le Pape, Hans Reutener, Cecilia Serra Oesch); "Das Projekt…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries
ALTE News, 1997
The two issues of volume 5 and one issue of volume 6 of the newsletter contain articles on conferences and programs concerning language testing in Europe. Articles topics include: description of proficiency levels for a Council of Europe testing program; adult education and language testing in Germany; tests of Norwegian as a foreign language; the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Conferences, Dutch
Haillet, P., Ed.; And Others – RELIEF: Revue de linguistique et d'enseignement du francais, 1993
This document consists of the first two issues of the journal RELIEF. Each issue contains four articles. All articles deal with French second language instruction: (1) "Utiliser la presse ecrite en classe de francais-langue seconde (Using the Print Media in French Second Language Class)" (H. Canto); (2) "Une lecon de grammaire…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, French
Allison, Desmond M., Ed. – Hongkong Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching, 1990
Papers on linguistics and language teaching in this volume are the following: "Language in Education: Hard Choices for Hong Kong" (Jo Lewkowicz); "EL2--Medium Education in a Largely Monolingual Society: The Case of Hong Kong" (Nigel Bruce); "A Programme for Semantics" (Laurence Goldstein); "Semantics and Its…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Correction, Error Patterns, Foreign Countries
Bell, Nancy, Ed.; Evans, Bruce, Ed.; Wang, Shuhan C., Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1997
Four papers on linguistic theory and language research include: "Language Policy, Language Education, and Language Rights: Indigenous, Immigrant, and International Perspectives" (Nancy H. Hornberger), a discussion of how language policy and language education serve as vehicles for promoting the vitality, versatility, and stability of…
Descriptors: Determiners (Languages), Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1996
Papers on foreign language education include: "The Message Is the Medium: Using Video Materials To Facilitate Foreign Language Performance" (Thomas J. Garza), which explores the use of this medium to enhance commonly-used non-communicative or text-bound teaching materials; "Product and Process Aspects of NES/EFL Students' Persuasive…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, English (Second Language), Essays, Foreign Countries
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