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Dialog on Language Instruction, 1987
This document consists of the two issues of "Dialog on Language Instruction" (DLI) published during 1987. The following articles appear in these issues of this "occasional" internal publication: "Foreign Language Technology in the 21st Century" (Frank Otto); "Cultural Distance and the Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Download full textNabors, Leslie K., Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1996
Five papers in diverse areas of linguistics in education are presented. "Second Language Learning through Interaction: Multiple Perspectives" (Teresa Pica) looks at the variety of theoretical approaches to interaction in second language learning, and how an interactionist perspective lends weight to a number of theories.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Class Activities
Theilheimer, Ish, Ed.; Eisner, Kathy, Ed. – Transition, 1995
This issue of the newsletter "Transition" focuses on young families and the problems they face. The newsletter contains book reviews, descriptions of upcoming events, and articles covering various aspects of young families. Articles are: (1) "Taking the Plunge" (Deidre Yukich), focusing on one woman's family planning decisions;…
Descriptors: Cohabitation, Early Childhood Education, Family Life, Family Relationship
Casanave, Christine Pearson, Ed.; Simons, J. David, Ed. – 1995
This collection of articles on use of films in second language instruction, particularly for teaching English as a second language (ESL) in Japanese colleges and universities, includes: "Whole Movies and Engaged Response in the Japanese University ESL Classroom" (David P. Shea); "Films in English Class: Going Beyond a Content…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Copyrights, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedLiddicoat, Anthony J., Ed.; Crozet, Chantal, Ed. – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Essays and research reports on the relationship between teaching second languages and teaching culture include: "Teaching Culture as an Integrated Part of Language Teaching: An Introduction" (Chantal Crozet, Anthony J. Liddicoat); "Primary Socialization and Cultural Factors in Second Language Learning: Wending Our Way through Semi-Charted…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Contrastive Linguistics
Evans, Bruce, Ed.; Bell, Nancy, Ed.; Cahnnann, Melisa, Ed.; McKinney, Michelle, Ed.; Schwinge, Diana, Ed.; Wang, Shu-han, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1998
Four papers on linguistics include: "The Teacher-Research Relationship: Multiple Perspectives and Possibilities" (Teresa Pica), on the research relationships of researchers and language teachers; "Politeness in the Speech of Korean ESL Learners" (Nancy Bell), focusing on the speech acts of disagreeing, requesting, and making…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Lester, Mark; And Others – ELT Documents, 1978
This issue contains articles ranging from a theoretical discussion of the nature of an international language to an assessment of the implications of teaching a local form of English. The following articles are included: (1) "International English and Language Variation," by M. Lester; (2) "The English Language, Ideology, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Dialect Studies
Mortenson, Thomas G., Ed. – Postsecondary Education Opportunity, 1996
This document is a collection of 12 issues of a monthly report on public policy and programs affecting postsecondary educational opportunity. Each issue contains two or three research articles analyzing postsecondary educational trends. Titles of articles include: "Students with Educational Disabilities"; "Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Anivan, Sarinee, Ed. – 1991
The selection of papers on language testing includes: "Language Testing in the 1990s: How Far Have We Come? How Much Further Have We To Go?" (J. Charles Alderson); "Current Research/Development in Language Testing" (John W. Oller, Jr.); "The Difficulties of Difficulty: Prompts in Writing Assessment" (Liz Hamp-Lyons,…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Cues
Sheive, Linda T., Ed.; Schoenheit, Marian B., Ed. – 1987
Symbolic leadership and culture are the guiding concepts of nine selections presented in this 1987 yearbook. In part 1, "Organizational Perspectives on the Work of Leaders," Terrence E. Deal predicts that future educational organizations will depend upon leaders who have shaped cultural patterns from traditions, current realities, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Standards, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
MINNE-WI TESOL Journal, 1997
The two volumes of the journal, jointly produced by the Minnesota and Wisconsin English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers' associations, include these articles: "'Iwareru and Meiwaku': A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and American Communicative Styles" (Masako Saito, James H. Robinson); ""Reading in the Elementary…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Traits, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
Caouette, Claudine, Ed.; Larrivee, Pierre, Ed. – 1997
English translations of articles in French in this issue include these: "Discourse Reported in the Print Media"; "Comparison of Register in Quebec and French Speakers"; "Method of Description of Specialized Verbs in View of Machine Translation Applications"; "Dialectal Areas in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Biblical Literature, Braille, Contrastive Linguistics
