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Download full textThorogood, John – 1992
This sequel to "Recording Progress" (Pathfinder 1) reiterates the principles of recording for continuous assessment in second language learning and describes the British system originally adopted to implement those principles. Implications of the National Curriculum for continuous assessment are considered and then ways are suggested for…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Holmes, Bernardette – 1994
This guide illustrates how 14-, 15-, and 16-year-old students can be encouraged to explore and experiment with foreign language learning, developing an increasing awareness of register and idiom and moving from simple to complex uses of language, in the British National language learning system that focuses on the target language. Examples from…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedYabar-Dextre, Pompeyo – International Review of Education, 1978
After considering the linguistic, social, pedagogical and administrative rationale for using Spanish or native languages, particularly Quechua, as the educational medium, the author proposes a national system of bilingual schooling to be conducted in Spanish above the primary levels, but with continued native language course offerings. (SJL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1978
One of two publications developed to facilitate bilingual vocational training, this guide is designed to assist educational agencies at the national, state, and local levels in determining priorities for development of materials needed for bilingual vocational training programs. (CE 019 071 contains a handbook for developers of bilingual…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Brod, Shirley – 1998
This lesson guide argues that the focus of the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom should include all of the following: learning English, acquiring workplace skills, and developing a cross-cultural awareness. The renewed emphasis on employment-related ESL has created a growing interest in the competencies of the SCANS (Secretary's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Class Activities, English (Second Language)
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed. – 2000
The approaches to language maintenance in Australia are diverse and heterogeneous and include at least three kinds of programs: bilingual education programs; ethnic school programs (after hours or weekend programs that are controlled and managed by the community concerned); and mainstream school programs where the indigenous native language is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Community Programs, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
