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Download full textVAMOS, MARA; AND OTHERS – Modern Language Association, 1961
SEVERAL ASPECTS OF THE TEACHING AND STUDY OF MODERN LANGUAGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION WERE SURVEYED, SUCH AS (1) DEGREES AWARDED IN 1958-59, (2) MAJORS ENROLLED IN THE FALL OF 1959, (3) AVAILABILITY AND USE OF LANGUAGE LABORATORIES, RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, AND PROGRAMS ABROAD, AND (4) CURRICULUMS AND STAFFING TRENDS. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE ADDRESSED TO…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Language Instruction, Modern Languages, National Surveys
Peer reviewedSchmitz, Albert; Schrand, Heinrich – Zielsprache Englisch, 1979
Undertakes to evaluate the Conference of the International Association of the Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, and adds a trend report of a general discussion of learning goals. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Conferences, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language), Evaluation
Lewis, Richard F. – 1979
This paper concerned with the improvement of formative evaluation procedures for second language television materials includes a literature review and descriptions of two studies of French second language teaching materials produced by Nova Scotia School Television. Evaluation procedures used in determining vocabulary acquisition, program…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Media, Educational Television, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedScanlan, Richard T. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Examines in detail Latin courses using the PLATO IV computer-assisted instruction system. These programs, supplemental to classroom work, are effective in individualizing instruction. Lessons provide drill and practice. Complete diagnostic, progress, and achievement records are easily kept and accessed for evaluation of students. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classical Languages, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Diagnosis
Candlin, Christopher N.; Breen, Michael P. – 1979
This article offers teachers a comprehensive set of questions to ask themselves in evaluating their instructional materials and offers proposals for the adaptation and design of materials. These suggestions are postulated on a definition of language as communication and language teaching as a communicative process. The following are discussed: (1)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria
President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies: Background Papers and Studies.
President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, Washington, DC. – 1979
The following reports by various authors concerning foreign languages and international studies are included: (1) a personal statement on international education by Betty Bullard; (2) "Foreign Languages in the American School"; (3) "High Schools for Foreign Language and International Studies: An Interagency Paper"; (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Communication, College Language Programs, Educational Attitudes
