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Peer reviewedGuntermann, Gail – Theory into Practice, 1987
This article addresses program design for foreign-language teaching. It examines the complexities of specifying the outcomes and selecting and sequencing the content, outlines the principal program types in existence today, and offers a general proposal for future programs. (MT)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Notional Functional Syllabi
Download full textGingras, Rosario C.; Careaga, Rudy C. – 1989
Evidence suggests that limited-English-proficient (LEP) students are among those most likely to drop out of school. Inconsistencies in defining dropouts and limited research affect estimates of LEP dropouts. Factors increasing the dropout risk include: low level of English language competence; large school size; lower expectations of certain…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics
Dole, Janice A. – 1981
A center was established in 1978 to develop a program of curriculum materials designed to enable school districts in Alaska to strengthen and improve the English and native-language skills of Yup'ik children. The program is described here, as well as its rationale and philosophical assumptions, the materials that have been developed, and the…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSenior, Diane – Italica, 1998
While substantial evidence exists that classroom immersion in a second language teaches students about cultural diversity, raises cultural self-awareness, and improves communicative competence in the target language, most of the research has been performed at the elementary and secondary school levels. Implications for developing rationales and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Cultural Training
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1991
The curriculum guide for the basic German second language program in Manitoba elementary and secondary schools is presented. The first part offers the rationale for the broad goals of the program, with a focus on the benefits of cultural and language education for individuals and society alike. This section also contains a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
Brown, Christine – Perspective, 1995
The second language education program of Glastonbury, Connecticut, considered to be an exemplary program in a modest community, is profiled and discussed. Since the 1950s in this system, all students study at least one foreign language, beginning in elementary school. Course offerings, which have changed little since that time, include Spanish,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Educational Trends
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1989
California's framework for second language education describes the state's requirements for development of effective foreign language instruction in the public schools. Chapters address these topics: (1) the economic, civic, and cultural benefits of a foreign language program; (2) characteristics of an effective program, including…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, American Sign Language, Classical Languages, Classroom Techniques
