In this article, the author shares her experience and her observations as a Roving Scholar of American Studies in Norway through the Norway Fulbright Foundation grant. The author visited upper secondary schools all over Norway, teaching lessons to both students and teachers on topics related to U.S. history, government, culture, and geography. She…

This study examined opinions about some theoretical and practical tenets of bilingualism and bilingual education, as well as about the instructional use of English language learners' (ELLs) native languages in the classroom, of 77 teachers from Spain working in California as part of the California/Spain Visiting Teachers Program. In their…

Schools in America, especially in communities far from urban centers, are working harder to find highly qualified and culturally proficient staff to prepare students successfully for an increasingly interconnected world. Apart from offering teachers more professional development and hiring educators with international travel experience, public…

This article describes a new concept in teaching English as a foreign language. (HS)

An Australian English teacher discusses her experiences as a teacher on a teacher exchange to a high school in Zouping, China. (Author/VWL)

This survey provides information on teacher exchange programs, and positions as teacher or teaching assistant in English in public and private schools in Germany. (CHK)

An American college German professor went to Germany on a Fulbright teacher exchange and reports his impressions. He notes the conflict between students and teachers and the rigid attitudes toward testing and instruction. However, second language study is required, so teachers are free from "public relations" efforts to attract students.…

The Kiev FL Teachers Institute is described in terms of numbers, organization, activities and level of English proficiency. The program is followed from entrance qualifications to postgraduate prospects. Methodology, textbooks and facilities are surveyed. Student body and faculty structure, workloads and finances are analyzed. (CHK)

A visiting professor from Manhattan Community College describes her 1979-81 experiences teaching English at Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, People's Republic of China). Offers anecdotes about her students, mainly middle-aged scientists requiring English skills to return to work after ten years of idleness, physical labor, or imprisonment during the…

Responses from 291 Chinese students and 12 expatriate English teachers indicated that 83% of teachers felt methods and content did not meet student expectations; 58.4% believed they combined Chinese and Western methods. Most students appreciated exposure to native speakers, but felt teachers did not understand their needs and lacked competence in…

Describes an exchange program between Indonesian language students and teachers from Darwin and a group of students and teachers from Bali. The visits related to the subject areas of history, geography, Asian studies, and Bahasa Indonesia. (RM)

Described is the history and academic activity of the program, offered in English, to French law students, at the Center for the Study of English and American Law. The program includes instruction in law, along with English language instruction. (JMD)

Five panelists who have taught overseas discuss problems of curriculum, methodology, materials, and personal and role adjustment to the task of teaching English in foreign countries. References, suggested readings, and considerations for a teacher thinking about going overseas are appended. (MSE)

This is the seventh volume in a continuing series of working papers on teaching English as a second language. The 13 papers included here represent work in progress and cover a wide variety of subjects. In the first paper, E. Hatch summarizes research on reading a second language. S. J. A. Garcia discusses some of the areas of controversy in the…

The experiences of a teacher who lectured undergraduates in the People's Republic of China on the American short story and taught a refresher course for Chinese teachers of English at the Tianjin Foreign Language Institute are presented. (Author/MLW)