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Yule, George – 1996
The textbook surveys what is known about language and of the methods used by linguists in arriving at that knowledge. Each chapter addresses an aspect of linguistics, reviewing current knowledge and providing study questions, discussion topics and projects, and a list of additional reading. Chapter topics include: the origins of language;…
Descriptors: Animals, Articulation (Speech), Artificial Speech, Contrastive Linguistics
Download full textVartanian, Vartan; Vartanian, Margaret – 1992
The instructional materials for Armenian are designed for the language training of Peace Corps volunteers in Armenia. They use a competency-based approach focusing on content, cultural context, and communication purpose simultaneously. Some are closely tied to work tasks, others to daily communication needs. A brief introductory section gives an…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Armenian, Behavioral Objectives, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Dogancay-Aktuna, Seran; Kamisli, Sibel – 1997
A study examined pragmatic variation across Turkish and American English in the speech act of chastisement, to determine occurrence of pragmatic transfer in the interlanguage of native Turkish speakers learning English as a Second Language (ESL). Data were collected from 80 native speakers of Turkish, 14 native speakers of American English, and 68…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, English (Second Language)
Nzioka, Mary; And Others – 1995
This guide is designed for Swahili language training of Peace Corps workers in Kenya, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of a series of topical lessons that contain simple dialogues, a vocabulary list, explanatory grammar notes, several exercises, and cultural notes. Lesson topics include greetings and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Services, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses
Amraa, J.; Nadya, S. – 1992
The phrase book is intended for use by Peace Corps workers in Mongolia, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. Phrases and vocabulary are presented first in English, then in Mongolian translation (in Cyrillic alphabet), on the following topics: greetings and introductions; discussing work; expressing thanks and congratulations;…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Services, Competency Based Education, Conversational Language Courses
Peace Corps, Montevideo (Uruguay). – 1993
This guide is designed for Spanish language training of Peace Corps workers in Uruguay, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of 11 instructional units, each addressing four to seven specific language competencies. A table of contents outlines the targeted competencies and content for each unit. The units contain…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Community Services, Competency Based Education
Street, Brian, Ed. – 1993
A collection of essays on cross-cultural aspects of literacy education includes: "Conceptions and Uses of Literacy in a Papua New Guinea Village" (Don Kulick, Christopher Stroud); "Literacy and Feelings: The Encoding of Affect in Nukulaelae Letters" (Niko Besnier); "The Uses of Schooling and Literacy in a Zamfimaniry…
Descriptors: Arabic, Code Switching (Language), Cooperative Learning, Cross Cultural Studies
Rondon, Adolfo, Ed.; Serron, Sergio, Ed. – CLAVE, 1998
These two issues of the journal "CLAVE" contain these articles in Spanish with one article in English: "La ensenanza de la lingua materna" (Pablo Arnaez); "Saben resumir los alumnos universitarios de nuevo ingreso?" (Marisol Garcia); "El desempeno en la escritura de cartas argumentativas y cuentos en alumnos de octavo grado" (Yolanda Perez, Maria…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Articulation (Speech), Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques
Ho, Dah-an, Ed.; Tseng, Chiu-yu, Ed. – 1994
This publication of proceedings, most in English and some in Chinese, of a conference on Chinese languages and linguistics include the following papers: "On Rule Effect and Dialect Classification" (Chin-Chuan Cheng); "Cross-Linguistic Typological Variation, Grammatical Relations, and the Chinese Language" (Bernard Comrie);…
Descriptors: Affixes, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Peace Corps, Almaty (Kazakhstan). – 1995
This guide is designed for Kazakh language training of Peace Corps workers in Kazakhstan, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of an introductory chapter and a series of 10 theme-based competency-based language lessons. The introduction contains background information on the language, its alphabet, the Kazakh people,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alphabets, Competency Based Education, Contrastive Linguistics
Haznedari, Ismail; Repishti, Sami – 1992
This guide is designed for Albanian language training of Peace Corps workers in Albania, is intended to be used in a competency-based language training program, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of an introductory section on the history, alphabet, and phonology of the Albanian language and a series of 14 topical…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Albanian, Classroom Communication, Community Services
Viksnins, Helen M. – 1992
This guide is designed for Latvian language training of Peace Corps workers in Latvia, is intended for use in a competency-based language training program, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of an introductory section on the history, alphabet, and phonology of the Latvian language and a series of 13 topical…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Community Services, Competency Based Education
Meman, Paz B. – 1990
This guide is designed for Tagalog language training of Peace Corps workers in the Philippines, and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of: a quick reference to common expressions and phrases; a series of topical vocabulary and phrase lists; targeted core language competencies, at three proficiency levels; a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Communication, Community Services, Competency Based Education
Silva, David J., Ed. – 1998
A collection of research in Japanese and Korean linguistics includes: "Repetition, Reformulation, and Definitions: Prosodic Indexes of Elaboration in Japanese" (Mieko Banno); "Projection of Talk Using Language, Intonation, Deictic and Iconic Gestures and Other Body Movements" (Keiko Emmett); "Turn-taking in Japanese…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Advertising, Bilingualism, Broadcast Television
Sovilla, J. Buttet, Ed.; de Weck, G., Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (Tranel), 1998
These articles on scaffolding in language and speech pathology/therapy are included in this issue: "Strategies d'etayage avec des enfants disphasiques: sont-elles specifiques?" ("Scaffolding Strategies for Dysphasic Children: Are They Specific?") (Genevieve de Weck); "Comparaison des strategies discursives d'etayage dans un conte et un recit…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Language, Communication Disorders, Comparative Analysis
