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ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1980
Abstracts of 51 papers presented at a conference on foreign language teaching are included. Each abstract is one to two pages in length. Specific teaching methods as well as general pedagogical ideas are treated. Several papers deal with specific languages, including Latin, French, German, Spanish, and Slovak. Instruction in a specific language…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Conference Reports, Cultural Education, Language Instruction
Vines, Lois – 1980
This guide brings together three types of resources for educators who need information about foreign language camps. A directory describes 26 such camps in 17 states. A contact person is listed for each camp. The Ohio University Summer Language Camp is then described in detail. Subjects covered include staffing, fees, activities for each time of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cultural Education, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Flaherty, Etienne – 1979
Controlling the rate of oral delivery in the second language classroom has been demonstrated as beneficial to the learner, whose information-processing capacity is an important factor in listening comprehension. Rate of information delivery can be controlled by limiting the actual rate of words per unit of time, or by maintaining content…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Educational Testing, Language Instruction
Lange, Dale L., Comp.; Clifford, Ray T., Comp. – 1980
Documents and articles on second language testing that were included in the ERIC data base from 1966 through 1979 are covered in this bibliography. Each of the approximately 1600 entries is identical to a document resume that appeared in "Resources in Education" or "Current Index to Journal in Education" during that period. The bibliography is…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), French
Inman, Marianne – 1978
Characteristics of corporate language training programs and policies, and the role of translation and interpreting were studied. Of particular interest was the extent to which language requirements and language training are included in corporate planning. Also investigated was the extent to which occupationally oriented special purpose language…
Descriptors: Business, Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries