Descriptor
| Conference Reports | 53 |
| Second Language Learning | 53 |
| Language Instruction | 44 |
| Teaching Methods | 44 |
| Teacher Education | 20 |
| Modern Languages | 16 |
| Language Programs | 15 |
| Instructional Materials | 13 |
| Higher Education | 12 |
| Educational Objectives | 11 |
| Language Skills | 11 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Modern Language Journal | 3 |
| Yelmo | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 13 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 7 |
| Reference Materials -… | 2 |
| ERIC Publications | 1 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reference Materials - General | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Canada | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| National Defense Education… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textStrasheim, Lorraine A. – 1967
This project of the Indiana Language Program (ILP) directs its efforts to teacher education and instructional methodology in foreign languages. Five stages involved in the ILP foreign language work focus on: (1) identification of practices in foreign language methods in colleges and universities, (2) establishment of dialogue among methods…
Descriptors: Administration, Articulation (Education), Colleges, Conference Reports
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Committee for General and Technical Education. – 1974
The symposium, held in Wiesbaden, West Germany, November 11-17, 1973, examined the results of recent programs and research dealing with the teaching of modern languages to young children and formulated certain recommendations for submission to the Council for Cultural Cooperation of the Council of Europe. The following reports were presented: (1)…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conference Reports, Conferences, Curriculum Development
Oxford Institutes in Italy, Milan. – 1967
Six conference papers, presented first in Italian and then in English, are collected in this booklet. They are: "International Comprehension through Education" by H.R. Light, "The Prelingual Period in Foreign Language Learning" by Djoraje Kostic, "Reconciling Old and New Methods of Language Teaching" by Derrick Plant, "The Use of the Language…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Conference Reports, English (Second Language)
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
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Committee for General and Technical Education. – 1971
The principal aims of this symposium were to examine how the teaching of grammar could be brought up to date, to define the role of linguistics in teacher training and in the classroom, and to determine the extent to which grammar is a genuine aid to the learning and teaching of modern languages. The report contains the following information: (1)…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Grammar, Language Instruction, Linguistics
Criado de Val, Manuel – Yelmo, 1971
Conference held February 1971 in Madrid, Spain. (DS)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Cultural Background, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Peer reviewedGrittner, Frank M. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Report on the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 18-20, 1974. (PMP)
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Class Activities, Conference Reports, Language Instruction
Canham, G. W., Ed. – 1972
This book is a summary of the reports received from the various countries which participated in a conference on native language learning and teaching. The reports are based on questionnaires sent out by the Unesco Institute for Education prior to the meeting. Chapters include a general review of the pre-conference reports, extracts from one of the…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communications, Conference Reports, International Education
Peer reviewedTursi, Joseph A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Report on the 21st Northwest Conference, "Toward Student-Centered Foreign-Language Programs," held in Washington, D.C., on April 18-20, 1974. (PMP)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Films, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Inc., Madison, CT. – 1975
Part two of the Northeast Conference Reports for 1975 deals with implementation of the ideas outlined in part one regarding curriculum, teaching and evaluation. Culture is discussed as it relates to the four language skills, at all levels, with a look at the planning and construction of a culturally oriented thematic unit. In addition,…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Conference Reports, Cultural Education, Curriculum
Chatagnier, Louis J.; Taggart, Gilbert – 1971
Recognizing that the tenets of behaviorism and structuralism are being questioned today by the advocates of the new cognitive-transformationalist theory, the authors represented in this collection of papers redefine the potential role and discuss the function of the language laboratory in second language acquisition. Papers given at the 1970…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction, Language Laboratories
Peer reviewedBean, Katrin T. – Modern Language Journal, 1978
Summarizes talks of five speakers at Vanderbilt University's symposium on foreign language teaching: "Exploring a Partnership: Computer-Assisted Instruction in Foreign Languages"; "Individualized Foreign-Language Instruction"; "Language Learning: To What Undergraduate Purpose?"; "The Training of Graduate Students as Teachers--A Proposal";…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conference Reports, Conferences, Higher Education
1974
Six lectures presented by TESOL experts for the 1973 Annual Defense Language Institute are summarized and discussed here. The first paper, by John B. Carroll, "Some Suggestions from a Psycholinguist," concerns the relationship between learning and memory. Albert H. Marckwardt, in "The Dictionary as an English Teaching Resource," recommends the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conference Reports, Dictionaries, English (Second Language)
McBride, Vearl G. – 1971
A total of 118 students were enrolled in the Multi-Language Rapid Reading Program, and by the end of 9 weeks they were able to read intermediate French and Spanish with rates up to 35,000 words per minute (w.p.m.) in Spanish and 25,000 w.p.m. in French. No student scored less than 750 w.p.m. in either language, with 65 percent the lowest…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Eye Movements, French, Reading Programs
Morton, F. Rand, Ed. – 1961
Selected papers of a conference dealing with development and use of language laboratories in the early 1960's are presented in this publication. Selections include: (1) F. R. Morton's "Recent Developments in Language Laboratory Equipment for Teaching and Research", (2) Pierre Delattre's "Testing the Oral Production of Language Students", (3)…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Planning, Conference Reports, Educational Technology
