A questionnaire was submitted to Iranian students of English to determine their attitudes toward language, learning, and language learning. Responses were subjected to statistical analysis. Attitudes were generally favorable to second language learning, but confusion on some points suggests teachers might consider concepts of language and language…

The use of simulation in the classroom has a lot to offer for the social studies teacher. It motivates students to a higher interest in the topic they are studying and causes them to be actively involved in the learning process. (Author/RK)

Role playing is an effective technique for accelerating the learning and strengthening the self confidence of mentally handicapped children. (GW)

Directs attention to the varieties of oral communication in the language classroom by discussing four aspects of this communication: (1) whether it is necessary or unnecessary; (2) whether it is obligatory or non-obligatory; (3) whether it is interesting or uninteresting; and (4) whether it is embarrassing or not. (SED)

Two possible uses of technology for industrial training, one involving traditional instruction with extensive use of computers in groups of varying size and the other providing an instantaneous online training and information system on the production line, are suggested as illustrations of the potential for advanced telecommunications applications…

Discusses current literature dealing with the pedagogical implications of the ACTFL Provisional Proficiency Guidelines. The argument that grammatical accuracy needs to be stressed from the beginning of instruction is reviewed in the light of second language acquisition research, and it is suggested that such emphasis on grammatical correctness is…

Describes a technique used to help American Indian students see the connection between their lives and interests and poetry. (RBW)

Describes the strategies used by a technical writing teacher who encouraged a dyslexic university engineering student to use a microcomputer as an aid in composition writing, and discusses how a word processing program was used to make the writing process easier and increase the student's self-confidence. (MBR)

Reports on a study that (1) examined the effectiveness of computer-based education in developing literacy and mathematics skills in young adults to enable them to secure unsubsidized employment and (2) compared motivation of CETA-funded students with those who sought training voluntarily. Discusses failures of CETA training projects and makes…

Attempts a validation of theoretical constructs related to a hypothesized conflict between achievement motives and the development of principled moral reasoning and exemplifies a novel, methodological approach to the assessment of moral judgment as well as other content areas in which "attitudinal conflict" is present. (Author/RK)

Some notes on what we have found out about how, when and why we are teaching French. (Editor)

Considers the nature and motivational drives of the adult learner and some of the reasons he begins and continues in a renewed educational adventure. (HD)

If teachers would be as ready to help children to do important things to what they read, as they are to impress on children the importance of doing what reading wants them to do, then the story of children who suffer from reading difficulties might be quite different. (Author)

Online learning has been hailed as a huge step forward for education. Academia is increasingly offering Internet-based distance courses because they allow "anywhere, anytime" learning and access to a wider pool of students. Firms and organizations like it for training employees because it permits consistency and repeatability in training…

In the book, "How Children Fail", John Holt simply but honestly records classroom interactions in a refreshing, realistic and humorous style of delivery. Many of Holt's real stories have to do with teachers often falling into the trap of asking students questions and looking only for "right answers." Holt's main thrust is child failure in a…