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New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1986
A guide for curriculum development in New York City's French second language programs to be piloted in junior and senior high schools contains six cultural theme units for level 1 and the grammatical structures in French for levels 1-3. The cultural theme units are designed to be used as a core for the acquisition of language patterns, vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content
Little, David, Ed.; And Others – 1986
These conference proceedings include: (1) opening speeches; (2) "Must Language Teaching Be Communicative?" (Christopher Brumfit); (3) "Recipes for Tired Teachers" (Mario Rinvolucri); (4) "Facing the Challenge of New Technologies: Interactive Video and the AUTOTUTOR Project" (David Little, Eugene Davis); (5) a panel discussion of questions…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Equal Educational Opportunities. – 1986
The annotated bibliography provides information on commercially prepared materials that can be used in classrooms at all levels where English is taught as a second language. Twenty-four textbook series are described, arranged alphabetically by title. The listing is preceded by a categorization of the series by their content and focus:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
Kohonen, Viljo, Ed.; Pitkanen, Antti J., Ed. – 1985
Eighteen papers, 11 in English, and 6 in Finnish and 1 in German are presented on the general theme "Language--Knowledge and Skill," a theme that emphasizes the need to examine the communicative goal in foreign language education from the perspective of both theory and practice. The English-language articles on foreign language testing,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Policy
Ortiz, Alba A.; Wilkinson, Cheryl Y. – 1987
The document reports detailed results of an analysis of special education services provided in three urban school districts in Texas to 24 limited English proficient (LEP) Hispanic students and 28 English proficient Hispanic students (grades 2 through 5) who were classified as communication disordered. The focus of the study was on data collected…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communication Disorders, Communicative Competence (Languages), Diagnostic Tests
Guindal, Albert Lopez – 1985
Humor is an excellent teaching tool because, in addition to preventing classroom boredom and monotony, it introduces lateral aspects of language such as irony, sarcasm, mockery, elision, ellipsis, and euphemism. Humor in language can be approached interactively or structurally through a variety of activities. It can be used to expand vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Comics (Publications), Cultural Context
Ellowitch, Azi – 1986
The curriculum materials in this guide are drawn mainly from in-depth interviews with six persons, five of whom live in the Germantown or Logan sections of Philadelphia and all of whom represent some of the diverse cultural backgrounds found in these two neighborhoods. In addition to the stories of these six persons, six additional stories present…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Background, Curriculum
Wallerstein, Nina – 1982
This book grew out of an actual experience developing and implementing a problem-solving process, using the Paulo Freire approach, for teaching English as a second language (ESL) adult students. This process implies a serious and long-term commitment to developing critical thinking skills. The first part of the book discusses who the students are,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Culture Conflict
Savignon, Sandra J. – 1983
An introduction to the theoretical bases of communicative language teaching and a guide to building a second language program consonant with those theories are presented for classroom teachers and teachers in training. After examining the issues underlying recent developments in second language teaching, an overview is presented of the research…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education
Hudson, David D., Ed. – Communication: Journal of the Communication Association of the Pacific, 1981
The articles in this special journal issue discuss specific methods and procedures for use by teachers in developing student competency in the use of English as a second language. Specific topics covered in the 12 articles are (1) teaching the functional usages of language, (2) teaching the persuasive uses of language, (3) developing the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), Creative Teaching, Educational Theories
Cross Currents, 1981
The following articles on second language teaching techniques, English as a second language, and cross cultural communication are included: (1) "'Honne' and 'Tatemae': Tools for Developing Communicative Competence in a Second Language," by Gregory J. Thompson; (2) "Using Video-Taped Movies with Advanced ESOL Students," by…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Business English, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness
Briggs, Lucy T. – 1982
Bilingual education teachers need a clear understanding of the nature of language and language variation, and of how language relates to culture in order to be effective. With the needs of these teachers in mind, and drawing from anthropological linguistics and sociolinguistics, this chapter clarifies concepts of language and culture that have…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Creoles
Galloway, Vicki; And Others – 1980
A guide is presented for an exploratory language program whose goal is to develop an awareness in students of the variety of languages and cultures in their world. The course is a one-semester elective for middle and upper school levels, consisting of one general introductory unit on language and a series of language-specific units. It includes…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Objectives, Cultural Awareness
Silber, John R. – Business Officer, 1983
Issues that are relevant to promoting the intellectual potential and trained competence of the U.S. population are addressed. Important concerns include the following: preventing retardation among unborn children and young children; providing essential early childhood experiences through programs such as Head Start; and insuring literacy among…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Functional Literacy
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. Dept. of Vocational, Adult and Community Education. – 1982
A program of studies, instructional resources, and suggestions for activities and materials are presented for use by teachers in an elementary school foreign language program. The program provides supplemental elementary-level instruction for children in such languages as French, German, and Spanish. The program is primarily oral and stresses…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Awareness


