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Peer reviewedOlynyk, Marian; And Others – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1983
The appearance of hesitation phenomena in the first (French) and second (English) language usage of 10 military college students and the subjective evaluation by 86 peer judges of the 10's fluency in each language were studied. Results confirmed the experimenters' a priori classification of the ten as high or low fluency speakers. (MSE)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, College Students, English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedByrne, Donn – TESL Canada Journal, 1984
Proposes model of language teaching designed to balance teacher/learner input, whole class teaching vs. small group work, and teaching language as either form or function. Although amount of teacher intervention varies, all classroom activities are communicative, providing a situation where students are involved, contributing and interacting with…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Fluency
Peer reviewedGordon, W. Terrence – French Review, 1976
Presents the notions that: (1) training in free expression skills in a foreign language can be systematized and integrated with the acquisition of fundamental language skills; and (2) that the principle of "re-expression" can be used by the teacher to yield "free expression" in the form of spontaneous oral summary. (AM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Higher Education, Language Fluency
Direct linkYairi, Ehud; Ambrose, Nicoline Grinager – PRO-ED, Inc., 2004
This is one of few professional books that addresses the subject of stuttering in young children. This is surprising considering that most cases of stuttering begin in the preschool years and that the prevalence of the disorder in very young children is higher than in any other age group. This excellent and informative text is written for…
Descriptors: Phonology, Stuttering, Parent Participation, Longitudinal Studies
Download full textIwami, Ichiro – Journal of the Japan-Britain Association for English Teachers, 2001
This study assessed various traits of two Japanese high school students' communicative performance by examining their interaction with native speakers of English while they were visiting the United States as part of a 5-day study tour. The study focused on the kind of student performance that should be considered a successful outcome of…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students
Peer reviewedStrauss, George – Babel, 1973
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Experimental Programs, FLES
Peer reviewedIngram, D. E. – Babel, 1973
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Fluency, Language Instruction
Schodel, Siegfried – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1971
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Educational Objectives, Information Theory, Language Fluency
Peer reviewedRoscoe, Carole – TESOL Quarterly, 1972
Paper presented in March 1971, at the TESOL Convention in New Orleans, La. (VM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools
Matthews, Sister Mary Angela – Indiana Reading Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Informal Reading Inventories, Language Fluency, Oral Reading
Chastain, Shelton; Seguel, Mary Louise – J Outdoor Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discovery Learning, Elementary School Students, Experience
Peer reviewedBlackburn, Ruth M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Community, English (Second Language)
Isom, John B. – Claremont Coll Reading Conf 32nd Yearbook, 1968
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Comparative Analysis, Language Fluency, Lateral Dominance
Peer reviewedCramer, Hazel – French Review, 1977
The degree of teacher control in a language conversation class will determine the success of the class. Beginning language classes seem to require a great deal of control; advanced conversation groups achieve more if sessions are student-run. Intermediate classes require control inversely proportionate to their skills. (CHK)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, French, Language Fluency, Language Instruction
Keller, Eric – TESL Talk, 1976
"Gambits" are conversational tools for introducing what we're about to say, such as "Excuse me for interrupting, but..." A three-part textbook series for students of English as a Second Language entitled "Gambits" contains exercises for advanced students which attempt to recreate "real-life" language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Fluency, Language Instruction
