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Lynch, Joanne – 1993
An evaluation was conducted of the first year of a 3-year program designed in New York City to serve the needs of Chinese-speaking intermediate grade students of limited English proficiency. The focus of the program was on improving their achievement in mathematics and science while also improving students' English language proficiency. The…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese Americans, Curriculum Evaluation
Yalden, Janice – 1987
An introduction to contemporary views of second/foreign language course design is intended for even relatively inexperienced teachers wishing to meet the somewhat sophisticated current expectations for language training. First, it provides theoretical background concerning the concepts of communicative competence and second language proficiency,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Rasanen, Anne – 1994
This article presents theoretical considerations behind the Jyvaskyla teacher in-service development program in teaching content through a foreign language and surveys some international experiences of bilingual education. The term "bilingual program" refers to all variations of bilingual education and teaching of non-language subjects…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Concept Formation
Smith, James Brian – 1994
This paper maintains that many language-minority children in the United States are being given dis-equalized services by schools through inappropriate test screening. It is asserted that schools often use inappropriate standardized instruments to determine the English language fluency of limited English proficient (LEP) and language minority…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Attitudes
Coady, James, Ed.; Huckin, Thomas, Ed. – 1997
A collection of essays on second language vocabulary learning includes: "Historical Trends in Second Language Vocabulary Instruction" (Cheryl Boyd Zimmerman); "The Lexical Plight in Second Language Reading: Words You Don't Know, Words You Think You Know, and Words You Can't Guess" (Batia Laufer); "Orthographic Knowledge in L2 Lexical Processing: A…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level
Layzer, Carolyn; Sharkey, Judy – 1996
Experiences in teaching a first-year reading course in the intensive English program at Kansai Gaidai Junior College (Japan) are discussed. In the period described, there were six classes of 16 students each. A proficiency-oriented approach incorporating a learner development component was adopted to facilitate the transition from traditional…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, Course Descriptions
Kitao, Kenji – Doshisha Studies in English, 1994
This article discusses Japanese students' difficulties in reading English, overviews some of the problems of college English textbooks, presents the results of research on the subject, and discusses characteristics of measures of readability. Teaching methods that have proven effective with Japanese students and activities for engaging students in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Poon, Anita – 1992
A study investigated the effectiveness of structured viewing of television news on listening comprehension in English as a Second Language (ESL), as compared with the effectiveness of standard listening comprehension materials. Subjects were 66 students aged 18-22 in diverse disciplines, 34 in the experimental group and 32 in a control group.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, College Students
Ancess, Jacqueline; Darling-Hammond, Linda – 1994
International High School, New York (New York) is a secondary school for students who have been in the United States less than 4 years and who score below the 20th percentile on an English language proficiency test. The 310 students of 1988 came from 37 nations, and spoke 32 languages. An evaluation conducted in the 1991-92 school year indicates…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Education, Cultural Awareness, Educational Change
Association of Language Testers in Europe, Cambridge (England). – 1998
The handbook describes language examinations offered and examination systems administered by members of the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE). An introductory section describes the rationale behind the founding of the organization, lists its 22 current members, and states its aims and objectives. Subsequent sections detail the…
Descriptors: Danish, Dutch, English, Evaluation Criteria
Lee, Teresa Gonzalez – 1992
Two programs at the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) in Spanish and Cultural Sensitivity are reported, one at the UCSD Medical Center and the other at the School of Medicine. These programs illustrate the power of culturally sensitive medical care versus a medical practice with non cross-cultural awareness that could result in patient…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1991
The curriculum guide for the basic German second language program in Manitoba elementary and secondary schools is presented. The first part offers the rationale for the broad goals of the program, with a focus on the benefits of cultural and language education for individuals and society alike. This section also contains a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
McArthur, Edith K. – 1993
In 1989, the number of persons in the United States who spoke languages other than English at home was at an all-time high. This number has increased rapidly in recent years as immigration flows have brought in new residents who are native speakers of other languages. To accommodate persons who speak languages other than English, changes are being…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Demography, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Burnett, Gary – 1994
By 1992, according to a study by the Council of Chief State School Officers, more than 3.5 million computers were in U.S. elementary and secondary schools--a ratio of one computer for every 13 students. In addition, 99 percent of all schools across the country reported that they provide their students with some access to computers. Sometimes…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Haillet, P., Ed.; And Others – RELIEF: Revue de linguistique et d'enseignement du francais, 1993
This document consists of the first two issues of the journal RELIEF. Each issue contains four articles. All articles deal with French second language instruction: (1) "Utiliser la presse ecrite en classe de francais-langue seconde (Using the Print Media in French Second Language Class)" (H. Canto); (2) "Une lecon de grammaire…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, French
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