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Download full textLemke, J. L. – 1996
A 6-minute, videotaped segment of discourse in a medical school classroom problem-based learning session is analyzed for evidence of the kinds of meanings being constructed, their functions, and the linguistic, kinesic, and other means by which they are being made. Three interdependent discourse agendas are distinguished: construction,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Clinical Diagnosis, Discourse Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
de Kadt, Elizabeth – Pragmatics and Language Learning, 1992
A study investigated requests as speech acts in "Zulu English," the English of Zulu first-language speakers, seeking to explain miscommunication in interactions between Zulu- and English-speakers by pointing to pragmatic transfer as one possible cause. Data were collected by means of a series of discourse completion tests in Zulu, Zulu…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns
Monroe County School District, Key West, FL. – 1990
Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 11, which focuses on communication…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Day Care
Carle, Marlene V. – 1993
A study investigated whether exercises that teach and alert students to nonverbal communication aided them, particularly those students who needed more support in achieving academic success in written expression. Subjects were students in two classes of a basic composition course required in an electronic technician program. One class was given…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Writing, Class Activities, Comparative Analysis
Zurmuehlen, Marilyn, Ed.; Thunder-McGuire, Steve, Ed. – 1993
This collection of doctoral student research papers begins with a biographic dedication to Marilyn Zurmuehlen. The papers and their authors are introduced in brief discourse by a faculty mentor (mentor's introduction). Articles include: (1) "Feminism < > Dialogic Interaction < > Research (Miriam Cooley), introduced by Elizabeth J.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Chinese Americans, Computers
Polloway, Edward A.; Smith, Tom E. C. – 1992
This book considers the complex subject of language development and instruction for learners with special needs. The primary purpose of the book is to examine language and its components and to suggest instructional strategies for conquering language difficulties. Some special features of the book are strong core chapters which cover key…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Kerns, H. Dan; Johnson, Nial – 1995
Recognizing the decline in student visual communication skills, faculty from different disciplines collaborated in the design of a visual literacy course. The visual literacy skills developed in the course are that students learn in the following ways: (1) through faculty presentation and demonstration of the various tools available; (2) with…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Communication Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development
Silc, Kathleen Flannery, Ed.; And Others – 1990
Designed to accompany a Cross-Cultural Training Workshop for supervisors of limited-English-proficient (LEP) employees, this "train the trainer" manual can be used as a resource for individuals who have some experience as cross-cultural trainers or as an orientation for novices in the area of cross-cultural communication. The workshop is…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Case Studies, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Fidelman, Carolyn G. – 1992
The use of formative evaluation in a new set of materials for French language instruction is discussed. The materials, entitled "In the French Body," use videodisk technology to teach both verbal and nonverbal aspects of communication. The technical and pedagogical design of the materials are described, difficulties of using controlled…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Software, Cultural Context, Cultural Traits
PDF pending restorationWalker, Alice D., Comp. – 1993
Two bibliographies of publications from the International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) are presented. The first covers the period from 1983 through 1989 and lists 261 publications from the IVLA at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The second covers from 1990 through 1993 and lists 201 publications. The comprehensive…
Descriptors: Art Education, Bibliographies, Critical Viewing, Curriculum Development
Siegel-Causey, Ellin, Ed.; Guess, Doug, Ed. – 1988
The purpose of this manual, the culmination of a graduate project begun at the University of Kansas, is to assist individuals with severe, multiple disabilities and their service providers in learning to utilize nonsymbolic behaviors in an expanded, facilitative manner that leads to more consistent and predictable communication functioning. The…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Skills, Eye Contact, Facial Expressions
Westerfield, Kay – 1989
The case study, where students analyze actual business situations and discuss complex business issues in a relatively risk-free environment, is a particularly good method for teaching business English. Graduate business programs use both written and video case studies in the classroom. Videocases bring the case study alive on film and may be…
Descriptors: Body Language, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Case Studies
Miller, Marsha Lee – 1986
A discussion of the use of drama in the foreign language classroom looks at the three common ways it is used: (1) the dramatic teacher, or methods in which the teacher's dramatic behavior involves the students in interesting communicative situations; (2) creative drama, in which activities focus on the students' involvement in spontaneous dramatic…
Descriptors: Acting, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Creative Dramatics
Kearney, Patricia; And Others – 1986
A study investigated the effects of teacher nonverbal immediacy and strategy type on college students' likelihood of resisting teacher strategies for gaining compliance. Subjects were 629 undergraduate students randomly assigned to four separate conditions. They responded to four written scenarios that reflected the variables of teacher immediacy…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, College Students
Sarkisian, Ellen – 1984
Foreign graduate students who have reached an advanced level in a specific discipline may be able to explain that subject's intricacies with ease but may have difficulty in speaking comprehensibly, explaining clearly, and understanding students easily while leading an undergraduate discussion section. Harvard University offers a program to help…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context, English (Second Language)
