Statewide evaluation of California's Migrant Education Program found that supplementary instruction, focusing mainly on basic skills, was provided almost entirely by teacher aides and that regular classroom teachers showed little awareness of the migrant students' activities or progress in the program. (Author/CB)

Six computer programs were used for English as a foreign language classes at Sana's University (Yemen) to stimulate whole-class activities (as opposed to small group or individualized activities commonly associated with use of computers). The software, involving spelling, repetition, spoken discourse, games, and map work, was merged into more…

Identifies differences between bilingual programs for minority language children and second-language immersion programs for majority language children. Examines points of mutual relevance between approaches. Discusses exemplary characteristics of effective second-language learning environments: integration of language and academic instruction,…

Suggests ways to increase the amount and quality of student participation in classroom communication. These techniques include changing the classroom environment, developing specific questioning and drill techniques, minimizing explanation and information-giving, using peer correction but not overcorrection, using gestures and props, being…

The foreign language classroom is considered a legitimate and important arena for educational and linguistic research. Research projects developed through a French survey include: an analysis of the foreign language classroom through diary studies; and an analysis of classroom discourse of teachers and pupils. (Author/CB)

Two Toronto community English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs used oral interview tests to place adults in appropriate programs. Instruments used included: Foreign Service Oral Interview; Ilyin Oral Interview; object-oriented testing; group testing; performance in authentic situations; Ontario Test of English as a Second Language; and George…

Comprehensive business foreign language instruction must include cultural factors affecting the business environment of the target language. An example of a business German class illustrates the need for: cultural exchange with persons speaking the target language; review and eradication of stereotypes; and studying effects of cultural differences…

A survey of correspondence courses available from educational institutions seeking to prepare prospective citizens for basic English and government tests showed that institutions providing such courses for immigrants are little more than dispensaries of government publications. The quality of the courses was found to be very poor. Improvement is…

This is an account of how a group of students in an English course at Bell School, Bath, England became teachers for a short while in local junior schools. It describes how the project came about, how the students were prepared for their task, and what the outcome was. (Author/SED)

Discusses recent changes in the system, status, function, content and methodology of English teaching in Czechoslovakian elementary and secondary schools and gives a short account of the experimental evaluation of the new system in secondary grammar schools. (Author/SED)

Discusses the goal of internationalization of Swedish higher education, necessary to train Swedish personnel who will be stationed outside the country and because of internationalization of Swedish society due to extensive immigration from other countries. Describes proposals and attitudinal objectives of an internationalizing commission and…

This paper explores curriculum evolution processes in relation to sociocultural considerations with respect to a (teacher-of-English-as-a-foreign-language) TEFL program conducted in Singapore for inservice (English-as-a-foreign-language) EFL trainee-teachers from the People's Republic of China (PRC). It reports on how curriculum evolution was…

This book provides essays designed to support informed classroom and curricular decisions. It aims to dispel some of the misunderstandings about Japanese language instruction and introduce the intellectual inquires we are making in the field. Eleven chapters are included: (1) Development of Kanji Knowledge Among Adult JFL Learners; (2)…

This annual report provides a snapshot of enrollments, student demographics, courses and programs, student achievements, staffing, and funding for community college correctional education programs provided at Washington State Department of Corrections adult facilities. The primary source of information for this document is the State Board for…

This collection of 21 essays focuses on people who experience the world with multiple languages: (1) "Myths about Multilingualism" (Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa); (2) "Teaching Languages using the Multiple Intelligences and the Senses" (Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa); (3) "The Role of the Sense of Smell in Language Learning"…