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PDF pending restorationStatistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Training and Continuing Education Section. – 2000
This report presents the findings of the 1998 survey of providers of training in English or French as a second or foreign language in Canada. The purpose of the survey was to gather information at the national level and, where possible, at the regional level, on the size of the industry, its characteristics, and the role played by foreign…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Canada Natives, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Download full textRogers, Paul; Coles, Trish – 2000
Developments in information technology have made online teacher training and development a practical proposition, but raise questions about the relationship between trainer and novice teacher at a distance. This case study of a pilot 10-week online course explores aspects of that relationship and considers future implications of this form of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions
Direct linkCrandall, JoAnn, Ed.; Kaufman, Dorit, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2002
Content-based instruction (CBI) challenges ESOL teachers to teach language through specialist content in institutional settings. This volume addresses CBI negotiation between ESOL teachers and subject specialists in higher education. Writers document and evaluate courses that support the subject discipline and meet the language needs of EFL and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Course Content
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2005
The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the development of provision for Gaelic education in Scottish schools, 11 years on from the Inspectorate's last major review of the area. The report sets out to provide an update showing what progress has been achieved since that time, with a specific focus on pre-school, primary and secondary…
Descriptors: Evidence, Secondary Schools, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Carlson, Theodora E., Ed. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1959
This document contains the September 1958 through May 1959 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, enrollment projections, national school physical-plant needs and economics, state…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
Lloyd, John H., Ed. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1954
This document contains the October 1952 through September 1953 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the Federal Security Agency (October 1952-March 1953) and U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, national school…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
Carlson, Theodora E., Ed. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1958
This document contains the October 1957 through June 1958 issues of "School Life," a monthly publication of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Office of Education. The journal issues cover a variety of topics across education sectors, enrollment projections, national school physical-plant (facility) needs, year-round…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLeppanen, Sirpa; Kalaja, Paula – ELT Journal, 1995
Investigates the use of computer conferencing in a second-language context with five English-for-Academic-Purposes students for the purposes of conducting discussions and introducing the students to writing as a process. Students dominated during discussions and received increased commentary on their writing; although the technology did not cause…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedFerris, Dana R. – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
English-as-a-Second-Language university students in a multiple-draft composition setting were found to pay more attention to teachers' comments on preliminary drafts than on final drafts; pay most attention to comments on grammar; and consider teachers' comments helpful overall. Problems with teacher comments and implications of the study are…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Feedback, Foreign Students
Peer reviewedGarrett, Peter; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
A study of mother tongue (MT) use in second-language classrooms was conducted in United Kingdom primary schools in two bilingual settings: North Wales (Welsh/English) and Lancashire (Mirpur Punjabi/English). Prewriting activities were carried out with comparable pairs of classes (MT or English, second language). Although attitudes in the MT groups…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedKroon, Sjaak; Vallen, Ton – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1994
Discusses the immigrant situation in The Netherlands, Dutch education policy with respect to ethnic minorities, intercultural and language education, and the implementation of the 1992 "Cedars in de tuin" policy report. It is concluded that government policy in regard to multicultural Dutch society is somewhere between assimilation and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences
Musayeva, Gulsen – IRAL, 1998
A study examined oral corrective discourse in English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) classes at a Turkish university, with data gathered through classroom observation of teacher-student interaction, teacher interviews, and a student survey concerning preferences for amount and type of corrective feedback. Results indicate a small degree of parity…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis
Weinberg, Alysse – CALICO Journal, 2005
The "Les Chansons de la francophonie" web site is based on French songs and was developed using HTML and JavaScript for the advanced French Comprehension Course at the Second Language Institute of the University of Ottawa. These interactive listening activities include true-false and multiple-choice questions, fill in the blanks,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Listening, Internet
Cushion, Steve – ReCALL, 2004
There are now many CALL authoring packages that can create interactive websites and a large number of language teachers are writing materials for the whole range of such packages. Currently, each product stores its data in different formats thus hindering interoperability, pooling of digital resources and moving between software packages based in…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Standards
LaPointe, Deborah K.; Greysen, Katherine R. B.; Barrett, Kerrin A. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
The use of a synchronous audio tool is discussed for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in Taiwan. Over several months, a community of practice has formed among teachers and teaching assistants, transcending cultural differences. Exploring the relationship that has developed between teachers and teaching assistants forms the basis of this…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Teaching Assistants, English (Second Language)
