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Malcolm, Ian G. – 1996
A study investigated the role of the Aboriginal Student Enclave, one of five campuses of Edith Cowan University (Australia) as a discourse community. The relatively small but cohesive university subcommunity is designed to provide additional support for Aboriginal students enrolled in standard programs and an environment in which the students are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Environment, College Students, Discourse Analysis
Pacific Association for Continuing Education, Vancouver (British Columbia). – 1997
This compilation of the presentations delivered at the NSBA Council of School Attorneys' Annual School Law Seminar includes the following papers: (1) "The 'Dimensions' of Trial Advocacy" (Keith Evans); (2) "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Who Has It and Who Doesn't" (Jerry L. Wyckoff); (3) "Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Contracts
Smith, Stephen M. – 1984
This practical and theoretical guide to the use of theater arts in foreign language teaching contains exercises, techniques, and fundamental theory for teachers at all levels of foreign language instruction, but particularly for those teaching adults and adolescents at intermediate or higher levels. An introductory section outlines common…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Dramatics
Nutter, Juanita B.; Boland, Jeanne M. – 1982
This self-instructional module, one volume of a series of competency-based modules in human relations skills for occupational specialists, is designed to help the specialist interact effectively with a variety of students, teachers, co-workers and employees. Other modules in this set of three are Level I Human Relations Skills for the Occupational…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship
Download full textGreenbaum, Paul – 1983
To examine the hypotheses that differences exist between Indians and non-Indians in the nonverbal regulation of conversation and that these differences cause functional difficulties in classroom interaction, the study quantitatively examined differences in the nonverbal repertoires of students and teachers in an American Indian school system and a…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Anglo Americans
Gomez, Sara C. – 1984
This collection of competency statements deals with the English-as-a-second-language (ESL) skills that vocational students should master before entering the world of work. Addressed in the individual sections of the volume are the following topics: specific occupational terminology, safety language, on-the-job language, job-seeking language,…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Behavioral Objectives, Body Language, Business English
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 13 titles deal with the following topics: (1) collective bargaining in higher education; (2) decoding nonverbal communication and clinical effectiveness; (3) the need for interpersonal communication training for Texas peace…
Descriptors: Administrators, Classroom Communication, Collective Bargaining, Communication Research
Hill, Deborah J., Ed. – 1987
Recommendations for designing a study abroad curriculum are offered to program directors, teachers, and study abroad leaders. The 13 essays and their authors are: "Study Abroad and the Liberal Arts: The Canon in Disarray" (Michael Kline); "Preparing for Study Abroad: Innovative and Traditional Library Resources" (Carolyn…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Curriculum, College Second Language Programs, Cross Cultural Training
Evaluation, Dissemination and Assessment Center, Dallas. – 1982
The communication activities described in this guide for English as a second language students emphasize functional competence over passive knowledge and focus on verbal strategies which enable students to interact. Communicative competencies are highlighted through stress on developmental levels (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1981
Designed for use as a part of the Work Maturity Skills Training Program, this unit consists of instructional materials dealing with practicing good work habits. (The Work Maturity Skills Training Program is a set of individualized competency-based units that are designed to help participants develop the competencies they need to find and retain…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
This volume contains six essays on both theory and practical learning techniques for second language learning. In "Towards a Synthesization of Teaching Methodologies for TESOL," James W. Ney discusses synthesizing the audio-lingual approach and the cognitive-code theory of language learning. In "Should We Teach Children…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Development
Murphy, Dermot F.; Candlin, Christopher N. – 1979
The interactive processes of university engineering lectures are analyzed from five points of view. Although the research is applicable to the study of lecturing in general, it is intended to have specific application to programs for students for whom English is a second language. A discourse analysis is based on models by Sinclair/Coulthard and…
Descriptors: Body Language, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Educational Research
Akbar, Na'im – 1978
Interpretations of the differences between the African American child and the Caucasian child in North America follow two major trends. In one the differences in the African American child are viewed as deviance from the Euro-American norm and therefore inferior or pathological. In the other, the differences are viewed as deviant but adaptive…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Black Culture, Black Students, Body Language
Morain, Genelle G. – 1978
Body language, also called kinesics, is the discipline concerned with the study of all bodily motions that are communicative. An understanding of kinesics across cultures necessitates a close look at posture, movement, facial expression, eye management, gestures, and proxemics (distancing). The popularity of one posture over another and the…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Skills, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Oates, Michael D. – 1977
The paper attempts to illustrate the importance of an accurate sociocultural description of a number of unconscious verbal and gestural behaviors which help to distinguish a Frenchman from an American. An accurate description of many of the most elementary signs and gestures is needed to help to dispel the notion that there is a one-for-one…
Descriptors: Body Language, Communication Problems, Cultural Activities, Cultural Differences
