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Bunye, Maria Victoria R.; Yap, Elsa Paula – 1971
The text for a course in Cebuano, a major language of the Philippines, has five objectives: (1) to learn the sound system and intonation pattern, (2) to master a limited but functional vocabulary through context, (3) to master the basic syntactic structures, (4) to master the basic conversational sentences, and (5) to understand the culture the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Cebuano, Cultural Education, Dialogs (Language)
Download full textComptek Co., Springfield, NJ. – 1987
The development of a multi-media, multi-language authoring and student use system for second language instruction is described. The system uses a microcomputer and monitor, off-shelf voice peripheral device, microphone, speaker, and over 40,000 lines of courseware. It allows an author or teacher to compose courseware and present it to the…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Authoring Aids (Programing), Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction
Henriksen, Carol – 1990
Two papers on "fag(sprog)lig Kommunikation"--languages for special purposes (LSP)--are presented. The first paper, in Danish, presents an alternative to the current structuralist oriented approach to the analysis of LSP as a kind of language in its own right and of texts written in this special kind of language. The approach is based on a more…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Strategies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Danish
Catran, Jack – 1986
This transcript of and guide to a two-cassette course designed to assist Swedish and Norwegian immigrants in erasure of their foreign accents can be used for either individual or group study. Narrative and taped demonstrations of American English that pinpoint typical phonological barriers and pronunciation difficulties are outlined. The author's…
Descriptors: Consonants, Dialects, English (Second Language), Error Patterns
Tannacito, Dan J., Comp. – 1990
Each of the seven annotated bibliographies in this volume is concerned with the acquisition of English as a Second Language (ESL) by groups of learners who share a common first language or culture. Each bibliography was compiled by an advanced ESL student who is a native speaker of a language referenced by the bibliography. The first bibliography,…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Arabic, College Students
Kontra, Miklos – 1990
The standard spoken usage of a language is often referred to as the "educated" version of the language. This study investigated the degree to which this assumption applies to Hungarian. Data were drawn from the 1988 Hungarian National Sociolinguistic Survey of a stratified sample of 850 adult Hungarians. Subjects completed three major…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationSwartz, Stephen M., Ed. – 1982
Five papers on the grammar of Warlpiri, an Australian Aboriginal language, include: "A Tentative Description of Ngardilpa (Warlpiri) Verbs" (Lothar H. Jagst); "Syntactic Structure of Warlpiri Clauses" (Stephen M. Swartz); "A Preliminary Description of Propositional Particles in Warlpiri" (Mary Laughren);…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Creoles, Descriptive Linguistics, Ethnic Groups
Hershberger, Henry D., Comp.; Hershberger, Ruth, Comp. – 1986
The Kuku-Yalanji language is spoken by 500-600 Australian Aboriginal people on the coast of southeastern Cape York and inland to Chillagoe. The dictionary is of the northern dialects of Kuku-Nyungkul, the Rossville/Shipton's Flats dialect, Kuku-Yalanji, the China Camp/Daintree dialect, and Kuku-Jalunji, the Bloomfield dialect. It has three…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Adjectives, Classification, Creoles
King, Simon T. – 1986
A study assessed the effect of American/Western culture on English-speaking Japanese bilinguals as reflected in differences in the connotative meanings of certain kinds of words. Differences in culturally determined meanings were examined in translation-equivalent concrete concepts, abstract words, and personality attributes, as measured on a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Correlation
Du-Babcock, Bertha; Babcock, Richard D. – 1987
Communication patterns and language use in four national and multinational companies operating in Taiwan illustrate the potential for communication problems when more than one language is in use. The companies include Texas Instruments, Kaohsiung Monomer Company, Ltd., Bank of America, and Cheng-Yia International Corporation. In the four…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Case Studies, Chinese
Spencer, Mary L.; Langmoir, Patrick – 1987
The South Pacific Commission's English reading curriculum, designed to accompany and reinforce the Tate English oral skills series, is critiqued in terms of curriculum design and implementation in schools in the Micronesian region. The construction and emphases of the classroom and teacher materials are described, and an analysis is given of the…
Descriptors: Chamorro, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Difficulty Level
Corum, Claudia W., Comp. – 1980
Instructional materials for siSwati are designed for Peace Corps volunteer language and cultural training. The materials are in five parts. Part 1 contains bilingual readings containing factual information on Swaziland, including history, geography, industry, and its neighboring countries. This section is bilingual, with one page in siSwati and…
Descriptors: African Culture, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
Musa, Allieu V. V.; Pemagbi, Joe – 1987
A set of instructional materials for Mende is designed for Peace Corps volunteer language instruction and geared to the daily language needs of volunteers in Sierra Leone. It consists of two parts, a series of lessons on situations emphasizing vocabulary development through dialogues and drills, and a series of grammar lessons. Only the first…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Daily Living Skills, Dialogs (Language), Foreign Countries
Peace Corps, Freetown (Sierra Leone). – 1987
A teacher's guide for Susu is designed for Peace Corps volunteer language instruction and geared to the daily language needs of volunteers in Sierra Leone. It contains a section on Susu phonology and 28 lessons on these topics: situation-specific greetings, basic greetings, introducing a friend, the market, travel and getting directions, visiting…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Daily Living Skills, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
van der Vyver, D. H., Ed. – Per Linguam: A Journal of Language Learning, 1987
Regular issues of "Per Linguam" appear twice a year. The document consists of the six regular issues for the years 1985, 1986, and 1987. These issues contain the following 32 articles: (1) "SALT in South Africa: Needs and Parameters" (van der Vyver); (2) "An Analysis of SALT in Practice" (Botha); (3) "SALT and…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), African Languages, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
