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Download full textCazden, Courtney B. – 1993
This paper describes similarities between the areas of second language (L2) teacher education and mother tongue (MT) literacy teacher education: similarity of definition, similarity of history, and similarity of a current pedagogical issue (immersion is necessary but not sufficient). Practitioners in both fields need to modulate the sharp polarity…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Students, Higher Education, Language Acquisition
Bachman, Lyle F.; And Others – 1993
This paper outlines the development of a performance assessment measure of language speaking ability, the Language Ability Assessment System (LAAS), which is highly reliable and can be examined for reliability through modern measurement theories, such as generalizability theory (G-theory) and the many-facet Rasch theory. LAAS was developed to…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Interrater Reliability, Language Proficiency
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. Test Collection. – 1990
The 15 tests described in this bibliography assess knowledge of and proficiency in Spanish as a foreign language. Tests for bilingual or Spanish-speaking populations are not included. Most of the tests are geared toward students at the secondary or college level. Among the areas assessed are listening comprehension, reading comprehension,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, College Entrance Examinations, Equivalency Tests
Honeyfield, John – 1993
This article proposes two general instructional strategies that a course designer or materials writer may use to create a second language course that makes new demands on learners, yet contains feasible learning tasks. First, course designers can manipulate task components believed to determine task difficulty, components such as input text, the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes
Issues and Developments in English and Applied Linguistics (IDEAL), 1993
The journal IDEAL is intended as a forum for research into the acquisiton and teaching of English as a Second Language. Volume 4 contains the following articles: "Pragmatics and Reading in a Second Language" (Patricia L. Carrell); "English Across Cultures: Native English Speaker in the Third World" (P.B. Nayar); "Pragmatic…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Broadcast Television, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics
Takahashi, Satomi; DuFon, Margaret A. – 1989
This study examined the nature of language transfer and its role in second language acquisition. Nine Japanese female young adults residing in Honolulu, divided into through groups based on English language proficiency, took part in two role playing situations with an American native speaker of English. The subjects were to attempt to get a…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, English (Second Language), Japanese, Language Proficiency
Ching, Jann Pataray – 1993
A first grader of Vietnamese descent (recently arrived in Hawaii from China) participated in the class activities in a 6-week summer course that focused on language arts and mathematics but only found his "voice" and the acceptance of his peers through art activities. The course included many language arts activities such as silent…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Communication Skills
Paul, Peter V. – 1994
Research has demonstrated that the acquisition of English literacy skills is extremely difficult for many deaf students, that is, students with severe to profound hearing impairments. As a result, there has been a call for the development of bilingual and English-as-a-second-language programs for this population. This research review addresses…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Deafness, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
Arnaud, Pierre J. L. – 1990
A study investigated the usefulness of non-native speakers' subjective, relative word frequency estimates as a measure of second language proficiency. In the experiment, two subjective frequency estimate (SFE) tasks, one on French and one on English, were presented to French learners of English (n=126) and American learners of French (n=87).…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English, Estimation (Mathematics)
Voss, Bernd – 1990
The standardization of second language proficiency levels for university students in Germany is discussed. Problems with the current system, in which each university has developed its own program of study and proficiency certification, are examined and a framework for development of a unified language certificate for all universities is outlined.…
Descriptors: Certification, College Second Language Programs, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries
Bagg, Mary Beth – 1991
The usefulness of various forms of folk literature as grammatical, literary, historical, and cultural sources in foreign language teaching is discussed and guidelines are suggested for classroom implementation. Although the focus is on folk or fairy tales, folk literature is defined to encompass myths, local legends, saints' legends, children's…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Drama, Fairy Tales, Folk Culture
Kelly, Robert – 1991
Second language acquisition (SLA) research is examined in terms of what might be used in the planning, design, and implementation of language courses. A conception of language and the communicative use of language that is appropriate for formal language teaching and learning is discussed, and different conditions are described under which second…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. – 1987
Curriculum objectives are detailed for the Milwaukee German Language Arts Program in the German Immersion Program. The report is based on the English Language Arts Program in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The philosophy of the program is to use the second language as both the tool and object of instruction. The curriculum indicates what is…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, FLES, German
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. – 1987
Curriculum objectives are detailed for the Milwaukee French Language Arts Program in the French Immersion Program. The report is based on the English Language Arts Program in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The philosophy of the program is to use the second language as both the tool and object of instruction. The curriculum indicates what is…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, FLES, French
Chamot, Anna Uhl; O'Malley, J. Michael – 1986
The Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA) is an instructional program for limited English proficient (LEP) students who are being prepared to participate in mainstream content instruction. CALLA students are taught to use learning strategies derived from a cognitive model of learning as aids to comprehension and retention of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
