ERIC Number: ED358712
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 77
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Training for Sustainability of ELT Aid Projects. Dunford House Seminar Report (England, United Kingdom, July 23-28, 1990).
British Council, London (England).
Proceedings of a seminar on English second language teaching (ELT) in technical assistance programs, focusing on elements that contribute to program continuance, are presented in the form of summaries of presentations and case studies. Topics include: the effects of the training provided on the sustainability of the training projects themselves; large classes; placement policy; sustaining programs in normal circumstances; host institution development; factors contributing to project breakdown and project sustainability; categories of personnel involved in projects; training for the management of local institutions; conversations of British agents with their overseas counterparts concerning their role and needs; the host organization's role; effects of training in the United Kingdom to project sustainability; creating models of project management; teaching and learning in context; evaluation of technical cooperation training; and the principles underlying the evaluation of training. Case studies for West Bengal (India), Togo, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, the Philippines, Pakistan, and South Africa are also included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Long Range Planning, Models, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, Technical Assistance
English Language Division, The British Council, Medlock Street, Manchester M15 4AA, England, United Kingdom.
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: British Council, London (England).
Identifiers - Location: India; Pakistan; Philippines; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Tanzania; Togo
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