Curriculum for Proficiency: Concepts to Build On.

Rickerson, Earl M.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Curriculum for Proficiency: Concepts to Build On.

Rickerson, Earl M.

Unterrichtspraxis, v17 n2 p207-24 Fall 1984

Discusses the design of a course in Mandarin Chinese developed by the US government's Interagency Language Roundtable after President Nixon's 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China and its implications for vocabulary choice, the teaching of grammar, the use of dialogues, achievement tests, listening comprehension, and classroom activities. (SED)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Class Activities, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Dialogs (Language), Grammar, Language Proficiency, Listening Comprehension, Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development

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