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50 Years of ERIC
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The Consciousness-Raising Movement. Will it Change Language Teaching?
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Chamberlain, Alan – Babel: Australia, 1998
Suggests that language awareness, or consciousness raising, has great potential in second-language learning. Language awareness presents students with linguistic data so they can work out grammatical rules for themselves. Offers a variety of examples of possible language-awareness lessons, first for the teaching of English, then for the teaching…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), French
Language Teaching in Australia in 1920.
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Chamberlain, Alan – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1990
A review of a 1920 issue of the journal "Modern Language Review of New South Wales" provides insight into the post-World War I language teaching field, teachers' perceptions of their roles in promoting international tolerance and understanding, the comparative effectiveness of traditional and more innovative approaches, and the use of…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
Grid Surveys: A Communicative Activity for All Levels.
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Chamberlain, Alan – Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Association, 1989
Describes the use of a grid survey activity to promote natural communication in the second-language classroom. The surveys, which elicit descriptive information from students, can be easily adapted to several themes and subjects, are easy to design, can be used with low- or high-proficiency students, and can be used to provide feedback to students…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Learning Activities, Oral Language
Modern French Music and Language Teaching
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Chamberlain, Alan – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1974
Discusses the possibilities and desirability of using French popular music and folk songs in teaching French as a second language. (RM)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, French, Language Instruction, Music
French Language Teaching in the 80s: Pragmatism or Revolution?
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Chamberlain, Alan – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teacher's Association, 1980
Discusses the teaching of French in high schools and colleges, attempting to evaluate the methods, courses, and techniques which have appeared recently as well as those which are likely to appear soon. Describes a new "pragmatic" approach to the aduio-visual method which stresses communication activities. (MES)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Higher Education
"A National Language Policy": Report by the Senate Standing Committee on Education and the Arts, October 1984.
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Chamberlain, Alan – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations, 1985
Summarizes the report on Australian language policy that begins by commenting on the purposes of language study and then examines the best age to begin learning a second language. It also discusses language teaching methodology, bilingual programs, the teaching of languages at the primary and secondary levels, and the quality of language programs.…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction