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50 Years of ERIC
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Teaching Thai to Proficiency: A Report on the Thai Reading Curriculum at the Foreign Service Institute.
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Jantharat, Prawet – Journal of Southeast Asian Language Teaching, 1992
This paper discusses the Thai reading curriculum in use at the Foreign Service Institute, focusing on the development of the Thai curriculum over the past four years. It describes the instructional materials used in the program, activities developed to accompany the materials, and suggestions for improvement. Feedback from instructors and students…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Materials, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
The Manoa Mantra and Model: One Participant's Observations of the University of Hawaii 1992 Intensive Summer Institute for Foreign Language Teachers.
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Hartmann, John F. – Journal of Southeast Asian Language Teaching, 1992
This paper describes an intensive, four-week summer institute for foreign language teachers that focused on the Thai language. The institute emphasized a six-point mantra of teaching methods: (1) task-based instruction; (2) learner-centered instruction; (3) contextualization; (4) authenticity; (5) spiraling; and (6) balance between skill-getting…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Institutes (Training Programs), Language Teachers
Trivial Pursuit in the Foreign Language Class: The Task of Scanning.
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Bofman, Theodore Helene – Journal of Southeast Asian Language Teaching, 1992
This paper shows how scanning can be practiced in a class reading Southeast Asian texts, focusing on methods used to teach scanning techniques to advanced learners of Thai-as-a-Foreign-Language. Instructors can present students with questions or items to search for in a lengthy text, such as the Thai epic poem "Ramakian." (MDM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Second Language Instruction
Classroom Interaction Patterns of Foreign Language Teachers.
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Lier, Leo van – Journal of Southeast Asian Language Teaching, 1992
This paper examines the teacher-student relationship in the foreign language classroom, focusing on how the teacher runs the class, the kinds of control required, and the rules governing the delegation of control. It reviews research on teacher talk, error correction, questioning of students, and wait time for student responses. (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Error Correction, Language Research, Questioning Techniques
What Works in the Classroom: Strip Stories.
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Jackson, Frederick – Journal of Southeast Asian Language Teaching, 1992
Describes a language task in which the instructor prepares a story in the target language that has as many sentences as students in the class. The story is then cut into sentence-long strips, with each student memorizing their sentence and working with fellow students to reassemble the story orally using only the target language. (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Group Activities, Second Language Instruction, Sentences
Pedagogically-Orientated Language Teaching Journals.
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Ely, Christopher – Journal of Southeast Asian Language Teaching, 1992
Reviews seven pedagogically orientated journals for foreign language teachers, most of which are designed for teachers of English-as-a-Second-Language: (1) "Practical English Teaching"; (2) "Modern English Teacher"; (3) "English Teaching Forum"; (4) "Guidelines"; (5) "ELT Journal"; (6) "Cross Currents"; and (7) "TESL Reporter." The names and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Scholarly Journals