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Cultural Differences in Student and Teacher Perceptions Concerning the Role of Grammar Instruction and Corrective Feedback: USA-Colombia.
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 2001
A questionnaire administered to 607 Colombian foreign language students and 122 of their teachers and to 824 U.S. foreign language students and 92 teachers elicited student and teacher perceptions concerning the role of explicit grammar instruction and corrective feedback in foreign language learning. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Error Correction, Feedback, Grammar
Foreign Language Teacher Development: "MLJ" Perspectives--1916-1999.
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 2000
Reviews change in foreign language teacher development over the last century. The "Modern Language Journal," as the oldest, continuously-published North American journal devoted to foreign language teaching and learning is used for tracing developments in the field. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Scholarly Journals, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Discrete-Point versus Simulated Communication Testing in Foreign Languages
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 1977
This study inquired into the effect of testing on foreign language learning. The main question was: Do tests of communicative proficiency, when administered in lieu of currently prevailing discrete-point item tests, further the student's spontaneous communicative ability? Discussion of results indicates uses for both types of tests. (CHK)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Language Ability, Language Instruction, Language Tests
Many Learners--Many Styles: The 1977 Central States Conference
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 1977
This conference dealt with learning styles and characteristics and the benefits of individualized instruction, and with intercultural communication. Serveral papers presented at the conference are summarized and a number of workshops are described as the program is outlined. (CHK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports, Culture Contact, Individualized Instruction
From Achievement to Proficiency Through Classroom Instruction: Some Caveats.
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 1986
A review of research on foreign language proficiency, constraints of language learning, and constraints of the learner suggests that current oral language proficiency standards and tests are more helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of a foreign language program than in evaluating the achievement of individual students. (CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, Language Proficiency, Language Skills
From Word to Meaning: Foreign Language Reading Instruction after the Elementary Course.
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 1983
Discusses techniques for helping second language students develop strategies for dealing with unfamilar words and long sentences in second language texts. (EKN)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Material Selection, Reading Research
Literature and Readability: Bridging the Gap in Foreign Language Reading.
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 1981
Discusses literature readability in foreign language classrooms. Gives results of study stressing use of predictive statistical device to determine difficulty students will encounter when reading specific literary texts. Suggests linguistic complexity of a text affects accessibility, comprehensibility, and enjoyability, and this should be looked…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Higher Education, Media Selection, Readability
Second Language Acquisition Theories and Teaching Practice: How Do They Fit?
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Schulz, Renate A. – Modern Language Journal, 1991
Based on current second-language acquisition theory and research, it is proposed that curriculum planning and teaching activities be guided by three issues: supplying students with optimum comprehensible input; providing interaction in real communicative contexts; and increasing motivation to seek additional input and interactive opportunities.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Language Aptitude, Language Proficiency, Learning Theories