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Direct linkEverson, Michael E., Ed.; Shen, Helen H., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2010
Cutting-edge in its approach and international in its authorship, this fourth monograph in a series sponsored by the Chinese Language Teachers Association features eight research studies that explore a variety of themes, topics, and perspectives important to a variety of stakeholders in the Chinese language learning community. Employing a wide…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Languages, Second Language Learning, English
Li, Gertraude Roth – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2010
This book offers students a tool to gain a basic grounding in the Manchu language. The reading selections provided in this volume represent various types of documents, ranging from examples of the very earliest Manchu writing (17th century) to samples of contemporary Sibe (Xibo), a language that may be considered a modern version of Manchu. Since…
Descriptors: Grammar, Reference Materials, Languages, Chinese
Kasper, Gabriele, Ed.; Nguyen, Hanh thi, Ed.; Yoshimi, Dina Rudolph, Ed.; Yoshioka, Jim K., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2010
This volume examines the organization of second language and multilingual speakers' talk and pragmatic knowledge across a range of naturalistic and experimental activities. Based on data collected on Danish, English, Hawai'i Creole, Indonesian, and Japanese as target languages, the contributions explore the nexus of pragmatic knowledge,…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Classroom Communication, Creoles, Form Classes (Languages)
Norris, John M., Ed.; Davis, John McE., Ed.; Sinicrope, Castle, Ed.; Watanabe, Yukiko, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2009
This volume reports on innovative, useful evaluation work conducted within U.S. college foreign language programs. An introductory chapter scopes out the territory, reporting key findings from research into the concerns, impetuses, and uses for evaluation that FL educators identify. Seven chapters then highlight examples of evaluations conducted…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evaluation Needs, Program Evaluation, Second Language Programs
Nguyen, Hanh thi, Ed.; Kasper, Gabriele, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2009
"Talk-in-interaction: Multilingual perspectives" offers original studies of interaction in a range of languages and language varieties, including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, and Vietnamese; monolingual and bilingual interactions; and activities designed for second or foreign language learning. Conducted from the…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Language Variation, Second Languages, Multilingualism
Oxford, Raquel, Ed.; Oxford, Jeffrey, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2009
Today's young people--the Net Generation--have grown up with technology all around them. However, teachers cannot assume that students' familiarity with technology in general transfers successfully to pedagogical settings. This volume examines various technologies and offers concrete advice on how each can be successfully implemented in the second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Educational Technology
Hudson, T., Ed.; Clark, M., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2008
Although most language programs make placement decisions on the basis of placement tests, there is surprisingly little published about different contexts and systems of placement testing. The present volume contains case studies of placement programs in foreign language programs at the tertiary level across the United States. The different…
Descriptors: Student Placement, College Second Language Programs, Testing Programs, Case Studies
Bley-Vroman, Robert, Ed.; Ko, Hyunsook, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2006
Dramatic advances in personal computer technology have given language teachers access to vast quantities of machine-readable text, which can be analyzed with a view toward improving the basis of language instruction. Corpus linguistics provides analytic techniques and practical tools for studying language in use. This volume includes both an…
Descriptors: Syntax, Computational Linguistics, Language Teachers, Korean
Murphey, Tim – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2005
Learning to juggle has become popular among corporate training programs because it shows participants how to appreciate mistakes and use "Intelligent Fast Failure" (learning quickly by daring to make a lot of simple mistakes at the beginning of a process). Big business also likes the way juggling can get executives "out of the box" and into a more…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Theories, Corporate Education, Second Language Learning
Cook, H. C. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2005
From the social constructivist perspective, this paper examines speech style shifts in academic consultation sessions between professors and students in Japanese universities and demonstrates that politeness is an interactional achievement. The paper attempts to show how what has previously been described as a display of discernment can be…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship
DuFon, Margaret A. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2004
Filmed on location in East Java, Indonesia, the Mari Belajar Sopan Santun Bahasa Indonesia set consists of two videotapes, a manual, and extended notes on the individual video scenarios. The videos present interactions among Indonesian native speakers and foreign language learners as they engage in tasks and activities of everyday life. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Social Environment
Ramos, Teresita V. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2004
Watching while listening promotes understanding and makes learning Filipino a lively and engaging experience. This set of two DVDs presents 42 video dialogs to help students move beyond the beginning level in mastering Filipino structures and functions. The units cover nine thematic areas: (1) meeting people; (2) food; (3) household activities;…
Descriptors: Thematic Approach, Tagalog, Language Proficiency, Second Language Instruction
Ikeda, Keiko – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2004
This study focuses on a particular listening pattern in Japanese which occurs by overlapping with the current speaker's incrementing utterance. Applying the Conversational Analysis approach to conversational data, the study delineates how native speakers utilize overlapping listener responses to indicate their strong alignment, and why learners of…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Language Patterns, Listening Skills, Japanese
