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ERIC Number: EJ546112
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
General Language Education in English Departments at South African Universities.
Roos, Riana
South African Journal of Higher Education, v10 n1 p105-09 1996
Considers the rationale and possible design for a university-level general language education curriculum in South African universities. Suggested components include language awareness (metalinguistics), cultural context, knowledge about language acquisition, and language learning strategies. Identifies practical, implementation issues of such a syllabus and makes suggestions for research and course development, especially for teacher education. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Cultural Context, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, General Education, Higher Education, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Language Role, Linguistics, Metalinguistics, Research Needs, Second Language Learning, Teacher Education Curriculum, Universities
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Africa