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Kubota, Ryuko; Takeda, Yuya – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2021
Foreign language education primarily aims to cultivate learners' competence to communicate in an additional language. However, the meaning of communication competence is not entirely transparent, especially given the current neoliberal valorization of communication in the knowledge economy. The meaning of communication can be scrutinized in two…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lee, Given; Wallace, Amanda – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2018
Although many educators have recently discussed the positive effects of flipped learning, there is little empirical evidence about whether this approach can actually promote students' English learning. This study was undertaken in four sections of the same College English 1 (E1) course over two consecutive semesters at a South Korean university. A…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Galante, Angelica; Thomson, Ron I. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2017
Although the development of second language (L2) oral fluency has been widely investigated over the past several decades, there remains a paucity of research examining language instruction specifically aimed at improving this cognitive skill. In this study, the researchers investigate how instructional techniques adapted from drama can positively…
Descriptors: Drama, Oral Language, Language Fluency, Teaching Methods
Valeo, Antonella; Spada, Nina – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2016
This study investigated the views of teachers and learners regarding the timing of grammatical instruction, conceptualized as a distinction between isolated and integrated form-focused instruction (FFI) proposed by Spada and Lightbown (2008). Both types of FFI are described as taking place in primarily meaning-based communicative classrooms. They…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)
Motha, Suhanthie; Lin, Angel – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2014
In this article, the authors argue that at the center of every English language learning moment lies desire: desire for the language; for the identities that English represents; for capital, power, and images that are associated with English; for what is believed to lie beyond the doors that English unlocks. However, despite its centrality within…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers

Paulston, Christina Bratt – TESOL Quarterly, 1974
Language learning is more than linguistic interaction and knowing vocabulary; it involves social interaction and knowledge of mores. This communicative competence is the topic of this paper, which also discusses implications for classroom teaching. (CK)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Students

Eslava, Roslyn; Lawson, Peter O. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
This article describes a course designed to develop oral skills in English as a second language. A video-taped movie is shown without its sound track; the students then analyze, discuss, and ultimately dub in the film in the target language. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, English (Second Language)

Trachtenberg, Susan – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Suggests the use of jokes in the English as a second language class to promote oral fluency, awareness of sociolinguistic rules, and understanding of certain values in American culture. (CFM)
Descriptors: American Culture, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education, English (Second Language)

Brown, Gillian – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
Understanding spontaneous speech is a very difficult task for many foreign students. They must be taught to use all the ethnographic cues available to enable them to predict the likely content of a text. They must predict not only the factual content of spoken language but also the interactional structuring. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Auditory Stimuli, Auditory Training, Aural Learning

Stanley, John A. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
This report discusses some of the factors that account for students' failure to understand everyday spoken language. Classroom language may be misleading when compared to everyday language. Pace of delivery is an obvious but ignored barrier to comprehension. Students should, therefore, be exposed to uncontrolled language data in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Instructional Materials

Burt, Marina; Dulay, Heidi – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
Four dimensions of bilingual measurement are defined, and three major topics in the assessment of language proficiency and language dominance are discussed: selection of the language components to be assessed; appropriateness of certain elicitation tasks used; and general checkpoints that can be used to evaluate language proficiency dominance…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Evaluation Methods

van Naerssen, Margaret M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
Most physicians new to the U.S. are ill-equipped to assume their role alongside their American counterparts. They often lack necessary English proficiency; many lack basic medical concepts and skills; almost all are unfamiliar with professional routines and interpersonal relations in the U.S. The results are potentially dangerous for the patient…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), English for Special Purposes, Graduate Medical Education

Borkin, Ann; Reinhart, Susan M. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
Generalizations were formulated about the appropriate use of "excuse me" and "I'm sorry" and were used to explain the inappropriate use of these expressions by nonnative speakers. The use of these expressions in English as a second language texts is reviewed and suggestions for teaching are offered. (SW)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, English (Second Language)

Kimball, Margot C.; Palmer, Adrian S. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
This paper describes a formal communication game which requires the students to process other players' utterances for implicit meaning before responding. The game can be adapted for content and difficulty level. Students choose between two alternatives on dimensions such as structure and style. Sample games are included. (SW)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Educational Games

Scarcella, Robin C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
Socio-drama can be used to develop communication skills for English as a second language students. Students produce new sentences by participating in several enactments, and language use must be restructured according to the social context. Social interaction, a prerequisite for communication, is also promoted. (SW)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)