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A Three-Level Curriculum Model for Second-Language Education.
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Allen, J. P. B. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
Three approaches to language curriculum design are outlined: structural, functional, and experiential. A three-level model is proposed for a second language curriculum that integrates the three approaches and their goals into an adaptable curriculum meeting varied needs with consistent methodology and theory. Both linear and cyclical applications…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)
From Literature to Discourse: Interaction with Texts in the ESL/EFL Classroom.
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Di Pietro, Robert J. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
It is suggested that native speakers understand that narrative in literature is a form of transcript of full discourse, and students of English can learn the same clues of transaction and interaction in texts through exercises in plot analysis, plot mutation, and scenario derivation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Literature Appreciation
An Experimental Paradigm for the Continuing Professional Development of Second-Language Teachers.
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Bosquet, Maryse; Mackay, Ronald – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Presents a description of a seminar geared to the professional development of the teacher of English as a second language. (AM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education