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Questioning Communicatively in the Second Language Classroom.
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Heffernan, Peter – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1986
Contrasts classroom questioning with questioning functions used in normal discourse and suggests ways in which teachers can promote more normal questioning exchanges in the second language classroom. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis
Directions for Change in an Audio-Lingual Approach.
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Knop, Constance K. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
Examines directions suggested by studies in communicative competence, cognitive mapping of learning styles, and classroom interaction, seeking integration with a basically audiolingual approach to second language instruction. Suggests alternate ways of conducting classes to help teachers meet students' individual learning needs while still using…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
From Manipulation to Exploitation: Defining Our Objectives.
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London, Dalton – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
States that a major source of frustration for the second language teacher is the difficulty of bridging the gap between the formal aspects of language and the exploitation of the language in authentic situations. Suggests steps that can be taken to overcome the problem and to meet students' expectations. (MES)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Objectives
Analyse critique de l'efficacite et de l'interaction en langue seconde ou le rendez-vous a Samarkande (Critical Analysis of Second Language Efficiency and Interaction, or the Rendez-vous at Samarkand).
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Martel, Angeline – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
The structural and practical sources of inefficiency in the second language learning and teaching environment are analyzed, and sources of efficiency are proposed. It is concluded that interaction or communication is a primary condition for efficiency, especially if efficiency is an objective. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), Efficiency
Analytic and Experimental Dimensions in Core French Classrooms.
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Allen, Patrick; Carroll, Susanne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
The Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching (COLT), a recently-developed observational scheme, is used to describe instructional practices in eight grade 11 core French classes. Classroom events and activities are discussed, and communicative features of verbal exchanges between teachers and students (or among students) as they occur within…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Interaction and Communication in the Language Class in an Age of Technology.
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Rivers, Wilga M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
The use of technology in the language classroom is chronicled from early phonograph use through the emergence of the language laboratory, and computer technology. The role of appropriate materials and the importance of interaction and communication, even with technological aids, are stressed. (21 references) (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware