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2. In the Classroom.
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Fourteen conference papers on classroom techniques for second language teaching are presented, including: "Cooperative Learning at the Post-Secondary Level in Japan" (Steve McGuire, Patricia Thornton, David Kluge); "Shared Inquiry Fosters Critical Thinking Skills in EFL Students" (Carol Browning, Jerold Halvorsen, Denise Ahlquist); "Story Grammar: A Reading and Discussion Strategy" (Gregory Strong); "The Use of Japanese Literature in Reading Classes" (Sachiko Ikeda); "FL Reading and Multi-Media: Psycholinguistic Views" (Syuhei Kadota, Masao Tada, Yuko Shimizu, Shinji Kimura); "Vocabulary Building with Student-Selected Words" (Robin Nagano); "An Analysis of Particle Usage Ga-O Conversion" (in Japanese) (Takako Ishida); "Creating a Writing Environment for Real Beginners" (Joyce Roth); "Preparing Students To Write in Their Disciplines" (Thomas Orr); "Writing and Peer Feedback Tasks" (Guy Kellogg, L. Scott Rogstad); "Conversation Strategies, Timed Practice, and Noticing in Large Oral Communication Classes" (Tom Kenny); "Amaterasu and the Power of Dance in the Classroom" (David Bell); "The Process of Revising Tests and Creating Parallel Forms" (Alan Hunt, David Beglar); and "Continuous Assessment Facilitated by CAI" (Colin Painter). Individual papers contain references. (MSE)
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- 1997
3. In the Public Interest: Health, education and water and sanitation for all
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Emmett, Bethan
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Education ,Governance and citizenship ,Health ,Water, sanitation and hygiene ,Éducation ,Gouvernance et citoyenneté ,Santé ,Eau, assainissement et hygiène - Abstract
This report shows that building strong public services in developing countries is at the heart of making poverty history. Doing this could transform the lives of millions of people - and, with political leadership, is well within the grasp of our generation. Governments must take responsibility for providing essential services that are well staffed, affordable for even the poorest people, and accessible to all. Civil society organisations and private companies can make important contributions, but they must be integrated into strong public systems. International donors are crucial partners, but too often they block progress by failing to deliver debt relief and predictable aid that supports public systems, or push private sector solutions that do not benefit poor people., In the Public Interest: Health, education and water and sanitation for all This report shows that building strong public services in developing countries is at the heart of making poverty history. Doing this could transform the lives of millions of people — and, with political leadership, it is well within the grasp of our generation., Governments must take responsibility for providing essential services that are well staffed, affordable for even the poorest people, and accessible to all. Civil society organisations and private companies can make important contributions, but they must be integrated into strong public systems. International donors are crucial partners, but too often they block progress by failing to deliver debt relief and predictable aid that supports public systems, or push private sector solutions that do not benefit poor people., Ce rapport montre qu’établir des services publics solides dans les pays en développement est au coeur de la lutte contre la pauvreté. Cela pourrait transformer la vie de millions de personnes. Avec une volonté politique réaffirmée, cet objectif est tout à fait à la portée de notre génération., Les gouvernements doivent assumer leur responsabilité en fournissant des services essentiels suffisamment dotés en personnel et accessibles pour tous y compris pour les populations les plus pauvres. Les organisations de la société civile et les compagnies privées peuvent apporter des contributions importantes à condition d’être bien intégrées dans le cadre de systèmes publics forts. Les donateurs internationaux sont des partenaires cruciaux, mais qui trop souvent freinent les avancées en refusant d’octroyer des remises de dettes ou de l’aide de manière prévisible et sous une forme qui permette de soutenir les systèmes publics. Les pays donateurs doivent également cesser de favoriser l’intervention du secteur privé dans la fourniture des services essentiels, cette approche n’étant pas favorable aux personnes les plus pauvres.
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- 2010
4. A Help To Start Research/Practice That Facilitates Self-Directed Learning in a Japanese Language Class: 50 Questions That Promote Research [and] Related Bibliography.
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Ariizumi, Yoshihiko
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This paper presents 50 questions that promote research/practices to facilitate self-directed learning in Japanese language classes. The questions are divided into the five following categories: (1) general questions and general research methodology issues (e.g., Why is it important to nurture self-directed learning?); (2) learners' readiness for self-directed learning and learners' typology in terms of self-direction (e.g., How can students' failure in self-directed learning be investigated as a case study?); (3) structural or phenomenological investigation of self-direction (e.g.; What is the structure of the current educational system that hinders self-directed learning?); (4) roles of facilitating self-directed learning (e.g., What is the role of the teacher who facilitates self-directed learning?); and (5) ways to develop systems through which it is possible to foster self-directed learning (e.g., What is the rationale for administering a measurement of the level of self-direction at the beginning of a course?). The Japanese version of this paper is included. (Contains 132 references.) (SM)
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- 2003
5. Teacher Belief, Teacher Action: Connecting Research and the Classroom. Proceedings of the JALT International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Expo (25th, Maebashi City, Japan, October 1999).
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Japan Association for Language Teaching, Tokyo., Brooks, David, Robbins, Jill, and Long, Robert
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Forty papers presented at the Japanese Association for Language Teaching (JALT) conference were selected for inclusion in this volume. JALT is a nonprofit professional organization of language teachers dedicated to the improvement of language learning and teaching in Japan. JALT's publications and events serve as vehicles for the exchange of new ideas and techniques, and a means of keeping abreast of new developments in a rapidly changing field. The theme of this conference was connecting research to the classroom. Papers for this volume were selected in part for attention to this larger current running through the second language learning and teaching field. Numerous references are cited in the papers selected for this volume. (KFT)
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- 2000
6. Measuring Speaking Skills through Multidimensional Performance Tests.
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Nakamura, Yuji
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This paper investigates the effectiveness of students' real communication capabilities by investigating the target language use in monologue, dialogue, and conversational "multilogue" situations. It explores Japanese college students' oral English proficiency by focusing on the linguistic and pragmatic aspects in six types of teaching tests: (1) one way monologue: speech-making overall test; (2) monologue/semi-dialogue: tape-mediated sociolinguistic test; (3) dialogue: face-to-face interview test; (4) dialogue/semi-multilogue: group interview test; (5) small-size multilogue: small-group discussion test; and (6) large-size multilogue: large-group discussion. The results demonstrate that some students who are good at monologue tests or even dialogue tests are not good at larger discussion-oriented or group activity tests. Students should be urged to develop oral communication-oriented learning habits as fluent oral communication in the target language is the ultimate goal for most if not all students. It is uncertain if a lesser ability to communicate in multilogue settings is related to Japanese culture or to some other variable. (Contains 12 references.) (KFT)
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- 1999
7. On JALT96: Crossing Borders. Proceedings of the Annual JALT International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (23rd, Hiroshima, Japan, November 1996).
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Japan Association for Language Teaching, Tokyo., Cornwell, Steve, Rule, Peggy, Sugino, Toshiko, Cornwell, Steve, Rule, Peggy, Sugino, Toshiko, and Japan Association for Language Teaching, Tokyo.
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Papers from an international conference on language teaching/learning are presented by topic and grouped under seven sections. An introductory section contains two papers on cultural diversity and world English. The second section, on teacher development, contains papers on these topics: teacher development and socialization; teachers' responses to questions about instruction; characteristics of a good language lesson; teaching students to understand instruction; students' reasons for poor English skills; cross-cultural aspects of the teacher's role; and an instructional materials development workshop. The third section, on classroom techniques and issues, addresses these topics: postsecondary level cooperative learning in Japan; shared inquiry for fostering critical thinking in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction; story grammar as a reading and discussion strategy; use of Japanese literature in reading instruction; multimedia second language reading instruction; vocabulary building; Japanese particle usage; beginning writing instruction; discipline-based technical writing; peer writing evaluation; oral communication instruction; dance as an instructional technique; test revision; and continuous assessment using computer-assisted instruction. In section 4, papers on use of technology in the classroom address: use of the Internet; on-line newspapers and magazines; computerized test and materials development; designing materials t accompany videos; and content video in ESL instruction. Papers on cultural issues in section 5 include these topics: multiculturalism in the classroom; comparing cultures through critical thinking; authority and individualism in Japan and the United States; a study trip to France; setting the stage in kindergarten; comparative social studies; folklore in ESL instruction; Model United Nations; global issues; geography instruction; gender issues; and English variation. The final section contains five papers on the Linguapax Program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Papers are primarily in English, with some Japanese and French included. (MSE)
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- 1997
8. On JALT 95: Curriculum and Evaluation. Proceedings of the JALT International Conference on Language Teaching/Learning (22nd, Nagoya, Japan, November 1995). Section Seven: Testing and Evaluation.
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Brown, James Dean
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This section contains conference papers on testing and evaluation in second language teaching. They include: "English Language Entrance Examinations in Japan: Problems and Solutions" (James Dean Brown); "Reliability and a Learner Style Questionnaire" (Dale T. Griffee); "Does It Work?" Evaluating Language Learning Tasks" (Rod Ellis); "Communicative Oral Testing" (Marion Delarche, Nicholas Marshall); "Evaluation of Gestures in Non-Verbal Communication" (Barry O'Sullivan); "Our Experiments in Oral Communication Tests" (Shuichi Yonezawa); "Simulations: A Tool for Testing 'Virtual Reality' in the Language Classroom" (Randall S. Davis); "Evaluation of Listening-Focused Classes" (Yoshinobu Niwa, Kazuo Iwata); and "Interpreting Teacher and Course Evaluations" (T. R. Honkomp). Individual papers contain references. (MSE)
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- 1996
9. On JALT 95: Curriculum and Evaluation. Proceedings of the JALT International Conference on Language Teaching/Learning (22nd, Nagoya, Japan, November 1995). Section Six: In the Classroom.
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Brown, James Dean
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Texts of conference papers and summaries of colloquia on classroom environment and interaction in second language teaching are presented, including: "Fluency Development" (James Dean Brown); "Learner Development: Three Designs" (in Japanese) (Hiroko Naito, Yoshitake Tonia, Takao Kinugawa, Morio Hamada); "Desirable Japanese Teachers and Classroom Activities: A Survey towards a Learner-Centered Classroom" (in Japanese) (Takako Ishida); "Identity and Beliefs in Language Learning" (Tim Murphey); "Japanese Language Learning Through Structured Group Encounters" (in Japanese) (Shin'ichi Hayashi, Yukari Saiki, Takako Ishida); "Learner Self-Evaluated Videoing" (Tim Murphey, Tom Kenny); "The Learning Journal: An Aid to Reinforcement and Evaluation" (Sophia Wisener); "Using Texts To Understand Texts" (Steven Brown); "Vocabulary and Reading: Teaching and Testing" (David Beglar, Alan Hunt); "Research on Vocabulary Retention" (Guy Kellogg); "Adapting the Shared Inquiry Method to the Japanese Classroom" (Carol Browning, Jerald Halvorsen, Denise Ahlquist); "Literature? Oral English? Or Both?" (Linda Donan); "Adding 'Magic' to an EFL Reading Program by Using Children's Literature" (Linda J. Viswat, Linda C. Rowe); "Reading Activities in the Communicative Classroom" (Gregory Strong); "Cross-Border Peer Journals in EFL" (David George); "Motivating Students To Write: Activities From Three Different Classrooms" (Midori Kimura, Keiko Kikuchi, Joyce Maeda); "Student Publishing: The Value of Controlled Chaos" (Brad Visgatis, Tamara Swenson); "Oral History: A New Look at an Old Subject" (Barbara Valentine Dunkley); "Invent Your Own Soap Opera" (Julia Dudas, Andrew Wright); "Metric Conversion: Acquiring English Rhythm" (Margaret Sharkey, Eiko Ushida); "Problems of Teaching German in Large Classes" (in German) (Alfred Gehrmann); and "Constructive Methods of Dealing with Large Classes" (Thomas L. Simmons, Dawn Yonally, Edward Haig). Individual papers contain references. (MSE)
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- 1996
10. On JALT 95: Curriculum and Evaluation. Proceedings of the JALT International Conference on Language Teaching/Learning (22nd, Nagoya, Japan, November 1995).
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Japan Association for Language Teaching, Tokyo. and Troyer, Gene van
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The conference proceedings include 62 papers on aspects of language teaching and learning, organized in seven sections: looking back, looking forward (history of language teaching, future directions); curriculum design (curriculum development, competency-based curricula, content-based instruction, global issues in curriculum and evaluation, instructional materials, business English); computers and language learning (creating and selecting software, learning strategies, language laboratory use, computer network use, scope and limitation of computer-assisted language learning); classrooms and culture (intercultural/interpersonal communication, student behavior norms, learning styles of Japanese, Japanese student nonverbal behavior, sociocultural patterns and change); bilingualism and children (nurture and nature, early English-as-a-Second-Language acquisition, age factors and language proficiency, K-12 Japanese second language instruction); in the classroom (fluency development, learner development, a survey about Japanese teachers and class activities, identity and beliefs in language learning, structured group encounters, self-evaluation videotaping, student journals, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, shared inquiry, literature appreciation, reading activities, peer journals, writing instruction, student publishing, oral history, drama, language rhythm, German instruction, class size); and testing and evaluation (English entrance examinations, questionnaire design, oral testing, listening comprehension, interpreting teacher and course evaluations). Individual papers contain references. (MSE)
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- 1996
11. Gender Issues in Language Education.
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Keio Univ., Tokyo (Japan)., Casanave, Christine Pearson, Yamashiro, Amy D., Casanave, Christine Pearson, Yamashiro, Amy D., and Keio Univ., Tokyo (Japan).
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This collection of articles on gender issues in second language education includes the following: "Colleagues Writing Together: The Evolution of an Edited Publication" (Christine Pearson Casanave, Amy D. Yamashiro); "Reflections on a Critical Approach to Language Teaching" (Alan J. McCornick); "Forging Alliances: Grassroots Feminist Language Education in the Tokyo Area" (Cheiron McMahill, Kate Reekie); "Transforming Teaching: Strategies for Engaging Female Learners" (Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow); "A Socratic Approach to Fostering Gender-Balanced Discussions" (Jerome Young); "Teaching about Social Inequality and Gender in the Language Classroom" (Thomas Hardy); "The Portrayal of Males in Realistic Juvenile Fiction" (Mark Valens); "The 'Parfait Effect': Implications of a Tracking System on Perceptions of Male Adolescent Language Learners" (Yamashiro); "Sexist Language and Teaching English as a Foreign Language" (Jacqueline D. Beebe); Blind to Our Own Language Use? Raising Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Awareness of Future JSL Teachers" (Yoko Tsuruta); and "The Paper Lunch: A Trialogue on Language, Gender, and Lunch" (David Freedman, Yoshiko Takahashi, Hisun Rim). All papers are in English; abstracts are in English and Japanese. (MSE)
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- 1996
12. Rasch Based Analysis of Reading Ability Questionnaire.
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Nakamura, Yuji
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This paper examines the results of a questionnaire on reading ability in English by Japanese college students, which was formerly analyzed using raw scores, from the viewpoint of Rasch measured scores. In the Rasch analysis, the basic requirements for measuring are the following: (1) reduction of experience to one dimensional abstraction; (2) comparisons among persons and items; (3) the linear magnitude inherent in positioning objects along a line; and (4) a unit determined by a process that can be repeated without modification over the range of the variable. With these requirements in mind, this article deals with the rating scale data by focusing on the idea of linearity. Results are examined along a continuum. It is concluded that reading for testing has two components: contents and skills. Contents should be authentic materials because students use skills to comprehend or draw conclusions from the contents. The eventual scores given by the tests are the end product of their comprehension. Thus the process of reading is analyzed by examining three factors: students are given authentic materials; they struggle to comprehend the material and try to use it; their scores are calculated. (6 references.) (KFT)
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- 2000
13. Many-Facet Rasch Based Analysis of Communicative Language Testing Results.
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Nakamura, Yuji
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This highly technical, data-rich paper examines how the Many-Facet Rasch Measurement Model can be applied to communicative language test data analyses and how beneficial the model is to language teachers. The results for a 20-item conversational response test and a 15-item sociolinguistic test of oral communication ability in English for 30 university students in Japan are presented and evaluated. (Contains 15 references.) (KFT)
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- 2000
14. JALT98 Proceedings. The Proceedings of the JALT Annual International Conference on Language Teaching/Learning & Educational Materials Expo. Focus on the Classroom: Interpretations (24th, Omiya, Saitama, Japan, November 20-23, 1998).
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Japan Association for Language Teaching, Tokyo., Barfield, Andrew, Betts, Robert, Cunningham, Joyce, Dunn, Neil, Katsura, Haruko, Kobayashi, Kunihiko, Padden, Nina, Parry, Neil, and Watanabe, Mayumi
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This volume includes papers presented at the 1998 Japan Association for Language Teaching Conference. Section 1, "Voices of Experience," includes: "Towards More Use of English in Class by JTEs" (Midori Iwano); "Paperless Portfolios" (Tim Stewart); "Textbook Creation in Reverse Order for Chinese" (Chou Jine Jing); "Career Exploitation Activities for EFL Learners" (Kristin Johannsen); "Lights Up: Drama in the ESL Classroom" (James Welker); "Managing a Successful E-mail Exchange" (Katsumi Ito and Dorothy Zemach); "Preparing for the Possibilities of DVD: Exploiting Language in TV Commercials" (Tim Knowles); "Theme Music Presentation" (Dale Haskell); "Outside Taping for Fluency" (David Kluge and Matthew A. Taylor); "Content and Creation: Student-Generated Textbooks" (Paul Borg and Richard Humphries); "Preparing Students for the Electronic World" (Steve Witt); "Activities for the Independent Learner" (Steve Petrucione and Stephan Ryan); and "Learner Autonomy in Japanese Classrooms: An Exchange of Views" (Leni Dam, David Little, Haruko Katsura, and Richard Smith). Section 2, "Voices of Observation," includes: "Entrapped by Understanding: The Use of the First Language" (Hannah Pillay); "Diagnostic Analysis of Motivational Factors in ESL" (Naoyuki Naganum); "In-Service Training with Japanese Teachers" (Judith Lamie); "Applications of Community Language Learning in Japan" (Tim Greer); "Total Quality Management in the Classroom" (Giles Parker); "Promoting English Use in the EFL Classroom" (Andrew MacNeill, James M. Perren, and Kevin Sullivan); "Discourse-Oriented Pronunciation Activities" (Don Hinkelman and Jerald Halvorsen); "Conversation Teaching Meets Discourse Analysis" (Dominic Cheetham); "Are Japanese Weak at Grammar, Too?" (Mikiya Koari); "Gadgets and Gizmos: Gimmicks or Godsends?" (Chris Pitts and Robert Weschler); "Classroom Activity: Learning Strategies Report" (Fumie Kato); and "Designing and Using Tasks To Promote Optimum Language Development" (Jane Willis). Section 3, "Voices of Interpretation," includes "Autonomy in Foreign Language Learning: From Classroom Practice to Generalizable Theory" (Leni Dam and David Little); "Task Ideas for Junior and Senior High" (Daina Plitkins-Denning); "Looking at Real-World Tasks: Comparing Task-Based and Skill-Based Classroom Instruction" (Peter Robinson, Gregory Strong, and Jennifer Whittle); "The Language Classroom on a Complex Systems Matrix" (Duane Kindt, Naoki Kumai, Paul Lewis, Matthew A. Taylor, and Michael Cholewinski); "Phonological Awareness in EFL Reading Acquisition" (Brett Reynolds); "Japanese Students Academic Literacy in English" (Mayumi Fujioka); "Empowerment and Unionization: Reason, Application and Effect" (Michael Fox, Bill Holden, Farell Cleary, and John McLaughlin); "The Function of Logical Models in Scientific Writing" (Atsuko Yamazaki); "Translating Questionnaires from English into Japanese: Is It Valid?" (Dale Griffee); and "Demystifying the STEP Test" (Laura MacGregor). Section 4, "Voices of Experimentation," includes: "Practicing Action Research" (Lois Scott-Conley, Neil Cowie, Janina Tubby, Richard Hodge, and Schinichi Yokomizo); "Creativity in High School Oral Communication B Classes" (Renee Gauthier Sawazaki); "Questioning Creativity: The CUE Forum on Higher Education" (Jack Kimball, David McMurray, and Brian McVeigh); "Teacher Beliefs and Teacher Development" (Kazuyoshi Sato and Tim Murphy); "Global Education and Language Teacher Training" (Kip Cates, James Kahny, Daniel Kirk, and Lynda-ann Blanchard); "English Language Needs Analysis for EST Students" (Robyn Najar, Guy Kellog, Scott Rogstad, Larraine Sakka, and John Thurman); "CALL: Classroom Interactions" (David Brooks, Joseph Dias, William Bradley, Paul Daniels, and James Wada); "Developing a Self-Access Center" (John E. Ingulsrud, Kate Allen, Miriam Black, Andrew Schaffer, and Patrick Benke); "East Meets West: Approaches to Learner Autonomy" (Jill Robbins); "Measuring Writing Apprehension in Japan" (Steve Cornwell and Sandra Mackay); "The 3D Effect: Combining Course and Self-Assessment" (Alan MacKenzie and Nanci Graves); and "Communication, Context, and Constraint: Working through the Riddles" (Mark A. Clarke). (SM)
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- 1999
15. On JALT 95: Curriculum and Evaluation. Proceedings of the JALT International Conference on Language Teaching/Learning (22nd, Nagoya, Japan, November 1995). Section Four: Classrooms and Culture.
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Yoshida, Kensaku
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Conference papers on second language classrooms and culture are presented, including: "Intercultural Communication as Interpersonal Communication" (Kensaku Yoshida); "Classroom Cultures: East Meets West" (Dominic Cogan); "Laying Down the Law: Teachers' Use of Rules" (Gregory Bornmann); "Student Behavior: Whose Norms?" (Stephen M. Ryan); "What Makes a Good Language Lesson?" (Ryan); "Learning Styles of Japanese Students" (Naoko Ozeki); "A Longitudinal Study on JSL Learners' Nonverbal Behavior" (Yutaka Ikeda, Tomoko Ikeda); "Japanese Students' Nonverbal Responses: What They Teach Us" (Ian Nakamura); and "Language Social Meaning, and Social Change: The Challenge for Teachers" (Sandra J. Savignon). (MSE)
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- 1996
16. Proceedings of the Asian Reading Conference (Tokyo, Japan, August 3-4, 1993).
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Japan Reading Association, Tokyo.
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This proceedings of the 1993 Asian Reading Conference contains the following 20 papers: "Adverse Effects of Lower Cognitive Processing Capacity on Achievement: What Can We Do?" (James M. Furukawa); "The Impact of Foreign Language Literacy on Higher Education in Thailand" (Uthai Piromruen); "Reading Achievement of Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Malaysia" (Safiah Osman); "Beginning Reading Instruction in India: An Appraisal" (Kuldeep Agarwal); "Literacy Instruction in Some Philippine Schools" (Patria Garcia-Aranas); "Why Do Japanese Children Read Books?: A Developmental Study of Conceptions on Book-Reading" (Kiyomi Akita and Takashi Muto); "Philosophy Is Also for Children: Teaching Reasoning Skills to Young Children" (Norma Lazaro-Jaramillo); "A Comparative Study of Opinions about Methods of Picture Book Reading in Japan and Taiwan" (Toshie Nakamura and Yasuchika Imai); "Implementing and Maintaining a Sustained Silent Reading Program in Secondary Classrooms" (Victoria Y. Hsui); "Confusion of Sounds" (Rajguru Rajendra Prasad); "Why Some Children Have Problems in Learning to Read and Spell in English" (Mary Rohl); "Support Teachers for Students with Reading Difficulties: Australian Research" (John Elkins); "Becoming Aware of World Cultures and Ways of Speaking through Literary Texts" (Maya Khemlani-David); "Response of Preschool Children to BAWAL as an 'Encouraging to Read Programme'" (Halimah Badioze Zaman); "Syntactic Awareness and Early Literacy" (Marion Milton); "The Language of Media: Student-Produced Films and Videos Stimulate Reading at All Levels" (Jeanne DeVaughn Dowd); "Characteristics of English Speaking Reading Instruction for the Visually Impaired on the College Level" (Yoshifumi Chijiiwa); "Teaching Reading in Refugee Camps on the Thai-Kampuchean Border" (Rita Yost Martin); "Differences in Kana and Kanji Processing by Native Japanese Speakers and Non-Native English-Speaking Learners of Japanese: A Summary of the Experiments" (Katsuo Tamaoka); and "Asian Conference on Reading: Closing Speech" (Donald A. Leton). (RS)
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- 1993
17. On the Conceptual Confusion about Emotional Disorders and Autism.
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Tokyo Gakugei Univ. (Japan). Research Inst. for the Education of Exceptional Children. and Nomura, Tosuke
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There has been serious confusion between the terms "infantile autism" and "emotional disorders" in Japan, especially as pertains to special education classes. Special classes for emotionally disturbed children began in Japan in 1969 with a rapid increase to over 2000 classes by the 1980's. However, most of the children attending such classes were autistic rather than emotionally disturbed. The American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (III) proposed the classification of autism under the heading "Pervasive Developmental Disorders." Appropriate educational treatment is different for autistic and emotionally disturbed children. Although practical reasons originally led to naming the special class group "emotionally disturbed," the differences between emotionally disturbed and autistic children need to be recognized and appropriate services provided to each group. (Author/DB)
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- 1987
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