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1. On JALT96: Crossing Borders. Proceedings of the Annual JALT International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning (23rd, Hiroshima, Japan, November 1996).

Author

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.

Abstract

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)

Published
1997

2. The Impact of Technology on Society and Education: A Comparative Perspective. Proceedings of the Congress of the Comparative Education Society in Europe (12th, Antwerp, Belgium, July 1-5, 1985).

Author

Comparative Education Society in Europe, London (England)., Van daele, Henk, and Vansteenkiste, Marc

Abstract

This selection of the papers presented at a conference includes 6 introductory papers, 32 papers dealing with innovations and experiences in the authors' own countries, and reports from 6 working groups. These working groups addressed the six key topic areas of the conference: (1) relationships between new technologies and labor relations and their impact on the labor market, education, and schooling; (2) new technologies in the learning process; (3) technology's impact on relationships between general education and education for careers; (4) technological demands upon recurrent education, adult education, and non-formal education; (5) technological developments and their impact on education in the Third World; and (6) the impact of technological developments on both initial and inservice teacher education and training. The majority of the papers are in English, although six are in French and one is in German. (RP)

Published
1986

3. Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference (10th, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 1991).

Author

Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, Guelph (Ontario). and Baskett, H. K.

Abstract

Among 8 French and 36 English papers are the following: "Confronting the Self in Research" (Baskett); "Learning Processes as They Occur in Groups" (Becker, Hill); "La pensee critique a-t-elle un sexe?" (Bedard, Ouellette); "The Effect of Literacy on Income and Duration of Employment" (Blunt); "Graduate Student Groups for Popular Education" (Briton et al.); "Working Knowledge" (Butterwick et al.); "Etude des liens entre l'autodirection et le rendement academique chez des etudiant(e)s d'une universite venezuelienne" (Cesljarevic et al.); "Developing the Text Together" (Collard et al.); "New Approaches to Social Activism" (Dyson et al.) "The Impact of a Collaborative Workshop Based on Feminist Pedagogy" (Elias et al.); "When Institutions Collaborate" (Geissinger); "Deterrents to Participation in Adult Education (AE)" (Gibson); "From the Inside Looking Out" (Gillen); "Reflections on Development" (Harris et al.); "Gender Differences in Caregiver Stress" (Hinds); "Multiple Role Women Studying AE" (Home, Lemaire); "The Museum as Popular and Mutual Enlightenment" (Hunt); "Adult Development through the Spectrum of Consciousness" (Karplak); "L'adulte au musee et ses souveniors" (Lapointe); "Integrating Computer-Based Instruction and Computer-Conferencing for Distance Delivery" (Lauzon, Moore); "Impossible de lire ce paragraphe sur le disque" (Lefebvre, Dufresne-Tasse); "Women in University" (Litner); "Conceptual Basis of Program Failure in Tanzanian Agricultural Extension" (Mlozi); "Interculturalism and Andragogy" (Ouellette); "An Exploration of Factors Affecting Student's Choice to Continue Postsecondary Studies at a Distance" (Ross); "Hospital Ethics Committees" (Rundle); "Teaching Ourselves To Read" (Schick); "Yesterday Speaks to Today" (Selman); "Understanding Social Education in Japan" (Thomas); "Apprenticing in a Thesis Support Group" (Van Daele et al.); "The Museum as Adult Educator" (Van Gent); "Death: The Adult Learner's Penumbra" (Wall); "Persistence and Participation Research" (Walsh); "The Hidden History of Women in Frontier College" and "'Mining' the Frontier College Archives" (Wigmore). (YLB)

Published
1991