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The Spectator - Vol. 02, No. 12 - May 16, 1979, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1978-1979, Spectator

No abstract provided.

Testing Communicative Competence: A New Approach Based On Discourse Analysis, Margaret B. Silver

Theses

This thesis proposes a new method for assessing communicative competence among ESL learners by using discourse analysis as the foundation for a placement test. Margaret B. Silver critiques conventional evaluation tools—such as the Ilyin Oral Interview, the STEL grammar test, and cloze procedures—arguing that they fail to measure the full range of linguistic and sociolinguistic abilities necessary for real-world communication. These traditional assessments, while helpful in measuring grammatical knowledge, overlook important features such as pronunciation, intonation, kinesics, and the ability to convey meaning in context.

Silver’s approach draws on discourse analysis to evaluate how students actually use language in unscripted …

Story Structure And Age Effects On Children's Ability To Sequence Stories, E. Mcclure, J. Mason, J. Barnitz

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications

To investigate the strategies children use in comprehending written stories, third, sixth, and ninth grade students were given scrambled six-sentence stories and asked to reorder them. Three versions of each of six stories were created. The first version was the canonical form of the story predicted by story grammar rules; the second version began with a sentence which questioned the conclusion of the canonical form; and in the third this conclusion began the story. Significant effects of grade and structure indicated that the canonical form was more easily ordered than were the other structures, and also that third grade students …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 003, Number 31, April 30, 1979, Grand Valley State University

1978-1979, Volume 3

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Oral Language Structures And Responses In Children With Reading Difficulty, Lorna Idol-Maestas

Special Education ETDs

Oral language structures and responses of 120 children from second, fourth and sixth grades were analyzed. The subjects were randomly selected from the Santa Fe School District in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The subjects were comprised of a group of children with reading disabilities receiving special education services for reading and a control group receiving reading instruction in regular classrooms. The subjects were divided evenly representing females and males. The ethnic origins of the subjects were Spanish- American, Anglo-American and Spanish/Anglo-American.

Ke Alaka'i, Vol. 24, No. 28 (1979-04-06), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Implications From Psycholinguistics For Secondary Reading, W. John Harker

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Over the past decade, increasing interest has been shown in the implications of psycholinguistics for understanding the reading process. Mainly through the work of Goodman (1969; 1970) and Smith (1971; 1975), linguistic and psychological knowledge have been combined to describe the reading process of mature readers and the process through which children learn to read. The educational implications of this psycholinguistic model have been largely concerned with the learning-to-read process of elementary school children. But significant implications for secondary developmental reading instruction arc suggested as well. It is the purpose of this paper to identify and explore some of these …

Vol. 2 No. 2 (1979): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Vol. 2 No. 2 (1979): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol 2, No 2 Spring Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

The Tahitian Language: A Historical And Vernacular Controversy, William E. H. Tagupa

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Books Received, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Books Received for the Vol 2, No 2 Spring Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Beginning Reading Without Readiness: Structured Language Experience, Patricia Cunningham

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The language experience approach has for generations been one of the tricks in the bags of versatile reading teachers. Allen (1964) emphasizes the link between speaking. writing and reading inherent in the language experience approach. Hall (1972) supplies seven statements supporting the linguistic soundness of the language experience approach.

Professional Concerns, R Baird Shuman, Willliam S. Palmer

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

William S. Palmer is Professor of Reading and Language Arts at the University of NC?rth Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is well known for his contributions to professional journals in the field of reading and English education. He is author of Teaching Reading to High School Students.

In his contribution to this column, Professor Palmer points out some of the oversimplication which results from basing reading programs upon the taxonomic model. He carefully explores the stages of beginning reading, and he sets these in a useful historical perspective. In doing so, he avoids the Aristotelian either/or dichotomy in his …

The Use Of Advance Organizers In The Teaching Of English Grammar To Emotionally Impaired Adolescents, Garrett Boersma Jr.

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Pan American (1979-04), Leticia Diaz

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

27th Year, No. 26

27th Year, No. 28

27th Year, No. 29

A Descriptive Analysis Of Bilingual Education Teacher-Training Programs In The State Of Michigan, Gilbert L. Montez

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 1979, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

The Echo: March 30,1979, Taylor University

1978-1979 (Volume 80)

Youth Conference Issue!

What’s News – Bleacher Construction Not On Current Agenda – Penney Exec to Speak – Welcome Conferees! – Youth Conference Schedule – Will Florida Recover? – Students Spend Spring Break “Getting Dirty for God” in Florida – You Can Be a Part of LIGHTHOUSE ’80 – LIGHTHOUSE ’79—A Giant Step In a Continuing Ministry – Stunce Williams Links Taylor to Bahamas – Collegium Musicum to Perform – S.U.B. Presents – Weekend Movies – The Indy Circuit – Staff Editorial – An Important Distinction – On the Run – Running In the Sun Not So Fun – Track …

Western News, March 29, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Student Status Reporting Changed, Reserve Residence Hall Rooms Now, Wesley Hosts South Africa Conference, Personnel Department Memo, Western Reps In Legislative Conference

Western News, March 22, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Administrative Reassignments Announced, Salary Info Released, Chicano/Latino Day Friday, Mrs. Gilmore; Dr. Blocksma To Get Honorary Doctorates, Vocal Festival Here Tonight, Business Building Professional Services Contractor Choices Cut, Hannah Named Assistant Dean, Insulin Research Underway Here, Genetics; Audiology Tape Produced, Personnel Department Memo, Carlson Appointed To State Council, First Joint Conference of Physicians' Assistants; Nurse Practitioners Here

Western News, March 13, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Shirley Chisholm; Julian Bond Lead Weekend Conference, APA Sponsors Legal Workshop, Western's EEV Will Meet Federal Emission Standards, Booklet Offers Kalamazoo Job Hunting Tips, Census Bureau Data Examined, Russian Dance Festival Ends International Concert Series, Gold Company Gives Concert, Foreign Language Evaluations Set, CEO Provides Reading; Writing; Tutoring Service, South African Activist Here, Solar Energy Workshop Set

The Echo: March 2, 1979, Taylor University

1978-1979 (Volume 80)

What’s News – Progress Made by Ad Hoc Room Mod Committee – 1979-80 Tuition Up 9% -- Does the Salt of the Earth Include Peanuts – SGO Update – Is SGO the Student’s Tool? – SGO Highlights – Airport Service Revisions Enacted – Room Modification: How Does It Now Stand? – Outreach Emphasis Features – Campus Contact Features Davenports – Cocoa Beach Classic Premiers Today – Wycliffe Presents TRANSCAN – Letters to the Editor – Neuhouser Teaches Lincoln Course – Whitefield Returns – 33 Real Dogs – Auditions – The Indy Circuit – Weekend Movies – Senatorial Highlights – Baker …

The Pan American (1979-03), Leticia Diaz

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

27th Year, No. 22

27th Year, No. 23

27th Year, No. 24

27th Year, No. 25

Reading Comprehension Of Pronoun-Referent Structures By Children In Grades Two, Four, And Six., J G. Barnitz

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications

A study of 191 native English speaking working class children in grades two, four, and six was undertaken to investigate the development of reading comprehension of selected pronoun-referent structures. Three linguistic comparisons were made: referent type, reference order, and referent distance. Target sentences were constructed with these features and were embedded into short passages, each followed by questions based on the target structure. It was found that noun phrase pronominal structures were easier to comprehend than sentential pronominals, structures with forward reference were easier to comprehend than those with backward reference, and there was no significant difference between inter-sentential structures …

Perceptions Of Teacher Educators And Public School Principals Concerning The Importance Of Selected Behaviors For Beginning Teachers: A Q Study, Jean C. Flanigan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors of agreement or disagreement between a group of public school principals and a group of teacher educators concerning their perceptions of the relative Importance of specific teaching behaviors to the success of the beginning classroom teacher. (Abstract shortened.)

Western News, February 8, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Nine Elected To Undergraduate Studies Council, Midge Constanza Kicks Off Intimacy Awareness Week, Black History Month Observed, Fee Payment Deadline Extended for Iranians, NSF Supports Chase's Study Of Batholith, Biofeedback Talk Friday, 20 Seibert Awards Given, Eureka; Campus Boutique; Reopens, Mitchell Accepts Appointment As Hawaiian Chancellor, Couple Has Exercise Plan At Bronco Cage Games, Redlining Expert Lectures Here, Social Work Convocation Wednesday, Family Conflict; Communication Lecture Tuesday, AI Jarreau Performs Here, Jack Anderson Visits Campus

Pacific Review Februrary 1979, Pacific Alumni Association

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Western News, January 25, 1979, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 20 Seniors Recognized, Physics Colloquium Tuesday in Rood, Board Authorizes Salary Increase, Bernhard Reports on Planning, Cites ASG; Snow Removal, Emeritus Status Awarded, Purchasing Officers Provide Scholarship, Trustees Reappoint Officers; Committees, Faculty Senate Constitution Revised, KSO Features Ballet Dancers, Wilcox Apparatus Merits Patent, Isotope Geochemist Here Next Week

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 003, Number 17, January 22, 1979, Grand Valley State University

1978-1979, Volume 3

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

1979-1980 Course Catalog, Columbia College Chicago

Course Catalogs

1979-1980 Course Catalog