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Dismantling Classroom Walls for Increased Foreign Language Proficiency
Author(s) -
Leaver Betty Lou
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1989.tb03145.x
Subject(s) - foreign language , internship , language assessment , language proficiency , russian language , portuguese , service (business) , language education , psychology , pedagogy , linguistics , medical education , business , medicine , philosophy , marketing
This paper describes current and past communicative classroom exercises used at the Foreign Service Institute to “break down” classroom walls with activities that encourage language acquisition. These activities were instituted as part of the Russian program of the Foreign Service Institute in 1984 and include immersion experiences during Russian Week, the Monolingual Training Program (MOLT), the Russian Internship Program (RIP), speaking tracks, phase projects, and language/area integration. Each activity's success at promoting language acquisition is assessed.