This project provides a background on English instruction in Taiwan, and presents a literature review that builds a theoretical foundation for this project. It also introduces a model of teaching instruction based on an integrated literature approach, and offers a curriculum design which includes plans for instructional lessons.

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The purpose of this project is to develop heuristics and guidelines for English teachers to design appropriate courses. The exploration begins with a review of relevant literature in order to provide principles to comprise a pedagogical model. Based on that model, an instructional unit is presented that incorporates the model in a real-world context.

The purpose of this project was to develop computer-assisted instruction (CAI) software on the world wide web (WWW). This project was an interactive English learning environment for Thai adult students at the Warin Chumrab District Non-Formal Education Center, Thailand. This project software followed the recommendation of a recent study by the center of education technology (CET) indicating that the favorite types of CAI among Thai adult students were tutorial and drill and practice. In this project students chose to learn from two types of lessons, either a tutorial or a drill and practice. The lessons were made interesting by the use of music, animation, and Java applets. Internet tools, such as discussion boards, email, and related educational hyperlinks were easily accessible from within this project. The review group consisted of 20 Thai adult students. The review group responded to a web survey after they had used this project software. The surveyed students stated that the drill and practice exercises, the tutorial and the internet tools enhanced their learning of English.

This study analyses the causes of error in the written english of black senior secondary pupils and teacher trainees. Using Error Analysis and Contrastive Analysis in a form known as Interference Analysis and covering a full range of grammatical, syntactical and lexical issues! erroneous items in English are compared with the same items in the learners' first language in order to isolate an identify such errors. Analysis of these errors shows which are due to direct interlingual transfer which are not completely attributable to direct transfer, and which are intralingual, the result of idiosyncratic language usage or merely mistakes rather than errors. While recognizing the degree to which Black learners' language habits have become fossilized and the extent to which standerdized errors form part of the English used by Bantu-speaking students, this study sets out to improve proficiency in English by explaining the the causes of error and by suggesting possible remedial approaches. / English Studies / M.A. (English)

This study analyses the causes of error in the written english of black senior secondary pupils and teacher trainees. Using Error Analysis and Contrastive Analysis in a form known as Interference Analysis and covering a full range of grammatical, syntactical and lexical issues! erroneous items in English are compared with the same items in the learners' first language in order to isolate an identify such errors. Analysis of these errors shows which are due to direct interlingual transfer which are not completely attributable to direct transfer, and which are intralingual, the result of idiosyncratic language usage or merely mistakes rather than errors. While recognizing the degree to which Black learners' language habits have become fossilized and the extent to which standerdized errors form part of the English used by Bantu-speaking students, this study sets out to improve proficiency in English by explaining the the causes of error and by suggesting possible remedial approaches. / English Studies / M.A. (English)

The purpose of this project is to investigate a model for developing listening comprehension competence on the part of Japanese learners of english as a foreign language, with a view toward promoting practical and communicative english competence.

The purpose of this project is to propose teaching methods that facilitate the development of English vocabulary knowledge and metaphorical concepts for students in Japan.