Ethnic Minorities Reject the Remote State
Opposition to the state provision of schooling is commonly seen as coming from middle-class parents who expect their chiren to be ‘achievers’ Roger Homan, Principal Lecturer in Education of Brighton Polytechnic, reveals how this offifude patronises workers and ethnic minorities alike, and examines their spontaneous efforts to provide independent independent education for their children
Education Vouchers—Evolution or Revolution?
The Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Education, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Ministers have spoken of the school voucher. The Secretary of State invited two organisations to comment on ‘difficulties’ raised by his officials. One, FEVER (Friends of the Education Voucher Experiment in Representative Regions), invited 15 of its advisers round the world to respond. This article is based on the reply from Professor E.G. West.
Communicative Competence: Theory and Classroom Practice
ABSTRACT Within the framework of viewing communicative competence as a prerequisite to linguistic competence, rather than vice versa, this paper considers the following: (1) the nature of communicative competence; (2) the implications of communicative competence for second language teaching; and (3) ways in which the teacher can begin to make a foreign language program more meaningful. Communicative competeuce is defined as what native speakers know which enables them to interact effectively with each other. Implications for the language teacher include: (T) the need for tests which measure the ability to use language; (2) the irrelevancy of sequencing surface features; (3) the need for emphasis on non-lizguistic aspects of communication; and (4) the need to re-examiLe attitudes toward students and language teaching. Practical suggestins for implementing communicative competence in the classroom include the use of spontaneous role-playing, discussions, games, radio, and the telephone. (AM)