Edmun B Richmond
Biographic Data
| ID | 242049 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edmun B Richmond |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edmun B |
| FAMILY NAME | Richmond |
| SIGNATURE | RICHMOND E B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rotlichtbestrahlung , and other derisive expressions in the former German Democratic Republic
The demise of the German Democratic Republic in 1989 provides an excellent source for the type of derisive expressions which occur in a country in which the governmental and economic systems form a monolithic, oppressive life-style for its population. In spite of the tight control of the society by the government, many contrapolitical expressions arose as a means to vent the frustrations of daily life. Many of these expressions appeared in public…
African English expressions in The Gambia
Localized varieties of English have been in Africa since the 16th century. The first English to be used on that continent was a contact variety, streamlined for trading with local populations. British government and religious representatives arrived with their metropolitan versions of the language, and the continent was exposed to a second variety. British colonial educational policies in the area attempted to produce a metropolitan English spoke…
A Comparative Survey of Seven Adult Functional Literacy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Describes the adult literacy campaigns of seven Sub-Saharan African nations. Using a comparative approach, the author analyzes the development implementation of programs, methods and materials, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each program
Utilizing Proverbs as a Focal Point to Cultural Awareness and Communicative Competence
Foreign language teachers often insert proverbs into courses in order to impart cultural awareness to their students. However, these proverbs are usually randomly selected and randomly placed into the course content. In certain languages this becomes a major concern, because proverbs are a prime vehicle of communication in many cultures. Proposed in this article is a model of target‐ and native‐language proverb comparison which can be used to ass…
German Via the Airwaves, Phase Two
In a continuing effort to utilize two‐way radio contacts as a means of generating conversational skills in the foreign language class, a treasure hunt game using hand‐held walkie‐talkie radios has been developed and implemented at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The game consists of a base team and a field team, which must work together in the target language in order to locate a hidden message. The message must be found and decoded before t…
Vowel Approximation Through Visual Display
This article describes a prototype electronic device which is used in the foreign language classroom or laboratory to visually display pedagogical models and student articulations of target language sounds in real‐time. The sounds are displayed on the face of an oscilloscope cathode‐ray tube (CRT). The students match their production of a target sound to a pedagogical model of that sound which is placed on the CRT face. The pedagogical model and …
German via the Airweaves
Shortwave amateur radio contacts have provided an opportunity for the foreign language student to speak on a one‐to‐one, personalized level with other speakers of the target language, whether they be native speakers or other students. A recently designed course in conversational German via amateur radio contacts between students at Georgia Tech and the University of Louisville has been developed and implemented by the authors. This article descri…
Amateur Radio as an Aid to Foreign Language Learning
The campus amateur radio station presents an ideal way for students to communicate with a native speaker in a foreign country by utilizing two‐way shortwave radio. These contacts provide the language learner with ‘live,’ personalized conversations with someone other than the teacher. A pilot study was conducted with third‐quarter, beginning, German students utilizing the campus amateur radio station. Contacts were maintained with five German‐spea…
A Comparative Survey of Seven Adult Functional Literacy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Describes the adult literacy campaigns of seven Sub-Saharan African nations. Using a comparative approach, the author analyzes the development implementation of programs, methods and materials, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each program
Utilizing Proverbs as a Focal Point to Cultural Awareness and Communicative Competence
Foreign language teachers often insert proverbs into courses in order to impart cultural awareness to their students. However, these proverbs are usually randomly selected and randomly placed into the course content. In certain languages this becomes a major concern, because proverbs are a prime vehicle of communication in many cultures. Proposed in this article is a model of target‐ and native‐language proverb comparison which can be used to ass…
Amateur Radio as an Aid to Foreign Language Learning
The campus amateur radio station presents an ideal way for students to communicate with a native speaker in a foreign country by utilizing two‐way shortwave radio. These contacts provide the language learner with ‘live,’ personalized conversations with someone other than the teacher. A pilot study was conducted with third‐quarter, beginning, German students utilizing the campus amateur radio station. Contacts were maintained with five German‐spea…
African English expressions in The Gambia
Localized varieties of English have been in Africa since the 16th century. The first English to be used on that continent was a contact variety, streamlined for trading with local populations. British government and religious representatives arrived with their metropolitan versions of the language, and the continent was exposed to a second variety. British colonial educational policies in the area attempted to produce a metropolitan English spoke…
German via the Airweaves
Shortwave amateur radio contacts have provided an opportunity for the foreign language student to speak on a one‐to‐one, personalized level with other speakers of the target language, whether they be native speakers or other students. A recently designed course in conversational German via amateur radio contacts between students at Georgia Tech and the University of Louisville has been developed and implemented by the authors. This article descri…
Amateur Radio as an Aid to Foreign Language Learning
The campus amateur radio station presents an ideal way for students to communicate with a native speaker in a foreign country by utilizing two‐way shortwave radio. These contacts provide the language learner with ‘live,’ personalized conversations with someone other than the teacher. A pilot study was conducted with third‐quarter, beginning, German students utilizing the campus amateur radio station. Contacts were maintained with five German‐spea…
Vowel Approximation Through Visual Display
This article describes a prototype electronic device which is used in the foreign language classroom or laboratory to visually display pedagogical models and student articulations of target language sounds in real‐time. The sounds are displayed on the face of an oscilloscope cathode‐ray tube (CRT). The students match their production of a target sound to a pedagogical model of that sound which is placed on the CRT face. The pedagogical model and …
German Via the Airwaves, Phase Two
In a continuing effort to utilize two‐way radio contacts as a means of generating conversational skills in the foreign language class, a treasure hunt game using hand‐held walkie‐talkie radios has been developed and implemented at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The game consists of a base team and a field team, which must work together in the target language in order to locate a hidden message. The message must be found and decoded before t…
Utilizing Proverbs as a Focal Point to Cultural Awareness and Communicative Competence
Foreign language teachers often insert proverbs into courses in order to impart cultural awareness to their students. However, these proverbs are usually randomly selected and randomly placed into the course content. In certain languages this becomes a major concern, because proverbs are a prime vehicle of communication in many cultures. Proposed in this article is a model of target‐ and native‐language proverb comparison which can be used to ass…
African English expressions in The Gambia
Localized varieties of English have been in Africa since the 16th century. The first English to be used on that continent was a contact variety, streamlined for trading with local populations. British government and religious representatives arrived with their metropolitan versions of the language, and the continent was exposed to a second variety. British colonial educational policies in the area attempted to produce a metropolitan English spoke…
A Comparative Survey of Seven Adult Functional Literacy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Describes the adult literacy campaigns of seven Sub-Saharan African nations. Using a comparative approach, the author analyzes the development implementation of programs, methods and materials, and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each program
Rotlichtbestrahlung , and other derisive expressions in the former German Democratic Republic
The demise of the German Democratic Republic in 1989 provides an excellent source for the type of derisive expressions which occur in a country in which the governmental and economic systems form a monolithic, oppressive life-style for its population. In spite of the tight control of the society by the government, many contrapolitical expressions arose as a means to vent the frustrations of daily life. Many of these expressions appeared in public…
Linguistics (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Foreign language (4 works) · German (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works)