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Si-Qing, Chen – Guidelines: A Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, 1988
The merits and weaknesses of major language teaching methods in China are examined, along with the characteristics of Mandarin, Chinese students' learning disposition, and current social needs. An eclectic approach to teaching, including the grammar translation method, is advocated over the communicative approach. (nine references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Mandarin Chinese
Zhiqian, Wu – Guidelines: A Periodical for Classroom Language Teachers, 1989
Ways that dictation helps students learn English as a Foreign Language are discussed. Varieties of dictation are included along with one teacher's experience using it in a Chinese university. (one reference) (LB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Dictation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
