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Peer reviewedOlagoke, D. O. – System, 1982
Supports using a combination of various approaches to second language instruction. Emphasizes that pattern practice drills and error analysis should be included. (EKN)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Creative Teaching, Error Analysis (Language), Instructional Design
Peer reviewedYarmohammadi, Lotfollah – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
The syntactic distribution and behavior of five English and Persian "measure" nouns and their adjectives are compared. From this, errors attributable to transference and those due to inconsistencies in English are enumerated. A unified analytic model of Persian errors in learning English suggests useful teaching strategies. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)
Teaching English to Speakers of Vietnamese. Refugee Education Guide: General Information Series #23.
Download full textCenter for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language and Orientation Resource Center. – 1981
This guide highlights problems Vietnamese speakers are likely to have in learning English because of differences between the two languages and suggests ways of helping Vietnamese students of English over difficulties caused by these differences. The first section of the guide provides an overview of the Vietnamese language: the alphabet, word…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Contrastive Linguistics, Determiners (Languages), English (Second Language)
Croft, Kenneth, Ed. – 1980
Thirty-five articles on teaching English as a second language are presented under the following headings: (1) "Trends and Practices," (2) "The Matter of Errors," (3) "Second Language Acquisition," (4) "Speaking and Understanding," (5) "Reading and Writing," (6) "Vocabulary," (7) "Testing," and (8) "The Matter of Culture." Authors include Clifford…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Adult Students, Affective Behavior
