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Minimal Sentences
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Utley, D. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1975
Minimal pairs as at present used in the ESL classroom are uncontextualized bits of language that are of little use to the ESL teacher. An alternative, minimal sentences, is described here. Minimal sentences give context and meaning to the sound contrasts. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Phonology
The Uses of Error Analysis and Contrastive Analysis (II)
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Johansson, Stig – English Language Teaching Journal, 1975
The limitations of both methods, and their practical applications, are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Educational Theories, English (Second Language)