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Jarvis, R.A. – English Language Teaching, 1972
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Generative Grammar, Instructional Materials

Randall, Geoff – English in Australia, 1972
Discusses what grammar is, what language is, recent studies in language research, and relates these to classroom teaching. (MB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Descriptive Linguistics, English Instruction, Grammar
Nickel, Gerhard – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1972
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Ability
EMIG, JANET ANN – 1967
THE TEACHING OF THE NATIVE LANGUAGE CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE MAJOR MODES--THE PRESCRIPTIVE, THE DESCRIPTIVE, AND THE PRODUCTIVE. PRESCRIPTIVE TEACHING PROCEEDS FROM TWO (SUSPECT) ASSUMPTIONS--(1) THAT THERE ARE ABSOLUTE STANDARDS UNANIMOUSLY KNOWN AND SHARED BY EDUCATED ADULTS, TO WHICH A STUDENT'S LANGUAGE SHOULD ATTAIN, AND (2) THAT…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Grammar
STOCKWELL, ROBERT P.; AND OTHERS – 1965
DESIGNED AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR PROFESSIONALS PREPARING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, PLANNING COURSES, OR DEVELOPING CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS, A SERIES OF STUDIES HAS BEEN PREPARED THAT CONTRASTS, IN TWO VOLUMES FOR EACH OF THE FIVE MOST COMMONLY TAUGHT FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE UNITED STATES, THE SOUND AND GRAMMATICAL…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English, Grammar
Harsh, Wayne – 1965
The approaches of traditional grammar, descriptive linguistics, and generative grammar are largely complementary rather than exclusive. Traditional grammar defines eight parts of speech according to meaning or function and concerns itself almost wholely with the written language. Descriptive linguistics postulates that English has a set of unique…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English Instruction, Form Classes (Languages)
Bolinger, Dwight – 1972
This paper presents a survey of the development of linguistics and the influence of linguistics on second language learning. Emphasis is given to the era beginning with language instruction during World War II to the present day. The influence of structural linguistics is described. The resulting audiolingual approach is also considered and…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics
Banathay, Bela H., Ed. – 1967
The first half of the proceedings report is a transcript of the keynote address by Victor Hanzeli, and the second portion features remarks by other discussants, including Dwight Bolinger and James McClafferty. While Mr. Hanzeli's discussion centers on the relationship between linguistics and the language teacher, he offers background information…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Descriptive Linguistics, Educational Psychology
Politzer, Robert L. – 1972
This book discusses the relevance of applied linguistics to foreign language teaching and supports the point of view that linguistics is relevant as the source of assumptions rather than as the source of conclusions. In foreign language teaching, the assumptions based on linguistics must ultimately be evaluated on their ability to explain the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure
Gaeng, Paul A. – 1970
This article reviews the historical development of applied linguistics in foreign language instruction. Five major principles influencing early applied linguistic theory are summarized, emphasizing the oral nature of language. Central to the article are discussions of: (1) prescriptive or normative grammar, (2) transformational grammar, (3)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Contrastive Linguistics