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Reboullet, Andre – Franzosisch Heute, 1972
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, French, Instructional Improvement, Interference (Language)
Download full textRado, Marta – 1975
This paper discusses bilingualism from the point of view of language universals, including Fillmore's case grammar, McCawley's "anywhere rules" for lexical insertions and Slobin's operating principles in first language acquisition. It is assumed that first and second language learning is essentially the same, regardless of age. Whereas…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Immigrants
BOWEN, J. DONALD; MOORE, TERENCE – 1968
THIS ARTICLE IS NOT CONCERNED WITH WRITING A TRANSFORMATIONAL GENERATIVE GRAMMAR FOR REFLEXIVE SENTENCES OF ENGLISH AND SPANISH BUT RATHER WITH THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF TRANSFORMATIONAL ANALYSIS--THE UNDERLYING, FUNDAMENTAL NOTIONS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO PROBLEMS OF LANGUAGE TEACHING. THE AUTHORS RELATE THESE NOTIONS (LINGUISTIC UNIVERSALS,…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, English (Second Language), Interference (Language)
Sridhar, S. N. – 1975
The "state of the art" in the three fields of contrastive analysis, error analysis and interlanguage is critically examined from the point of view of evolving an explanatory theory of a second language learner's performance. Each field is discussed with respect to its outreach, theoretical assumptions, methodology, claims and empirical…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Educational Diagnosis, Error Analysis (Language)
Banathy, Bela H. – 1969
The potential value and limitations of contrastive linguistic analysis (CLA) in pedagogical application are examined in this article. Attempts to quantify learning tasks in the modes of difference and difficulty are illustrated by the use of four diagrams: (1) a method of computing actual learning tasks, (2) two contrastive continuums, (3) a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Course Objectives
Tarone, Elaine E. – 1972
Recent research in experimental phonetics seems to provide evidence for a clear division between language units and speech units. Many researchers have suggested that the consonant-vowel (CV) syllable may be a universal unit of speech production and perception, while language units become criterial only at higher levels of processing. In second…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Auditory Perception, Consonants, Interference (Language)
Byrd, Donald R. H.; Dumicich, John – 1975
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the theoretical concept of a syllabus by specifying important variables and priorities in its preparation and application. The scope and nature of the syllabus are discussed, followed by an examination of learning processes and strategies. The focus of the syllabus is seen as being fluency and flexibility,…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language), Error Patterns
