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Zydatiss, Wolfgang – Neueren Sprachen, 1974
"Fronting", that is, placing direct and indirect objects at the beginning of the sentence, is a typical characteristic of the "school English" of German pupils. The linguistic analysis of the learning problem is supplemented by pedagogic and methodological considerations. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Interference (Language), Language Instruction
Marbe, Alan – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1974
A method of training pupils to read for total comprehension by an analytical approach is proposed. Specific techniques are suggested. (RM)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Discourse Analysis, Language Ability, Language Instruction
Harrison, Andrew – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1974
Alternatives to prose translation as a language test are discussed, and an experimental reorientation test in French given to 128 prospective A level candidates is described in detail. (RM)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Skills, Language Tests, Linguistic Performance
Uren, Ormond – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1974
Discusses various uses of testing in language teaching as well as testing that occurs in normal language use. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Language Usage
Taylor, Harvey M. – Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, 1974
Describes an experiment at the University of Hawaii to test the effectiveness of a set of video-taped Japanese language-and-culture teaching lessons. (PP)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Japanese, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedTursi, Joseph A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Report on the 21st Northwest Conference, "Toward Student-Centered Foreign-Language Programs," held in Washington, D.C., on April 18-20, 1974. (PMP)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Films, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Murphy, Anne Austin – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Instruction, Majors (Students)
Frey, Herschel – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Degree Requirements, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Stansfield, Charles W. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1974
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedCuddington, Martha – French Review, 1974
An individualized French I program at Snow Hill Junior High School in Snow Hill, North Carolina, is described. (PMP)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, French, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedNey, James W. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Briefly discusses the work of L. Jakobovits, R. Wardhaugh and R. Lakoff with respect to current behavioristic and cognitivist theories of language learning. (PM)
Descriptors: Conditioning, Deep Structure, Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Oestreicher, J. P. – Education and Culture, 1974
Article discussed second language learning in primary and nursery schools. (RK)
Descriptors: Age, Bilingualism, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Zydatiss, Wolfgang – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1974
Descriptors: Adverbs, English (Second Language), Form Classes (Languages), Idioms
Davison, Walter F. – 1973
This 780-item bibliography is an attempt to bring together an extensive listing of publications on the language laboratory which have appeared between 1950 and 1972. The bibliography is arranged in the following categories: (1) bibliographies; (2) general and miscellaneous; (3) methodology and utilization; (4) hardware-equipment; (5)…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Educational Research, Educational Technology
Giauque, Gerald S. – Utah Language Quarterly, 1976
Second language students are often discouraged in trying to acquire oral fluency skills. Four specific problem areas are: (1) timidity; (2) listening comprehension difficulties; (3) oral reading problems; and (4) difficulty in putting sentences together. An approach that emphasizes writing skills avoids these problem areas and uses skills the…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Speech Communication
