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Meier, Wilhelm – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1976
In the face of a decline in the number of students electing French in the reform curriculum, upper level, it is argued that the order French--English (as first and second language, respectively) is desirable. The resulting situation from a teaching standpoint is then outlined. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Elective Courses, French, Language Enrollment, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMatthews-Bresky, R. J. H. – Zielsprache Englisch, 1977
Discusses regularities and peculiarities in the use of the modal verbs of obligation "must,""need" and "should," also of the non-modals "have (got) to" and "need to." Agreements and differences in the use of the verbs are shown, with examples. Use of the various tense-forms is discussed. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Usage
Zapp, Franz Josef – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1976
Refers to a critique of FL teaching at Secondary Grade 2; discusses questions of teaching objectives, organization and content of curricula, sequence of foreign languages taught, and effects of the upper level reforms on Secondary Grade 1. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Language Instruction, Modern Language Curriculum, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedHowlett, F. G. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1974
Revised version of a paper read at the Leadership Seminar sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Education, August 1973, Brock University, Ontario, Canada. (RL)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, French, Language Instruction, Modern Languages
Afifi, S. M. – Russkij Yazyk Za Rubezhom, 1973
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), Charts, Language Instruction, Russian
Peer reviewedOtero, Carlos; Strozer, Judith – Hispania, 1973
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Instruction, Nouns, Second Language Learning
Reynvoet, J. P. – Revue des Langues Vivantes, 1972
Second part of a continuing series on aspects of grammar in second-language learning. (DS)
Descriptors: Charts, French, Grammar, Italian
Peer reviewedSaint-Pierre, Gaston – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1972
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Obanya, Pai – Teacher Education in New Countries, 1971
Descriptors: French, Language Instruction, Language Programs, Language Teachers
Thompson, J. Charles – J Chin Lang Teachers Assn, 1970
Asserts that there is no such part of speech in Chinese as the "co-verb" and demonstrates that such forms are simply transitive verbs which, in addition to several other Chinese structures, are used to translate English sentences with prepositional phrases. (FWB)
Descriptors: Adverbs, Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, Idioms
Peer reviewedRichards, Jack C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Discusses a technique for teaching the usage of the present perfect tense to students of English as a second language. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Veciana, Roberto – Yelmo, 1979
Lists the Spanish verbs most frequently used in various texts, in order of frequency. (NCR)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Spanish
Peer reviewedDeMello, George – Hispania, 1979
Discusses the distinctions that exist among the uses of "ser" and "estar" in Spanish. They are explained with reference to the semantic values present in the three basic functions of these verbs: principal, auxiliary, and attributive. (NCR)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Research, Language Usage, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedvon Raffler-Engel, Walburga – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Discusses the importance of the nonverbal component in second language learning, and describes research on the role of kinesics in language. (AM)
Descriptors: Body Language, Language Instruction, Language Research, Nonverbal Communication
Peer reviewedRegan, Maureen – ADFL Bulletin, 1978
The author argues that foreign language instruction in the United States is generally begun too late and that it must be started at the elementary school level. (CFM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, FLES, Language Attitudes, Language Instruction
