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The Mentalist Theory of Language Teaching

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Ewing, Wallace K. – Foreign Language Annals, 1972

Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Research, Learning Theories, Linguistic Competence

Linguists and Foreign Language Teachers

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Stein, Jack M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1975

This article briefly examines structural and transformational theories and their associations with other theories, particularly learning psychology. The implications of each position for FL teaching are examined, and it is suggested that teachers enrich structurally based audiolingual techniques with experimental infusions from the…

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Generative Grammar, Language Instruction

Fads and Fashions in Foreign Language Teaching.

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Ney, James W. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979

Discusses the structuralist and the cognitivist theories of language learning, and emphasizes the importance of practice in second language learning. (AM)

Descriptors: Language Instruction, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Linguistic Theory