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Download full textJiven, L. M. – 1966
This report contains experiment results obtained from a comparative study of two groups of seventh grade students learning German in Sweden. The main objectives of the investigation, which lasted one school year, are: (1) to investigate possible achievement differences in German between similar groups of students when one group is instructed…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Educational Experiments, German, Grade 7
Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1969
Beginning with a brief review of the growth of the audiolingual method of foreign language instruction in the United States of America, this paper examines implications and lessons drawn from an educational experiment in language instruction known as the Pennsylvania Report. The text of a memorandum to school administrators in Pennsylvania by the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conventional Instruction, Educational Experiments, French
Peer reviewedMueller, Klaus A.; Wiersma, William – Modern Language Journal, 1967
This report examines one aspect of a broad experiment in language instruction designed and implemented at 10 participating colleges of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. Two types of language laboratories (recording and nonrecording) are examined to determine the effect of each upon the cultural-orientation scores of the students. The scores…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, College Students
Smith, W. Flint; Littlefield, Lael – 1969
Research described in this report compares the relative achievement of three groups of secondary school students beginning language instruction in German, French, and Spanish using the electronic classroom, the record-playback laboratory, and the broadcast language laboratory with that of a control group. The second major area of research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiolingual Methods, Educational Equipment, Educational Experiments
Spencer, Richard E.; Seguin, Edmond L. – 1964
An experiment, using College Board Achievement Tests in German Reading and Listening Comprehension, to compare the effectiveness of earphones and loudspeakers in language test presentation is described. Related opinions, implications, and conclusions on the effectiveness of communication media in language teaching and testing are offered. (AF)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Auditory Discrimination, Educational Experiments, Experiments
Weiss, Louis – 1971
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the assumption that auditory discrimination and pronunciation in a foreign language are closely related. If the assumption were to be well-founded, then it might be possible for foreign language students with high auditory discrimination ability to work alone in the language…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Stimuli, Auditory Tests, Conditioning
