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Pattern Drill--"Schmattern" Drill: An Essay on Communication.
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Minn, Jay Paul – 1970
The pattern drill used in language instruction, termed the "schmattern drill" in this article, is severely criticized for depriving students of meaningful communication opportunities. Methods of alleviating student boredom through the extension of and variation in pattern drill design are illustrated by examples of contrasting "schmattern" and…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Audiolingual Methods, Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialogs (Literary)