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Knowles, Lance – Cross Currents, 1976
The English verb is traditionally presented as having so many "tenses" that both students and teachers are confused. No real logic seems to hold the whole thing together, and teachers' explanations are often off the mark. Organizing verb forms in terms of past, present, and future is not only incorrect, but misleading. The linguist…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Download full textRobb, Thomas N. – Cross Currents, 1976
R-QUAF (Rapid Question and Answer Formation) is a device which enables the English as a second language (ESL) class to systematically review previously studied sentence patterns in a brisk and lively way. The technique revolves around a wall chart with cue words for questions running down the left-hand side (to elicit the various structures to be…
Descriptors: Charts, Educational Media, English (Second Language), Language Instruction
Joy, Gwen Thurston – Cross Currents, 1976
A fifty-hour workshop was conducted in Japan using the Silent Way, an approach to teaching and learning created by Dr. Caleb Gattegno. Chinese was the language taught, and most of the participants were teachers of Japanese and/or English. The materials and techniques used, the type of language dealt with, the reasons behind these approaches, and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Instructional Innovation
Gutow, Howard L., Ed.; And Others – Cross Currents, 1979
The articles in this cross-cultural journal deal with practical issues in second language instruction, English education, the needs of the language learners, principles governing the creation of word pairs, and the process of building in-service language programs. The following articles are included: (1) "The Role of Redundancy, Function, and…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Book Reviews, Cross Cultural Training, English
Matreyek, Deborah B., Ed. – Cross Currents, 1978
This issue of "Cross Currents" includes the following articles: "More About Drama for the Classroom" by Richard A. Via; "Student-Created Media: One Approach to ESL Instruction" by Kathy Campbell; "Some Advice for Japanese Students Learning English" by Yoshi-Mitsu Shimazu; "Patterns of Oral Communication…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Contrastive Linguistics
Taylor, Mary S. – Cross Currents, 1976
This paper briefly outlines the theory and development of Values Clarification and explores its possible applications to English as a foreign language (EFL). The five basic types of Values Clarification exercises are discussed: (1) interviewing, (2) rank-ordering, (3) forced choice, (4) values continuum, and (5) sentence completion. The theory and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Differences
Gutow, Howard, Ed. – Cross Currents, 1978
This issue of "Cross Currents" includes the following articles: "The Japanese Concept of Hanashi-Kata and Its Potential Influence on Foreign Language Acquisition" by James R. Bowers; "Linguistic Relativity and Foreign Language Learning" by Ronald Taubitz; "On Being a Sansei English Teacher in Japan" by Ruth…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Traits, Educational Policy
