The linguistic behavior of a given individual varies; he will on different occasions speak (or write) differently according to what may be roughly described as different social situations: he will use a number of different registers. The application of such registers both in the field of text analysis and in the preparation of teaching materials…

This study has focused on the use of language in the United Republic of Cameroon and on individual bilingualism with consideration of the social and political repercussions of social practices and educational policy. (RK)

Author gave serious consideration to the quality of education. (RK)

English classes should develop the use of good English in student compositions, which should in turn influence student morality. (JH)

The educational practices and theories of linguists and educators concerning speakers of Black dialect are discussed in terms of three varying perspectives: (1) eradication; (2) bidialectalism; and, (3) appreciation of dialect differences. An arguement for the latter view is made and a list of suggestions relative to language instruction is…

This article elaborates on the notion that theoretic discourse, as employed in the natural and behavioral sciences, is partly inappropriate for curriculum work and that the language of curriculum writers must be ordinary language. (Author/MLF)

Discusses two radically opposed theories about written and spoken language. The first states that the written word is the most perfect form of expression. According to the second concept, written language is viewed as the inaccurate translation of spoken language. (Text is in French.) (PMP)

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This article examines the notion of sign on various levels, concluding that which pertains to the linguistic level is pertinent; that which pertains to the expressive level is redundant. The notions of connotation and denotation are discussed. (Text is in French.) (AM)

This investigation attempts a didactic analysis of Arnold Wesker's Trilogy for teaching in the 12th or 13th grade of a Modern Language Gymnasium. Here the main emphasis is said to bear on an anlysis of the relation of language and structure of the Trilogy to Wesker's conception of history as revealed in this work, as well as upon an analysis of…

Language is both a reflection of the status quo and a factor in perpetuating the status quo. People use language to encode their own experiences; memories are the encoded versions of reality. People learn how to characterize their experience by seeing how others characterize their own and others' experiences. When asked to talk about successful…

A study investigated the relationship between readability of advertising copy and conventional measures of ad readership. It was hypothesized that readership scores would be higher for advertisements containing copy with the highest and lowest computed readership grade levels. Fifty-five full-page advertisements that met arbitrary minimal copy…

Students readily pick up occupational jargon from their special interests and studies. Nevertheless, the education and culture of teachers of communication typically have stressed the outright rejection of jargon of all kinds in the interests of honesty, directness, clarity, and economy of statement. Supporting the teachers ideologically are the…

At certain points in their historical development, languages are not adequately equipped to serve their societies and do not offer certain communicative functions. Political and cultural domination can influence the language community to adopt a foreign language for higher communication, leaving the vernacular underdeveloped for those…