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Publication Date: 1971
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The Development of Modern-Language Skills: Theory to Practice. Language and the Teacher: A Series in Applied Linguistics, Volume 14.
Chastain, Kenneth
This text, intended to assist the individual teacher in developing the basic ingredients of his own repertoire of effective teaching skills, provides a wide-ranging examination of language instruction beginning with a critical review of both audiolingual and cognitive theory and practice and concludes with an extensive discussion of the four language skills. Principal chapters concerning instructional theory include: (1) historical perspectives (2) audiolingual and cognitive teaching, (3) audiolingual theory, (4) cognitive theory, (5) first language learning, and (6) research. The second major division covering instructional practice contains chapters on: (1) listening comprehension, (2) reading, (3) speaking, (4) writing, (5) general guidelines, (6) lesson planning, (7) classroom activities, and (8) evaluation. An annotated bibliography and index are provided. (RL)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Objectives, Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction, Language Research, Learning Processes, Lesson Plans, Listening Comprehension, Modern Languages, Reading, Speech Communication, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition)
Center for Curriculum Development, Inc., 401 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19106 ($7.50)
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