Contrastive Analysis and Second Language Teaching Today: The Legacy of Robert J. Di Pietro.

Danesi, Marcel

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ERIC Number: EJ513606

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Publication Date: 1995

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Contrastive Analysis and Second Language Teaching Today: The Legacy of Robert J. Di Pietro.

Danesi, Marcel

Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, v27 n1-2 p3-23 Jan-Aug 1995

Provides a historical overview of the role of Contrastive Analysis (CA) in second-language teaching and discusses Di Pietro's steadfast support of CA. The article concludes with the importance of Di Pietro's notion of strategic interaction, part of his rich legacy to linguistics. (CFM)

Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Interlanguage, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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