Verb-Form Clustering and Syllabus Design.

Hill, Victor J.

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ERIC Number: EJ539291

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Verb-Form Clustering and Syllabus Design.

Hill, Victor J.

System, v24 n4 p529-36 Dec 1996

Argues that social language should be delayed in a second language course until a core of factual language has been built up. The article presents an account of verb-form clustering and of some of the problems caused by discrete treatment of verb forms. It also suggests how to implement verb clustering within the context of syllabus design. (11 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Associative Learning, Context Effect, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Grammar, Instructional Materials, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Verbs

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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