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Donaldson, Weber D., Jr. – 1970
On the basis of evidence from general linguistic theory and psycholinguistic research, it is argued that the working hypotheses of the audiolingual habit theory are inconsistent with studies of human verbal learning tasks, and that transformation grammarians have shown convincingly that structuralist views of language are too narrow in scope. It…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Elson, Nicholas – TESL Talk, 1983
Surveys some of the principal theories and methodologies in second language instruction. (EKN)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Grammar Translation Method

Almeida, Jose Carlos; Kliffer, Michael D. – 1983
The methodology reported in this paper argues for a synthesis of various theories and methods. First, a synopsis is given of the pedagogical and linguistic approaches that should underlie a successful attempt to teach the contrast in two verb tenses in Portuguese. Secondly, a contrast unique to Portuguese is examined and a multistage approach for…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Grammar Translation Method, Higher Education