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Wangru, Cao – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
Vocabulary is an indispensable part of language and it is of vital importance for second language learners. Wilkins (1972) points out: "without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed." Vocabulary teaching has experienced several stages characterized by grammatical-translation method, audio-lingual…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Semantics, English, Chinese
Yu, Xia – Peter Lang Bern, 2012
In China, a widespread learning practice for foreign languages are reading, reciting and memorising texts. This book investigates this practice against a background of Confucian heritage learning and western attitudes towards memorising, particularly audio-lingual approaches to language teaching and later largely negative attitudes. The author…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction

Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1965
This is the tenth of 16 volumes of audiolingual classroom instruction in Mandarin Chinese. The course is designed to train native English speakers to Level 3 Foreign Service Institute proficiency in comprehension and speaking, and to Level 2 proficiency in reading and writing Mandarin. Facility in reading, writing, and translating texts written in…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Dialogs (Language), Geography Instruction, Ideography

Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1966
This is the thirteenth of 16 volumes of audiolingual classroom instruction in Mandarin Chinese. The course is designed to train native English speakers to Level 3 Foreign Service Institute proficiency in comprehension and speaking, and to Level 2 proficiency in reading and writing Mandarin. Facility in reading, writing, and translating texts…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cultural Education, Dialogs (Language), Ideography
Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1965
This is the eleventh of 16 volumes of audiolingual classroom instruction in Mandarin Chinese. The course is designed to train native English speakers to Level 3 Foreign Service Institute proficiency in comprehension and speaking, and to Level 2 proficiency in reading and writing Mandarin. Facility in reading, writing, and translating texts written…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Dialogs (Language), History Instruction, Ideography

Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1966
This is the fifteenth of 16 volumes of audiolingual classroom instruction in Mandarin Chinese. The course is designed to train native English speakers to Level 3 Foreign Service Institute proficiency in comprehension and speaking, and to Level 2 proficiency in reading and writing Mandarin. Facility in reading, writing, and translating texts…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cultural Education, Dialogs (Language), Ideography

Defense Language Inst., Monterey, CA. – 1966
This is the last of 16 volumes of audiolingual classroom instruction in Mandarin Chinese. The course is designed to train native English speakers to Level 3 Foreign Service Institute proficiency in comprehension and speaking, and to Level 2 proficiency in reading and writing Mandarin. Facility in reading, writing, and translating texts written in…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cultural Education, Dialogs (Language), Ideography