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Dickens, David B. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1983
Describes a method of teaching German adjective endings and adjectival nouns which simplifies the traditional "strong,""weak," and "mixed" endings approach. (EKN)
Descriptors: Adjectives, German, Language Patterns, Second Language Instruction
Folse, Keith S. – English Teaching Forum, 2008
This article focuses on the development of vocabulary among English language learners. The author first defines what a "word" means, then discusses five aspects of vocabulary knowledge. Drawing on Swain (1993), the author identifies three main goals of vocabulary learning. The rest of the article is devoted to the description of six…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)

Goldschen, Lisa Ohm – Unterrichtspraxis, 1983
Descriptors: Case (Grammar), German, Language Patterns, Second Language Instruction

Thompson, Peter S. – Classical Outlook, 1983
Discusses the appropriateness of using cloze technique exercises for teaching a highly inflected language, such as Latin. Describes a cloze program for early second-year Latin students. (EKN)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Language Patterns, Latin, Second Language Instruction

Hosford, Helga – Unterrichtspraxis, 1983
Gives an elementary description of German syntax which is coherent and provides students with finite, countable categories: (1) the predicate, (2) its nominal complements, and (3) modifiers. Analyzes each category and gives examples with teaching suggestions. (EKN)
Descriptors: German, Language Patterns, Second Language Instruction, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)

Surridge, Marie E. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
In a corpus of the most frequent French words, phonetic rules relating the end of a noun to gender are simplified, and morphological rules governing the gender of suffixed nouns are illustrated. The stratified presentation is offered to teachers for classroom use. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, French, Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages)

Cox, Thomas J. – French Review, 1983
The use of "a,""de," or nothing preceding complement infinitives in French is addressed from the perspective of the deeper grammatical relations involved, and possible instructional strategies are suggested. Examples and comparisons are made in English. Unlike the traditional approach, it is assumed that a preposition is…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), French, Grammar, Language Patterns

Chapman, Raymond – System, 1982
Discusses teaching students to be sensitive to the nuances of word choice, intonation patterns, slang, and grammatical deviations in a second language. Suggests some classroom techniques to develop this awareness. (EKN)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Language Styles
Nickisch, Craig W. – 1983
A simplified pattern of noun formation is outlined that can assist the German teacher in helping students understand constituent relationships in long or obscure German nouns, providing an overview of significant patterns that covers a relatively complete noun system. First, significant patterns in nouns outside the process of formation, and…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), German, Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages)

Bethin, Christina Y. – Russian Language Journal, 1983
It is proposed that the concepts of location and goal are helpful instructional tools in Russian, encouraging competence and discouraging incorrect analyses of sentence structure. Minor reorganization of conventional instructional materials and addition of a few sentences for discussion would be of significant assistance in student understanding.…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Form Classes (Languages), Language Patterns, Language Processing

Bulwa, Lillian – ADFL Bulletin, 1983
Presents four chief categories of common mistakes in French along with some of their causes and cures. (EKN)
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), French, Higher Education, Interference (Language)

Bartelt, Guillermo – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1980
Consistent areas of difficulty for Navajo and Chicano speakers learning English as a second language are summarized. Exercises to correct these specific problems are cited, using a contrastive approach. (HTH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Navajo

Minkoff, Dorothy – Journal of Reading, 1984
Describes six oral language games that can help English as a second language students practice language patterns in a spontaneous yet meaningful context. (HOD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Oral Language

Kramsch, Claire J. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1983
Summarizes recent theory on communicative processes in language use, on the creation and exchange of meaning, and on the negotiation of roles in the classroom. Suggests exercises for activating and developing interactive skills between speakers and hearers in the foreign language. (EKN)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), German, Language Patterns, Language Usage

Sakayan, Dora; Tessier, Christine – Unterrichtspraxis, 1983
Discusses the use of stereotyped speech patterns as teaching material or as the basis of communicative exercises. Gives examples of the use of these gambits in drills and exercises in German. (EKN)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), German, Language Patterns, Language Usage