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Peer reviewedHassman, Steven P. – Russian Language Journal, 1986
Provides the English-speaking student with a model of aspect use in the imperative in Russian. Examples are given in Russian without English translations. The perfective imperative is modally neutral, and the imperfected is modally marked. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Intonation, Russian, Second Language Learning, Verbs
Seelbach, Dieter – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1978
Recommends the "distributional" and transformational grammar approach as especially suitable for developing a teaching grammar for dealing with the French simple infinitive and infinitive with "de". (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedCox, Thomas J. – French Review, 1982
The concept of French verb tense as related to the passage of time and the completeness of an action or process is discussed. It is proposed that this concept of inchoativeness be applied in second-language instruction as an aid to students in choosing verb tenses. (MSE)
Descriptors: Decision Making, French, Grammar, Grammatical Acceptability
Peer reviewedRichards, Jack C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1979
Discusses a technique for teaching the usage of the present perfect tense to students of English as a second language. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedBryant, William H. – French Review, 1980
Presents a systematized framework of contexts to help reduce ambiguity and confusion in teaching "falloir" and "pouvoir" in the "passe compose" or "imparfait." (AM)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedBulwa, Lillian – French Review, 1980
Presents ways to use the "L shape" mnemonics to help teach the present tense, the future tense, the imperfect tense, and the subjunctive mood of French verbs. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Mnemonics, Phonetics, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedWhite, Marilyn – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
This article presents a method for teaching the meaning of the word "hope" to students of English as a second/foreign language. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Ohrtman, Dennis W. – 1990
This instructional guide is to be used by teachers in the instruction of "Platero y Yo," written by Juan Ramon Jimenez, one of Spain's foremost poets. A systematic study is provided of movement throughout the text, by analyzing verb tenses, to help novice Spanish literature students grasp the scholastic and psychological interpretations of poetic…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish
Peer reviewedMatthews-Bresky, R. J. H. – Zielsprache Englisch, 1978
Discusses semantic differences in the use of "simple" and "continuous" forms of the verb in English. Also discussed are variations found in the various temporal levels: present, future, perfect, and past, as well as in combinations with the modals "may" and "must,""could" and "might," and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Form Classes (Languages), Language Instruction, Morphology (Languages)
Camaiora, Luisa Conti – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979
Discusses the problems involved in teaching Italian students the English equivalents of the verb "dovere." (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Italian, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedPons-Ridler, Suzanne – French Review, 1980
Presents a method for fostering an understanding of and teaching certain time expressions in French to English-speaking students. (AM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, French, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedTerrell, Tracy D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Explains a classroom presentation of verb forms and tense functions based on the communicative needs of the students rather than on the full paradigm of each verb tense. Arguments for the use of this natural approach and an association model to facilitate vocabulary acquisition are presented. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Grammar, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedChampion, James J. – Hispania, 1979
Discusses the teaching of derivatives of irregular Spanish verbs in order to reinforce irregular patterns and increase the students' active vocabularies. (NCR)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Research
Trescases, Pierre – Francais dans le Monde, 1979
Presents suggestions and activities for teaching the imperfect and the "passe compose" in French second year classes. (AM)
Descriptors: English, French, Grammar, Language Instruction
Cervera, Alicia – Yelmo, 1978
Discusses ways of teaching complementary pronouns in Spanish, includinq pronouns of direct objects, reflexive verbs, and indirect objects. (NCR)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Pronouns
