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Rivers, Wilga M. – NALLD Journal, 1981
Gives history of use of language laboratories in second-language learning and suggests ways to make time spent by language students in the language laboratory more worthwhile. Claims technological advancement needs effective hardware combined with an understanding of how students learn languages. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Educational Technology, Language Laboratories, Learning Processes
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Danesi, Marcel – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1988
Considers the historiography of language teaching theories from the perspective of bimodality and suggests some directions research should take to empirically substantiate the usefulness of this concept for second-language acquisition in a classroom environment. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Classroom Research, Language Processing
Capelle, Guy – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
Reviews the evolution of foreign language teaching methods from the audiovisual methods of the 60s through the notional-functional and communicative approaches of the 70s and 80s. It is recommended that the role of oral language be reviewed and that the value of writing in second language learning be recognized. (JLR)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Dialogs (Language), Educational History
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Nord, James R. – System, 1980
Discusses research supporting the contention that listening fluency should be taught first and oral response delayed because languaqe acquisition takes place without any overt performance. Includes extensive bibliographic references. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Aural Learning, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language)
Lally, Carolyn – 1998
The history of grammar instruction in second language education is traced, focusing on the evolution of grammar's role from a central place in instruction to its current peripheral, almost problematic role. The objective is to provide background information so that second language educators can redefine grammar's role in language instruction. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Comparative Analysis, Educational History, Educational Trends
McGarrell, Hedy M. – Medium, 1981
Three major stages in the development of language testing have been identified and correlated with corresponding stages in teaching. These are: (1) the pre-scientific stage associated with the grammar-translation method; (2) the psychometric-structuralist stage concomitant with the audio-lingual method; and (3) the integrative-sociometric stage…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives
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Wheeler, Garon – TESL Canada Journal, 1995
Focuses on the history of the whole language approach, which arose out of the ancient notion of teaching as an art rather than a science. The approach is unable to demonstrate its superiority with statistics, a requirement for introducing radical changes in education. The tendency to avoid substantial change in second-language teaching is expected…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Change Agents, Diachronic Linguistics, Educational Change
Chen, Dar-Wu – 2000
English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) student writers are often labeled as having poor language proficiency skills, poor writing skills, and poor organizational skills. These labels can negatively affect teachers and students. They have become yardsticks for guiding teachers' instruction and measuring students' performance. Often, ESL writing…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Westphal, Patricia B. – 1979
The numerous innovations in foreign language teaching during the past ten years indicate that the profession is reaching toward syllabi in which students would learn to master and apply creatively a fairly limited body of material built around basic linguistic and cultural concepts. This theme is apparent in the syllabi, or subject-matter content…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)