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Murphy, Dermot F. – System, 1985
Through a dialog argues that transformational grammar should not be used as the linguistic description in university courses in applied linguistics because it has no particular validity as a pedagogical grammar, because it has a narrow view of the nature of language, and because it is theoretically inadequate.(SED)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Evaluation, Higher Education, Language Processing
McPike, Grace – Elements: Translating Theory into Practice, 1980
Reports on an attempt to informally assess the practicality of an interactive, language processing model for curriculum development.
Descriptors: Change, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Evaluation