Contrastive Analysis and the Classroom Teacher.

Fowler, Dennis G.

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ERIC Number: EJ313955

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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Contrastive Analysis and the Classroom Teacher.

Fowler, Dennis G.

British Journal of Language Teaching, v22 n3 p167-72 Win 1984

Discusses the history, framework, and psychological basis of contrastive analysis. Presents three main points of view of contrastive analysis: (1) predictive (strong), (2) retrospective (weak), and (3) intralingual error analysis (a rejection of the contrastive analysis hypothesis). Suggests that the second viewpoint is more applicable and useful to the language teacher. (SED)

Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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