Contrastive Analysis and the Future of Second Language Education.

Markham, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ321148

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Publication Date: 1985

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Contrastive Analysis and the Future of Second Language Education.

Markham, Paul

System, v13 n1 p25-29 1985

Discusses the potential value of contrastive analysis (CA) in second language teaching. Describes the psychological basis of CA, briefly reviews the linguistic developments and some of the criticisims of CA, and concludes that both CA and error analysis are useful in understanding the second language learning process. Discusses the classroom implications of CA. (SED)

Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation, Learning Processes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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