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Peer reviewedvon Raffler-Engel, Walburga – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Discusses the importance of the nonverbal component in second language learning, and describes research on the role of kinesics in language. (AM)
Descriptors: Body Language, Language Instruction, Language Research, Nonverbal Communication
Peer reviewedChaffee-Sorace, D.; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1992
A technique, referred to as "Personalities," for helping students practice second-language conversational skills is described. The exercise can teach and review vocabulary, grammatical structures, and cultural information. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Grammar, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedVizmuller, Jana – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Discusses the use of humor in the language classroom, and provides some sample activities in Italian. (AM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Humor, Italian
Peer reviewedCraven, Arlette – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Describes the "Almanach Vermot," a type of encyclopedia on French language and culture, and indicates ways in which this publication may be of use in the French classroom. (AM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Education, Educational Games, French
Peer reviewedJarrett, Linda – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Provides instructions for teaching four French Canadian folk dances. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Dance, Folk Culture, French
Peer reviewedWillerman, Benne; Melvin, Bernice – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Discusses various experiments involving the teaching of vocabulary through the use of mnemonics, and describes an experiment which sought to test the effectiveness of the mnemonic method in acquiring writing skills in the foreign vocabulary. (AM)
Descriptors: Experiments, French, Language Instruction, Language Research
Peer reviewedHammerly, Hector – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Examines various approaches to the teaching of word meanings in the second language classroom, including the use of translation, visual aids, and direct methods. (AM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedLandry, Rodrigue; Allard, Real – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
The phenomenon of lexical neology and its applications in second-language instruction are discussed. A study of feminization of titles in the Canadian maritime provinces is reported, and teaching materials based on those observations are suggested, aimed at enabling college-level language learners to understand the phenomenon and its practical…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedPons-Ridler, Suzanne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1994
Mnemonic techniques for teaching French verbs and their corresponding prepositions to native English speakers are presented. The devices are outlined by category of verb and preposition. Then specific techniques for presentation, memorization, and further uses are described. (Contains six references.) (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, French, Grammar
Peer reviewedDuquette, Georges – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
The relative influence of cultural insights, first language skills, and purely cognitive or linguistic factors in successful second-language learning is discussed. The teacher is encouraged to reflect on the value of and experiment with providing cultural background to language acquisition. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
Peer reviewedUrbancic, Anne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Reports on a pilot project which used an imaginary tour of an Italian city as the basis for conversation exercises. (AM)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Higher Education, Italian, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedMydlarski, Donna – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Describes the use of the "micrologue," a brief narrative on cultural topics, to develop linguistic and cultural skills in the language classroom. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Language Instruction, Language Skills, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedSwain, Merrill – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1993
Some views on and implications of "the output hypothesis," which proposes that the process of producing written or spoken language results in language acquisition/learning, for immersion pedagogy and second-language learning are discussed. The role of collaborative learning is considered. (Contains 14 references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs, Language Processing, Language Research
Peer reviewedKamenew, Valentin V. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Discusses rules of pronunciation and grammar in French. Rules of spoken French are contrasted to those of traditional grammar. A visual method is suggested for teaching "oral grammar." (AM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, French, Grammar, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedCohen, Avraham – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Proposes the use of an analysis of synonyms as a method for contributing to the development of cognitive skills in culturally deprived children. (AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
