Describes a method which uses the language laboratory to help the teacher correct individual students' pronunciation and which assists the student in memorizing dialogues. (AM)

This article argues that "triadic dialogue" (Lemke, 1990), much criticized in the past, has an important role to play in L2 learning and that its effectiveness should be judged in accordance with the particular pedagogical goals that it is made to serve. Drawing on three recent studies of L2 classrooms in a variety of instructional settings, the…

Presents a language teaching method designed to increase communicative competence through an application of speech act theory and the use of dialogs and the source language. (AM)

The study of French Canadian culture should occupy a central position in the learning of French. An integrated approach would involve the following elements: (1) short, intensive readings which treat important aspects of French-Canadian culture; (2) dialogues derived from the readings; and (3) exercises which accompany both the dialogue and the…

Presents an outline of a progression plan for university language courses, combining features of various methods of language teaching. (AM)

Examines the effects of different kinds of rich contexts for vocabulary learning based on second language oral input. The article compares the number and kinds of words learned through exposure to a dialogue or video, or by first listening to an oral account of the dialogue situation and then hearing the audio soundtrack without visual support.…