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Activities and Specific Curriculum Materials Which Have Proved Successful with the Less Able Students
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Dimitrievich, Nada – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1971
Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association and the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Toronto, Canada, March 27, 1971. (DS)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Semantics in Foreign Language Teaching
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Danesi, Marcel – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Foreign language teaching concentrates on phonology, morphology and syntax, to the neglect of semantics and vocabulary. The method of teaching meaning that is proposed here is based on the concepts of "contextual" semantics. An experiment in the use of the method is also briefly described. (KM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Instruction, Lexicology, Linguistic Competence
Individual Instruction: Its Potential for Learning and Teaching Modern Languages
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Massey, D. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1972
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels
What Can We Learn from the Good Language Learner?
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Stern, H. H. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Discusses the strategies of good language learning and names ten features that mark the good language learner. (KM)
Descriptors: Language Ability, Language Fluency, Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels
Translation and Second Language Teaching
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Eppert, Franz – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1977
Discusses basic models of the processes of translation, second language teaching and learning, and semantization. A judicious use of many procedures is urged, because translation is present in the semantization process regardless of method used. It is noted that considerable research is still needed. (AMH)
Descriptors: Grammar Translation Method, Language Ability, Language Instruction, Language Programs
The "Balance Effect"
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McNamara, John; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1978
A panel discussion of the effect of immersion programs on first and second language learning. Questions are raised regarding the effectiveness of the regular curriculum, results of immersion for majority language and minority or immigrant children, the meaning of linguistic competence and underlying cognitive and intellectual processes. (AMH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education