Surveys some basic issues of modern linguistics and the theory of language teaching. Examines the notion of creativity in human language, a concept regarded here as basic to any linguistic description and as fundamental to all pedagogical applications of linguistics. (Text is in French.) (Author)

Suggests the possibility of combining aspects of a transformational generative theory such as deep structure case grammar with concepts from a nontransformational, nongenerative theoretical framework such as form content analysis, for practical application in the area of foreign language teaching. (SL)

A discussion of the relevance of applied linguistics to language teaching looks at recent developments in the field, the relationship of theory and practice in language teaching and learning, common perceptions of applied linguistics' relationship to language instruction, and linguistics' role in finding solutions in the classroom. (MSE)

This article aims to outline the major development of psychological and linguistic theory, focusing upon those underlying features which have particular relevance in foreign-language instruction, and to suggest the direction which emerging strategies will take." (FB)

This article presents a bilingual teaching strategy based on Noam Chomsky's universalist hypothesis, which emphasizes the "universal" aspects of human language. The strategy focuses on the matching process that all learners carry out between the first (L1) and second (L2) language, as well as the differences between L1 and L2. (58…

Examines how the principles about teaching culture in English-as-a-Foreign-Language have promoted cultural confrontation in the guise of cultural acquisition. Discusses the impact of the culture-oriented classroom on three areas of language pedagogy: (1) approach; (2) design, and (3) procedure. (Author/VWL)

Shows that intermediate learners of German whose first language is English experience more semantic difficulties when reading an English text and more syntactic difficulties when reading a German version of the same text. A stronger emphasis on syntactic features, such as word category, agreement relationships, tensing, and word placement in the…