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| Modern Language Journal | 10 |
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| Adkins, Patricia G. | 1 |
| Andersson, Theodore | 1 |
| Aronson, Howard I. | 1 |
| Ewton, Ralph W. | 1 |
| Hall, Robert A., Jr. | 1 |
| Jakobovits, Leon A. | 1 |
| Macnamara, John | 1 |
| Mueller, Theodore | 1 |
| Ney, James W. | 1 |
| Turner, Paul R. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedNey, James W. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Critically examines Leon A. Jakobovit's application of Chomsky's theories of transformational generative grammar to second language learning theory. (RL)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Modern Languages, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedTurner, Paul R. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Modern Languages, Reading Skills, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedJakobovits, Leon A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Comments on an article by James W. Ney, entitled "Contradictions in Theoretical Approaches to the Teaching of Foreign Languages," in the "Modern Language Journal," v58 n4 Apr 1974. (RL)
Descriptors: Interaction Process Analysis, Language Instruction, Modern Languages, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedAronson, Howard I. – Modern Language Journal, 1973
Discusses problems in second language acquisition caused by linguistic interference and emphasizes the importance of positive attitudes. (RL)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Interference (Language), Language Instruction, Language Skills
Peer reviewedMacnamara, John – Modern Language Journal, 1973
Discusses the belief that meaning is primary to a child learning language and concludes that teachers should develop language programs in which the use of language would be essential rather than incidental. (RL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Instruction, Learning Theories, Modern Languages
Peer reviewedHall, Robert A., Jr. – Modern Language Journal, 1976
Describes the history of the Department of Modern Languages at Cornell, with particular emphasis on the role of linguistics in language programs at this university. (AM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Language Programs, Departments, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEwton, Ralph W. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Individual Needs, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedAndersson, Theodore – Modern Language Journal, 1973
Critical review and discussion of John Macnamara's "Nurseries, Streets and Classrooms," Modern Language Journal, v57 n5-6 p250-4 Sep-Oct 1973. (RL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Language, Language Instruction, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedMueller, Theodore – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Intellectual Development, Intonation
Download full textAdkins, Patricia G. – Modern Language Journal, 1968
A review of the difficulties Spanish-Americans and Mexican-Americans encounter in learning English, caused by a lack of knowledge of common idioms and figures of speech in current usage, leads to a discussion of two pilot studies in which the frequency of occurrence of idiomatic and figurative constructions in the reading materials presented to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Expressive Language
