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Peer reviewedGreenbaum, Sidney – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
Attitude and use in language do not always coincide. The foreign language teacher should be aware of language variation so that he can decide what forms to teach and when to introduce variants. Several generalizations about variation and acceptability in language are made. (Author/ND)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Styles, Language Teachers, Language Usage
Peer reviewedApplegate, Richard B. – TESOL Quarterly, 1975
Knowledge of a language requires more than mastery of grammar; effective communication includes social and cultural aspects of language use, such as speaking volume and intonation, conventions of politeness, and set social formulas. The language teacher must be aware of these rules to convey them to students. (CHK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Language Role, Language Styles
Peer reviewedChiu, Rosaline K. – TESOL Quarterly, 1972
Paper presented March 6, 1971, at the TESOL Convention in New Orleans, La. (VM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Fluency, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedJacobson, Rudolfo – TESOL Quarterly, 1976
This article discusses sociolinguistics and how certain of its norms bear a direct relationship to the teaching objectives of EFL. (CLK)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
