English as an international language (EIL) deals with the use of English in wider communication, both global and local contexts. In an EIL context, people with different mother tongue (L1) use English to share ideas and culture. That is why intelligible English which should be no longer normbound is needed. Teaching pronunciation for EIL,…

Language laboratories, developed in the 1970s under the influence of the Audiolingual Method, were superseded several decades later by computer-assisted language learning (CALL) work stations (Gündüz, 2005). The World Wide Web was developed shortly thereafter. From this introduction and the well-documented and staggering growth of the Internet and…

Language teaching approaches and methods have cast light on the language teaching theory and practice. There are still many controversies about their usefulness and appropriateness. This paper tries to analyze their effectiveness and weakness of several most influential teaching approaches and methods: Grammar-translation Method, Direct Method,…

An historical, philosophical, and methodological overview of the Dartmouth/Rassias model of foreign language instruction is presented. The model, first developed by John Rassias at Dartmouth College, is an intensive adaptation of the traditional audiolingual approach. Great use is made of dramatic techniques to motivate students and help them…

Addresses the question of the choices offered by individualized instruction, referring to the seven years experience with Russian Program I at SUNY, Albany. Describes how this program also provides unusual opportunities to alter and individualize the traditional courses that are taught in parallel with it, at the same institution. (MES)

Suggests restructuring language programs to capitalize on the visual medium through use of video-based second language instruction. Gives examples of video-based language activities developed over four years at World English Center, University of San Francisco. (Author/BK)

Discusses a semi-independent eclectic teaching model, designed to alleviate some of the problems of intermediate-level language classes. It attempts to capitalize on the virtues of a variety of approaches by combining features of each that best accomplish specific language teaching goals. (EKN)

Describes research done at the University of Liverpool with undergraduates learning beginning German to compare the effectiveness of grammar-translation and audiolingual teaching methods. Discusses lack of experimental support for the hypothesis that the learners' background in arts or science can be correlated with the comparative effectiveness…

Discusses the oversupply of language graduates. One solution is a double major and a shift from a literary orientation to one applicable to business or professional life. The audiolingual approach at the American Graduate School of International Management emphasizes the understanding of language structure. (JAC)

Describes the teaching methods of the Yazigi Institutes of Brazil, which offer Portuguese instruction to foreigners. (JB)

A program currently in use by the military that gives instruction in the so-called "sensitive" languages is based on the "Army Method" which was initiated in military language programs during World War II. Attention to the sensitive language program initiated a review of the programs, especially those conducted by the military intelligence schools…

The utilization of satellites for the delivery of educational and cultural programs in the Southern Pacific region is discussed. Typical program schedules are presented and the problems of using high technology in remote areas are discussed. (RAO)

Reexamines the instructional contributions of different approaches to teaching pronunciation, such as Audiolingualism and the Silent Way,and proposes a new student-centered technique for dealing with the teaching of segmental features of Brazilian Portuguese. (Author/CB)

Situated in the heart of New York's Chinatown, the Chinatown English Language Center is a community based project designed to provide recent Chinese adult immigrants settling in New York City with basic English speaking and listening and with reading and writing skills, which are necessary to their functioning effectively in U.S. society. Five…

Surveys some of the principal theories and methodologies in second language instruction. (EKN)