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Brown, H. Douglas – Modern Language Journal, 1972
Revised version of a paper presented at the Annual TESOL Convention (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 5, 1971. (DS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Research, Language Teachers
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Brown, Gillian – ELT Journal, 1988
An interview discusses future plans for the Centre of English as an International Language (University of Cambridge, England), the relationship of cognitive science to second language acquisition and to the role of research in applied linguistics in Great Britain, and the relevance of applied linguistics for teachers of English as a Foreign or…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Thompson, David C. – 1977
This document reviews the major trends of thought concerning first and second language acquisition, in an attempt to trace a sequential history to second language teaching methodology today. The contributions of the behaviorist and nativist schools of thought are examined in particular, and two major issues are focused upon: (1) the origins of…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Hudelson, Sarah – 1989
This monograph focuses on the writing development of young English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners in order to provide teachers with an overview of research and theory about ESL children's writing from the perspective that research and theory may and should form practice. Recent research on children's first and second language writing is…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
This volume contains six essays on both theory and practical learning techniques for second language learning. In "Towards a Synthesization of Teaching Methodologies for TESOL," James W. Ney discusses synthesizing the audio-lingual approach and the cognitive-code theory of language learning. In "Should We Teach Children…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Development
CARTON, AARON S. – 1966
CHAPTERS I AND II OF THIS EXTENSIVE REPORT STATE THE PROBLEM AND OBJECTIVES OF A PROJECT IN WHICH RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO THE POSSIBILITY OF INSTRUCTING STUDENTS TO MAKE INFERENCES AS A MEANS OF EXTENDING THE LANGUAGE LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, LANGUAGE LABORATORY, AND TEACHING MACHINE. FROM THIS BASIC CONCEPT EMERGED THREE PROBLEM AREAS…
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Deduction, French
Bird, Norman, Ed.; And Others – 1994
Papers from a 1993 International Conference on Language in Education include: "A Language Development Approach to Education" (M. A. K. Halliday); Text, Talk, and Inquiry: Schooling as a Semiotic Apprenticeship" (G. Wells); "Chinese Orthography and Reading" (O. J. L. Tzeng); "Task-Centred Assessment in Language…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Educational Strategies