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"Yakudoku" EFL Instruction in a Japanese High School Classroom.

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Gorsuch, Greta J. – 1997

"Yakudoku," the traditional, non-oral method of teaching language in Japan, is described and compared with the grammar translation method of language instruction. The methods differ in that "yakudoku" focuses mainly on translation of the foreign language text into Japanese, with grammar instruction a secondary concern, and that…

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)

De l'imparfait du subjonctif aux methodes communicatives (The Move from the Imperfect Subjunctive to Communicative Methods).

Debyser, Francis – Francais dans le Monde, 1985

The communicative approach has brought second language instruction a long way from strict grammar-oriented pedagogy, carrying with it a return to meaning, less repetition, emphasis on the learner, and attention to the social and pragmatic aspects of communication. (MSE)

Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis