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Download full textHashemnezhad, Hossein; Zangalani, Sanaz Khalili – English Language Teaching, 2012
The aim of the present paper was to investigate the effects of processing instruction and traditional instruction on Iranian EFL learners' writing ability. Thirty participants who were non-randomly selected out of 63 Intermediate EFL learners, taking English courses in a language institute in Khoy-Iran, participated in this quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Gao, Fen – English Language Teaching, 2011
In this study the author tries to assess the effects of Theme-based Oral Approach (TOA) on the oral English proficiency of non-English majors as well as students' leaning motives and interests resulted from the approach in EFL class of China. The study follows the quantitative and qualitative method in light of questionnaire, interview, class…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Direct linkHsieh, Pei-Chin – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This research study compared the effects of three instructional methods--collaborative synchronous online communication, asynchronous online communication, and independent study as traditional in grammar translation method--in English reading comprehension. A quasi-experimental research design included pre and post reading comprehension tests for…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Independent Study, Management Systems, Asynchronous Communication
Laroche, Jacques M. – 1980
Due to differences in the grammars of English and French, "pendant" and "depuis" are as difficult to master for English speakers as their equivalents "for" and "since" are for French speakers. To the former, three facts are crucial: (1) "depuis" corresponds to both "for" and "since," which creates ambiguities; (2) "depuis" applies to an…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, French, Function Words
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
Landolfi, Liliana – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1991
Discusses research to determine whether the methodology used in English-as-a-Second-Language classes affected scores on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills. Test results of students in a Los Angeles school district exposed to a comprehension-based approach were compared to those exposed to a grammar-based approach. (21 references) (CFM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis
Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1969
USOE Projects 5-0683 and 7-0133 (Pennsylvania Foreign Language Projects entitled "An Assessment of Three Foreign Language Teaching Strategies Utilizing Three Language Laboratory Systems" and "A Comparison Study of the Effectiveness of the Traditional and Audiolingual Approaches to Foreign Language Instruction Utilizing Laboratory…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
Smutek, Malinda M. – 1986
Instruction in English as a second language for differentially prepared college students should be conducted in an environment in which students have input from a wide range of authentic spoken and written language samples, varying in difficulty level. The instructional process should be viewed by the students as neither intimidating nor…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Classroom Environment, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)
