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Peer reviewedMargolis, Fern S. – Foreign Language Annals, 1982
Believes current audiolingual approach to foreign language teaching lacks opportunities for spontaneous speech. Author shows why this is and offers suggestions such as oral exercises and games to compensate. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Class Activities, Conversational Language Courses, Oral Language
Knop, Constance K. – American Foreign Language Teacher, 1972
Suggests activities in a foreign language classroom to develop language skills and listening comprehension through conversations. (DS)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, French, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedAntoine, Geraldine – Hispania, 1972
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Conversational Language Courses, Course Objectives
Peer reviewedQuinn, T. J. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1976
Reasons are given for restoring grammatical study to a more central place in second language study. One reason given is the limitations inherent in the objectives of an audiolingual approach; another is the indirect impact of the enormous advances being made in modern linguistics. (RM)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Grammar, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedOates, Michael D. – Foreign Language Annals, 1972
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Conversational Language Courses
Download full textCespedes de Fantini, Beatriz – 1968
Six units of instructional materials in conversational Spanish are presented. The audiolingual course is designed to be completed in 90 to 120 hours and intended to be used with a set of correlated tape recordings which may be purchased from the School for International Training. Lessons contain a variety of structured exercises including (1)…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Grammar, Instructional Materials
Gardner, Steven H. – French Rev, 1970
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Activities, Current Events
Garner, John E.; Schutz, Noel W., Jr. – J Eng Sec Lang, 1969
The "missing link is a method of instruction which bridges the gap between drill situations in the classroom and actual communication situations outside the classroom. (Author/FWB)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communication Skills, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language)
Nussbaum, Loren V.; Lijane, Gershon T.
The present volume is a 176-unit course in spoken Sesotho, designed to prepare Peace Corps volunteers to communicate using basic sentence patterns in the most commonly encountered cultural contexts. The units, or "microwave cycles" are presented in two phases, "manipulative" and "communicative" oral practices. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Context, Glossaries
Burtnett, Olga J. – 1987
A guide for teachers of conversational Spanish is intended for the elementary school (grades 4-6) or beginning level. It is designed to introduce students to the sounds and pronunciation of Spanish, and uses the audio-lingual method. The guide contains introductory notes on the scope and sequence of skills and concepts, suggestions for classroom…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Educational Games, Games
Nussbaum, Loren V.; And Others – 1969
The present volume comprises an introductory course to spoken siSwati, an African language of the Niger-Congo group, also referred to as Swazi. The materials have two principle components, "Understanding siSwati" and "Speaking siSwati," each consisting of a series of "Cycles." The purpose of the U.S. component is to give the student an opportunity…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Context, Glossaries
Goodman, Morris F.; And Others – 1971
The format of this 23-unit course in Mauritian Creole is based on "microwave" cycles, each cycle beginning with the introduction of new material and ending with the use of that material in communication. A small amount of new material is introduced at a time (usually in a monolog, drill, or dialog) which, after a brief bit of practice is…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Context, Glossaries
Peer reviewedHeymans, G. C. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1970
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Conversational Language Courses, Grammar
Banathy, Bela H.; Jesse O. Sawyer – Mod Lang J, 1969
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Grammar Translation Method, Language Instruction
Kahananui, Dorothy M.; Anthony, Alberta P. – 1970
A comprehensive Hawaiian language course intended for use at the secondary and college levels, this text is designed to answer the need for new methods and materials in language instruction and represents extensive research on the Hawaiian language. Composed almost entirely of material which has been tested in actual classroom situations, it…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Context
