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Besse, Henri – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1977
Attempts to show that there is no real difference between explicit grammar (structural grammar) and implicit grammar, and that learning a second language's description does not coincide with learning that language. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Grammar, Language Instruction, Pattern Drills (Language)
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ELT Journal, 1984
Discusses four problems common to English as a second language students: (1) the use of "they" as a sex-neutral, third person singular pronoun; (2) the use of "I wish"; (3) how stress affects meaning; and (4)word pairs ending in "ate," in which the noun and verb have different pronunciations. (EKN)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Language Patterns, Second Language Learning
Ladmiral, Jean-Rene – Langages, 1975
Reviews the main issues involved in foreign language teaching methodologies. Particularly discusses how the learner may be affected by the metalanguage used in instruction, when it is composed of traditional grammar terminology or modern linguistic terminology or when none is used. (Text is in French.) (TL)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Interference (Language)
Carter, Ronald; McCarthy, Michael – 1994
This paper argues that second language instruction that aims to foster speaking skills and natural spoken interaction should be based upon the grammar of the spoken language, and not on grammars that reflect written norms. Using evidence from a corpus of conversational English, this examination focuses on how four grammatical features that occur…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Bolinger, Dwight – 1972
This paper presents a survey of the development of linguistics and the influence of linguistics on second language learning. Emphasis is given to the era beginning with language instruction during World War II to the present day. The influence of structural linguistics is described. The resulting audiolingual approach is also considered and…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics
Gaeng, Paul A. – 1970
This article reviews the historical development of applied linguistics in foreign language instruction. Five major principles influencing early applied linguistic theory are summarized, emphasizing the oral nature of language. Central to the article are discussions of: (1) prescriptive or normative grammar, (2) transformational grammar, (3)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Contrastive Linguistics