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Redling, Julius – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1978
Cautions against a "synonymic" or "structural-semantic" approach to constructing texts and in reading them. Concern over matching each foreign word with a native-language word results in limiting the vocabulary of the text and the student's knowledge. Speech-act theory suggests a more flexible approach. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Semantics
Aiken, Paul L. – Bulletin of the English Language Center, 1973
Paper presented December 1972, Bangkok, Thailand. (RL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Linguistics
Jochems, Helmut – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1976
Using "begin" and "start" as examples, it is shown that English grammars (for German schools) are syntactically deficient in their description of verbs. Several typical grammar books are cited. Conclusions are drawn and proposals are made for constructing a new English grammar for German schools. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedGutschow, Harald – Zielsprache Englisch, 1975
In the form of a review article, the "English Minimum Grammar" developed by Hans G. Hoffmann (Max Hueber Verlag, Munich, 1973) is discussed, and the problems that beset the writer of a modern teaching grammar are pointed out. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Methold, Kenneth – RELC Journal, 1972
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedDavison, Walter F. – English Language Teaching, 1973
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Heuer, Helmut – Fremdsprachliche Unterricht, 1972
Discusses requirements for extrinsic and intrinsic individualization of text and exercise construction in foreign languages. (RS)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedSlager, William R. – TESOL Quarterly, 1973
Paper prepared under contract with the Defense Language Institute, English Language Branch, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and presented to the staff and faculty of the Institute in 1972. (RS)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Lesson Plans, Sentence Structure
PDF pending restorationBelmore, N. Fargo – 1975
Sweden makes great effort to teach every citizen English. However, the simplistic views of language teaching which fad and folklore promote have made it difficult to achieve cumulative, verifiable improvements in teaching. This report briefly reviews previous systems of quantitative, partially automated analysis of language teaching materials…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Analysis
