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Darian, Steven – TESOL Quart, 1969
Based on surveys conducted by institutions such as the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, the National Council of Teachers of English and the Center for Applied Linguistics, this article attempts to present a composite picture of the EFL (English Foreign Language) program as it has developed in the 1950's and up to the present. (FWB)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Language Programs, Course Content, English (Second Language)
Norris, William E. – TESOL Quart, 1970
Directed to the classroom teacher, this paper focuses on three primary aspects of the teaching task at the advanced level: (1) definition of reading skill goals, (2) techniques for reading skill improvement, (3) classroom procedures." (Author/FB)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Audiolingual Methods, English (Second Language), Language Learning Levels
Wardhaugh, Ronald – TESOL Quart, 1970
Urges that the teaching of English phonology should go beyond the mere mastery of sounds as emphasized in the audiolingual method to the mastery of the total phonological system as presented in Chomsky and Halle's The Sound Pattern of English." (FB)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Learning Levels
Minkin, Rita – Foreign Languages News Bulletin, 1968
Special features of teaching Spanish to the Spanish speaking are identified and compared with objectives of teaching Spanish as a second language. Described are the (1) feasibility of achieving effective ability placement through a listening-comprehension test designed for use in Albuquerque Public Schools, (2) linguistic and motivational problems…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Audiolingual Methods, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Foreign Language Committee of the California Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. – 1967
A handbook for use by curriculum supervisors, teachers, and administrators presents guidelines for the establishment, operation, and evaluation of foreign language programs in California. The first part outlines the state's legal provisions for foreign language study while the second section deals with sources of assistance in language programs.…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
The purpose of this bulletin is to give the American with no prior experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) some idea of the range of EFL textbooks, and what they are like. It points out that most EFL texts published in America in the last 15 years are based on the audio-lingual method and that they are developed with one of the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Tokyo. – 1967
THIS FINAL REPORT DESCRIBES TWO RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS CARRIED OUT IN TOKYO IN 1965 AND 1966. STUDY A, A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ACQUISITION OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT TWO DIFFERENT AGE LEVELS (3RD AND 4TH GRADES), WAS BASED ON A COURSE OF THREE 15-MINUTE SESSIONS A WEEK, USING TEN-MINUTE TAPES. SOME RESULTS NOTED WERE--(1) NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Auditory Tests, Comparative Testing, Educational Research