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Boey, Lim Kiat – 1969
A basic issue in second language (L2) teaching is whether the learner's first language (L1) should be used in the process. Differing views of language teaching authorities and various experiments carried out to test the use of translation in foreign language teaching are presented briefly. The author's experiment, involving teaching two groups of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar Translation Method, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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