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Luke West – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Dynamic visuospatial support (DVS) is an effective tool for helping people learn linguistic tones (Hannah et al., 2017, Morett et al., 2022, Zhen et al., 2019), and learn words with these tonal categories (Baills et al., 2019, Morett et al., 2015). Progress in the field of embodied cognition and learning has led to recent emphasis on the pitch…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Tone Languages, Intonation, Phonology
Kemmner, Ernst – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1973
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Films, French, Grammar
Pearce, Ruth – TESL Talk, 1976
This article discusses the content of a conversation course designed for adult students of English as a Second Language at an advanced level in which the emplasis is on pronunciation and fluency. Correct stress and intonation must be taught as well as new vocabulary and idioms. (CFM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Idioms
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Augerot, James E.; Popescu, Florin D. – 1971
This manual is intended for advanced university students in America who are learning Romanian as a third language. Part One is based upon an oral approach, each lesson containing a preparatory section in which the student is simultaneously introduced to pronunciation, intonation, and new semantic and syntactic structures. The second portion of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Graduate Study, Intonation, Language Instruction
ESTRADA, BEATRICE; STREIFF, PAUL – 1962
THIS GUIDEBOOK WAS DEVELOPED TO ASSIST THE TEACHERS OF NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING YOUNGSTERS WITH THE INSTRUCTION OF ENGLISH. THE 1ST PART OF THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO 5 SECTIONS, COVERING INTONATION, PITCH, STRESS, JUNCTURE, AND THE 3 ESSENTIALS OF PRONUNCIATION. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE SECTION IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE 1ST PART. THE SECOND PORTION OF…
Descriptors: American Indians, Audiolingual Methods, Bibliographies, English (Second Language)
Keaton, Ruth – Foreign Language Beacon, 1971
This series of three articles focuses on basic language skills involved in second language learning. The first deals with the importance of pronunciation. The author argues that proper pronunciation and intonation cannot be achieved without recognizing the value of repetition drills and correct speech models. The second article considers modern…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills, Grammar, Intonation
Jian-zhang, Zhang – 1980
A program designed to provide students with a fairly good command of English, including some knowledge of scientific and technical English, upon completing the five year middle school is discussed. The five year period is divided into three stages. In the first stage, first and second year students receive training in listening comprehension,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Change, Educational Experiments
Byer, Jennifer; And Others – 1986
The guide for teachers presents ideas and procedures for using newspapers in classroom instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL) in elementary and secondary education. It proposes that the newspaper offers not only material for classroom use but also information for students about the local community and the larger world. An introductory…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education