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Peer reviewedFromkin, Victoria A. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
An examination of the linguistics of American Sign Language (ASL) establishes beyond a doubt that ASL is a natural language distinct from English and provides insight into how the abstract cognitive system called language finds expression in the signed modality. (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Deafness, Language Attitudes
Peer reviewedChapin, Paul G. – Sign Language Studies, 1988
Examines the educational purposes of foreign-language requirements and asserts that the study of American Sign Language meets these goals in ways in which other "languages" (English dialects, computer languages) do not. (CB)
Descriptors: American Sign Language, College Credits, Deafness, Degree Requirements
Download full textGroenke, Ulrich A. – The German Quarterly, 1967
Discussed in this article is the question of teaching Old Saxon in German departments. Usually, Old High German, Middle High German, and Gothic are taught in German departments where philology is included. Only in the large universities and colleges will one find a course in Old Saxon and Old Norsk. Greater emphasis on teaching Old Saxon is…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Diachronic Linguistics
MALECOT, ANDRE – 1967
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES INHERENT IN CURRENT METHODS OF MODERN LANGUAGE TEACHING ARE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDAGOGY DERIVED FROM THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LANGUAGE. THE IMPACT OF PHILOGICAL AND LINGUISTIC STUDIES OF "EXOTIC LANGUAGES" ON TRADITIONAL GRAMMATICAL CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, French, Grammar, Instructional Materials
