Discusses the usefulness of overt grammar teaching by explanation in language teaching, its role in a teaching course, and principles of presentation which might maximize its usefulness. (AM)

Some basic tenets of the audiovisual approach to language instruction are challenged in this article which considers the ways in which "meaning" is given to sound sequences. It is argued here that (1) the meaning of a sound sequence does not derive solely or primarily from visual stimuli, (2) that different parts of speech derive meaning in…

Discusses various uses of testing in language teaching as well as testing that occurs in normal language use. (RM)

Recommends that language teaching be organized by complexity of communication tasks rather than by difficulty of linguistic structure, that learner speech be analyzed on its own terms borrowing methods from child language studies, and that the adjustments in speech that teachers make in talking to students be recognized as such. (MLA)

In standard listening-speaking situations, non-verbal clues are normally used. These clues complement speech; they give added information about the speaker; and they probably have different meanings in different cultures. Therefore two types of listening situations should be tested: hearing only, and hearing and seeing. (AMH)

Second language (L2) learning has much more in common with L1 acquisition than has been traditionally acknowledged. New ideas about the nature of language, how it is learned, and how it is used must be taken into consideration when planning foreign language programs. (Author/CFM)

The applicability of linguistics to the work of the second language teacher is stressed here. The goals of language teaching are discussed, as well as the teacher's need to be competent in three areas--his subject, educational psychology, and teaching methodology. The pertinence of different linguistic theories and subfields to competence in these…