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Haupt, Arno; Haupt, Kurt – Englisch, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Experiments, Intermediate Grades, Language Ability
Pegler, Klaus – Englisch, 1977
Discusses the news programs of "Landesbildstelle Berlin," as providing dialog material useful for the language classroom. The dialogs deal with news, rather than simply providing examples of language structures. Discusses also difficulties of using dialogs in the laboratory. Examples and hints for application are given. (Text is in…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Laboratories
Fenn, Peter – Englisch, 1977
Cites a typical classroom "pseudo-conversation," showing how German students of English sound stiff and clumsy when conversing with English-speaking partners. This is blamed partly on the teacher's behavior. The example is then expanded into a "communicative exchange." In teaching conversation, manner is seen as more important…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Dialogs (Language), English (Second Language)
Neuenberg, Bernd – Englisch, 1972
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Figurative Language, Humor, Imagery
Breitkreuz, Hartmut; Liedtke, Manfred – Englisch, 1975
Presents a collection of frequent errors, stock phrases teachers misuse that originate from a lack of acquaintance with the foreign land and culture, or from incorrect information. The correct versions are also given. The need is stressed for more attention to classroom English. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language of Instruction
Arendt, Manfred – Englisch, 1976
It is shown that drilling tends to become contaminated with elements of testing. The two activities are defined, and suggestions are given for designing drills free of testing. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Tests, Material Development, Pattern Drills (Language)
Harks, Ingrid – Englisch, 1978
Criticizes the reduction of English instruction in the Hauptschulen ("terminal" schools, grades 1-9) of Lower Saxony, with a warning of the possible results of making English an elective subject. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Junior High Schools
Praeger, Wulf – Englisch, 1977
Discusses the difference in meaning and use of "both" and "the two.""Both" applies to related actors, "the two" to independent ones. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Usage, Second Language Learning
Zydatiss, Wolfgang – Englisch, 1973
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Language Instruction
Kapernick, Harry – Englisch, 1972
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Programs
Pearce, Michael – Englisch, 1978
Even English speakers do not always know when to use a hyphen. Examples are given of some fairly clear-cut cases where the hyphen should be used, leading to the formulation of some usable rules. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Punctuation
Scherer, Guenther – Englisch, 1979
Opposes the proposed simplification of phonetic transcription for English ("Zielsprache Englisch," 1978/4), on substantive and methodological grounds, finding that it cannot be made to reflect the facts of the language, and that it would cause learning problems. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Orthographic Symbols, Phonetic Transcription
Fuerst, Monika – Englisch, 1979
Discusses the merits and limitations of programed learning and its use in teaching English as a foreign language. Emphasizes the need for testing such programs and offers suggestions on how to test. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Solmecke, Gert – Englisch, 1976
Continues an article in No. 4, 1975. About 46 percent of the former students of the terminal junior high school are able to use their English in their occupation or leisure time. The conclusion is that compulsory English, emphasizing oral skills and everyday experiences, is justified. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Graduate Surveys, Language Instruction, Language Skills
Ziegesar, Detlef von – Englisch, 1973
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Classroom Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Objectives