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Larson, Darlene G. – 1974
This paper argues for a reorganization of the educational procedures in the ESL classroom, in the interest of developing communicative competence. Special emphasis is placed on the use in the classroom of only structural and phonological patterns which are easily transferrable to real-life situations. In the interest of abolishing mechanical…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language)
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de Beaugrande, Robert – 1976
Some basic problems of current lower-division foreign language instruction are discussed from the standpoint of real-life language use, and specific measures for meeting some of the problems are suggested for learning German as a second language. Some of the significant discrepancies between the use of a language in real life and in the language…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Contrastive Linguistics
Wolff, John U. – 1971
This volume is the first of two volumes of a basic elementary course in Indonesian (Malay). The aim of these materials is to prepare the student to communicate and read Indonesian as a native speaker does. The books are designed to be used with the help of a native-speaking informant who furnishes the model of speech for students to imitate. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comprehension, Grammar, Indonesian
Wolff, John U. – 1971
This volume is the second of two volumes of a basic elementary course in Indonesian (Malay). The aim of the materials is to prepare the student to communicate and read in Indonesian as a native speaker does. The books are designed to be used with the help of a native-speaking informant who furnishes the model of speech for students to imitate. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comprehension, Grammar, Indonesian
Leaverton, Lloyd – 1971
The problem of teaching standard English reading and language skills to children who speak nonstandard dialects can be facilitated through a language program that distinguishes between "everyday talk" and "school talk," while recognizing the position of both types of speech. The instructional materials must be meaningful with respect to the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Educational Experiments, Language Acquisition
Flood, Lily Wong – 1970
This teacher's manual for a preschool second-year program in English as a second language contains daily lesson plans--objectives, activities, exercises, and subject material--for 22 weeks of class. The program is designed for two English instructional periods per day. English should also be used as the medium of instruction in one other subject.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)
Ulibarri, Mari-Luci – 1969
This document presents ideas on various topics in teaching English as a second language. Some of the problems of English orthography and semantics are illustrated. The role of contrastive analysis is mentioned with Spanish-English illustrations. A list of second-language-acquisition principles and techniques is provided, and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics