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Foerster, Ursula – Deutsch als Fremdsprache, 1974
In teaching adults (i.e., those with language competence between the levels of a high school graduate and a teacher or interpreter), one must consider psychological factors; six are listed, including logic and mental activity in memorizing. Suggestions for drill are given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Advanced Students, Cognitive Processes, Language Instruction
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McDonald, Peter F.; Sager, J. C. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1975
This article maintains that advanced language learning is inseparable from subject study in the foreign language in question, and that the teaching of specific disciplines in a foreign language should be the cornerstone of advanced language study. Curriculum and methods for advanced levels are discussed. (CLK)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Language Aptitude
Godfrey, Dennis – 1975
This paper attempts to enact Rivers' (1971 and 1972) urgings to base ESL listening instruction on both psychological and linguistic findings and contends that advanced ESL students' listening needs call for improvement in processing spoken English discourse. Psychological data on memory span is cited to demonstrate that advanced ESL students…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)