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Peer reviewedBernstein, Wolf – Zielsprache Deutsch, 1975
Reference to the native tongue is considered necessary in FL teaching. Differences and congruence of meaning in the two languages are examined with respect to their help or hindrance in language learning. Using examples, the problems of inferring the meaning of the foreign word are examined. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Semantics
Download full textSTEVICK, EARL; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS TEXT, BASED ON AN "EXPERIMENTAL COURSE IN SWAHILI" (FSI 1965), WAS PREPARED FOR THE PEACE CORPS. THE STUDENT IS INTRODUCED TO THE RUDIMENTS OF SWAHILI GRAMMAR AS WELL AS TO A NUMBER OF THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY PATTERNS AND CLICHES WHICH HE WILL NEED IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVAL IN EAST AFRICA. THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF THIS COURSE IS ITS…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Conversational Language Courses, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
STEVICK, EARL; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS TEXT, ONE OF TWO REVISED FROM AN "EXPERIMENTAL COURSE IN SWAHILI" (FSI 1965), WAS PREPARED FOR THE PEACE CORPS. IT MAY BE USED BEFORE, AFTER, OR CONCURRENTLY WITH THE OTHER REVISED PORTION, "SWAHILI, AN ACTIVE INTRODUCTION, GENERAL CONVERSATION." THE SAME DISTINCTIVE FORMAT IS FOLLOWED--THAT OF A "MICROWAVE"…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Geography, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
RAY, PUNYA SLOKA; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS INTRODUCTORY STUDENT'S TEXT IS BASED ON A MODIFIED FORM OF BENGALI, AS SPOKEN IN AND AROUND DACCA, THE CAPITAL CITY OF EAST PAKISTAN. THE TEXT CONSISTS OF A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND DACCA BENGALI PHONOLOGY, AND 15 LESSON UNITS, ACCOMPANIED BY TAPES CORRELATED WITH THE CONVERSATION BUILDUPS AND DRILLS. THE MATERIAL IS DESIGNED TO…
Descriptors: Bengali, Contrastive Linguistics, Dialects, English
Peer reviewedMills, Geoff – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1977
Argues for an integral role of contrastive analysis and translation in a foreign language teaching program. (AM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Valdman, Albert – Francais dans le Monde, 1971
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, English, French
Wardhaugh, Ronald – TESOL Quart, 1970
Discusses the strong contrastive analysis hypothesis, which claims predictive powers for contrastive analysis, and the weak hypothesis, which claims only that contrastive analysis can help account for observed difficulties in second language learning. The strong hypothesis is found untenable, and difficulties with the weak hypothesis are discussed…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Instructional Materials, Interference (Language), Language Instruction
WOLFF, JOHN U. – 1966
THERE ARE 15 LESSON UNITS IN THIS INTRODUCTORY LANGUAGE TEXT PRESENTING BASIC CEBUANO GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES TO THE SPEAKER OF ENGLISH. THE MATERIAL IS SO PRESENTED AS TO ENCOURAGE EXTENSIVE PRACTICE IN HEARING AND SPEAKING THE NEW LANGUAGE. A COURSE TAUGHT WITH THIS TEXT CAN BE COMPLETED IN APPROXIMATELY 350 CLASSROOM HOURS SUPPLEMENTED BY…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Cebuano, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Instruction
CHAVARRIA-AGUILAR, O.L. – 1962
THE MATERIALS IN THIS HANDBOOK CONSIST OF 64 PRONUNCIATION DRILLS FOR THE "PASHTO BASIC COURSE." THESE DRILLS ARE BASED ON A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF PASHTO AND ENGLISH PHONOLOGY AND ARE TO BE ADMINISTERED BY A NATIVE SPEAKER. SIXTY PASHTO ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN EACH DRILL, 30 CONTAINING THE PARTICULAR SOUND BEING TAUGHT AND 30 CONTAINING…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Instruction, Pashto
HENSEY, FRITZ – 1967
SINCE MANY STUDENTS OF PORTUGUESE HAVE SOME PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF SPANISH, THE TEACHER OF PORTUGUESE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE EFFECTS CAUSED BY THE CLOSE STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE LANGUAGES. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT "FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, AN AMERICAN ENGLISH SPEAKER WHO HAS A REASONABLE (UNDEFINED) COMMAND OF SPANISH WILL REACT TO…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, High School Students, Interference (Language), Language Instruction
Peer reviewedArriola, Paul M. – Hispania, 1973
Studies words in Portuguese and Spanish that may be identically written and pronounced but are different in meaning. (DS)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Definitions, Language Instruction, Lexicography
Peer reviewedLange, Dieter – Zielsprache Deutsch, 1971
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, German, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction
Hoffer, Bates – Journal-Newsletter of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, 1969
Paper delivered at the March 1969 meeting of the Association for Asian Studies. (DS)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Grammar, Japanese, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedPeters, George F. – Unterrichtsprax, 1970
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, German, Grammar
Peer reviewedLohnes, Walter F. W. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1970
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Diagrams, English, German
