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Download full textMakely, William O. – 1969
This study attempted to discover what difference was made in teaching practice by the introduction of a course in linguistics into the undergraduate English-education curriculum. Questionnaires were sent to 10 students who had graduated from Roosevelt University (Chicago) prior to January, 1966, with no linguistic training and to 14 graduating…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Instruction
Di Pietro, Robert J. – Bulletin of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association, 1971
Aspects of language instruction which "derive from the nature of language itself" are discussed in this study. The notion that language teachers should teach grammar exclusively is disputed. This position is based on the following generalizations presented in an analysis of the nature of grammar and language: (1) language comprises more than what…
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Grammar, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction
Gester, Friedrich Wilhelm – Praxis des neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1976
It is maintained that transformationalism has not led to firm results in language description which can be regarded as going substantially beyond those of traditional scientific grammar. However, it is recommended that teacher training should include course in transformational and communicative grammar. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Grammar, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedStein, Jack M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1975
This article briefly examines structural and transformational theories and their associations with other theories, particularly learning psychology. The implications of each position for FL teaching are examined, and it is suggested that teachers enrich structurally based audiolingual techniques with experimental infusions from the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Generative Grammar, Language Instruction
KACHRU, BRAJ B. – 1966
WITH PROGRESS IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS, THE APPLICATION OF LINGUISTICS TO LANGUAGE TEACHING HAS COME UNDER INCREASING SCRUTINY. WHILE THE STRUCTURALISTS HAVE FOUND COMPETITION IN THE MORE RECENT CONCEPTS OF THE COMPETENCE-ORIENTED AND THE PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED APPROACHES, AND MENTALISTIC THEORIES SEEM TO PROVIDE MORE EXPLANATIONS THAN…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Educational Problems, Grammar Translation Method
Peer reviewedHayn, Gerald A. – Hispania, 1973
Descriptors: FLES, Grammar, Language Enrollment, Language Instruction
EMIG, JANET ANN – 1967
THE TEACHING OF THE NATIVE LANGUAGE CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE MAJOR MODES--THE PRESCRIPTIVE, THE DESCRIPTIVE, AND THE PRODUCTIVE. PRESCRIPTIVE TEACHING PROCEEDS FROM TWO (SUSPECT) ASSUMPTIONS--(1) THAT THERE ARE ABSOLUTE STANDARDS UNANIMOUSLY KNOWN AND SHARED BY EDUCATED ADULTS, TO WHICH A STUDENT'S LANGUAGE SHOULD ATTAIN, AND (2) THAT…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Grammar
Sweet, Waldo E. – Didaskalos, 1967
A brief discussion of traditional Latin textbooks is followed by a survey of the first attempts at new materials (emphasizing integration of audiovisual aids and texts) at the William Penn Charter School and at the University of Michigan. The body of the article considers the structural approach, using "Latin: A Structural Approach"…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classical Literature, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedKirch, Max S. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1975
Suggests a solution to the problems of uninflected adverbs and predicate adjectives and the statal passive when teaching German. (CHK)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adverbs, German, Grammar
Peer reviewedWard, James H. – Hispania, 1972
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Banathay, Bela H., Ed. – 1967
The first half of the proceedings report is a transcript of the keynote address by Victor Hanzeli, and the second portion features remarks by other discussants, including Dwight Bolinger and James McClafferty. While Mr. Hanzeli's discussion centers on the relationship between linguistics and the language teacher, he offers background information…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Descriptive Linguistics, Educational Psychology
Peer reviewedRobinett, Betty Wallace – TESOL Quarterly, 1973
Paper presented to the staff of the English Language Branch--Defense Language Institute, Lockland Air Force Base, Lockland, Texas, 1973. (HW)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Grammar
Almendros, Herminio – Educacion, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Schools, Grammar, Language Instruction
Muskat-Tabakowska, Elzbieta – Lang Learning, 1969
Descriptors: Charts, Grammar, Language Ability, Language Instruction
Rivers, Wilga M. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1972
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) in Chicago, Illinois, December 26, 1971. (DS)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Departments, Educational Objectives, Grammar
