This article presents an outline for a seminar in English intonation for language teachers. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

THE AUTHOR STATES APPLIED LINGUISTICS SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS A REQUIRED COURSE OF STUDY IN THE CURRICULUM FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS, ALTHOUGH THE INCLUSION POSES MANY PROBLEMS AND NECESSITATES THE EXPANSION OF THE PRESENT-DAY FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER CURRICULUM. THE STUDY OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN PROFITABLY BEFORE THE STUDENT…

This paper discusses the profession of teaching English as a second language. The problems encountered in classes taught by untrained amateurs are discussed, and the strategies of the professional teacher are outlined. She or he begins by finding out who the students are, what they need to know, and how they will have to use English. In this way,…

Knowledge of linguistics, a systematic understanding of language and languages, is a necessary qualification for language teachers. In language learning, a "mini-language" is constructed before fluency is approached. Interaction in the language is needed, and the teacher, as the partner in the interaction, must be able to work within the narrower…

THIS ANNOTATED REFERENCE LIST IS A COMPANION VOLUME TO "PART 1, TEXTS, READERS, DICTIONARIES, TESTS," AND FOLLOWS THE SAME FORMAT. THE FIRST SECTION, BACKGROUND MATERIALS, COVERS TEXTS IN LINGUISTICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND PERIODICALS. THE SECOND SECTION, METHODOLOGY, COVERS LANGUAGE TEACHING IN GENERAL, PREPARATION AND…

This reference grammar is the first substantial work on Kusaiean. It is intended as a comprehensive, although not definitive, description of Kusaiean. It is primarily intended for use by high school teachers of Kusaiean who are native speakers but who may not be trained linguists. Therefore, the text has been prepared with a minimum of technical…

DESIGNED TO UPDATE THE CONTEMPORARY LANGUAGE TEACHER'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE INNOVATIONS IN HIS FIELD, THIS BOOK INTRODUCES SOME OF THE ESSENTIAL MAJOR AREAS OF WHICH HE SHOULD HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING TO APPROACH HIS WORK SCIENTIFICALLY. PART ONE, DEALING IN GENERAL TERMS WITH LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING, SETS THE TONE OF THE BOOK WITH DISCUSSIONS OF…