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Brumfit, C. J.; Reeder, K. F. – Educational Review, 1974
This article argues that language study for teacher education should be planned, and presents an outline of a possible M. A. level course in applied linguistics for mother tongue teaching. (Editor)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Course Organization, Educational Needs, Educational Theories
Uren, Ormond – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1974
Discusses various uses of testing in language teaching as well as testing that occurs in normal language use. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Language Usage
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Silva, Carmen – English Language Teaching Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Language Usage, Learning Theories
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Arnaud, Pelfrene – Langue Francaise, 1977
Proposes an approach to remedial language training for adult workers which takes into account the linguistic, psychological, sociological, political, and ideological aspects of adult workers' language needs. (AM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, French, Job Training
Rasanen, Anne – 1978
The effect of Finnish language experiences on the way native speakers of English evaluate errors made by Finns in producing English was examined. The study was designed to show the role of the criterion of acceptability in the evaluation process and to establish some of the sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic factors that may affect the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Finnish, Grammar, Language Attitudes
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Lakoff, Robin – Language Learning, 1975
The discoveries of theoretical linguistics could aid teachers in explaining such usages as "well,""sort of," sex link uses, and forms marking levels of politeness. Conversely, there is much about second language learning that theoretical linguistics could learn from applied linguistics. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Differences, Language Instruction
Richterich, Rene – Francais dans le Monde, 1976
This article is concerned with the pragmatic aspects of linguistics research, i.e., the characteristics of language use such as the psychological motivations of speakers, the reactions of the hearers, and discourse analysis, insofar as they relate to second language learning. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communication (Thought Transfer), French, Language Instruction
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Morrow, K. E. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
This article examines the relationship between linguistic analysis and the psychology of language acquisition in current language teaching practice and illustrates how an awareness of this relationship may lead to new classroom approaches and techniques. (CHK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels
Currie, William B. – 1975
This paper attempts to characterize what seem to be key movements in the teaching of EFL at various levels in Europe. These movements reveal that semantic approaches to language teaching are widespread. Recent research into the effectiveness of teaching methods has demonstrated how difficult it is to show whether audiolingual or cognitive code…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Whiteley, W. H., Ed. – 1971
This book contains 22 studies relating to the social implications of multilingualism in Eastern Africa. The first section, "General and Theoretical Studies," contains papers on national languages and languages of wider communication in developing nations; the communication roles of languages in multilingual societies; the social and…
Descriptors: African Languages, Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Communication Problems
Penkala, John – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1976
This paper is concerned with the role of speech in the development of control of cognitive processes, with particular attention paid to the nature of bilingualism. It is stated that exposure to a second language provides a way of overcoming the encapsulation of the mind that develops when an individual is exposed to only one language. In order to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Blum, Shoshana; Levenston, Eddie – 1977
In a recent paper (1977) Levenston and Blum suggested that lexical simplification operates according to universal principles, and that these derive from the individual's semantic competence in his mother tongue. This paper examines the validity of this suggestion by means of a comparative study of lexical simplification in three different…
Descriptors: Classification, Hebrew, Interlanguage, Language Instruction
Boulanger, C.; And Others – 1972
The contrast between written language and oral language did not really begin to attract attention until second language teaching defined as its goal the acquisition of a communicative tool rather than a literary tool. This focus on communication made necessary the distinction between language used for oral communication and language used for…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Language Instruction
Di Pietro, Robert, Ed. – 1975
This newsletter reports on phenomena at the intersection of linguistics and psychoanalysis and psychiatry. This issue consists of the following articles: (1) an editorial entitled "The Many (Inter)Faces of Language," by Robert Di Pietro--observations on various approaches to the study of language, particularly psycholinguistics; (2) a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Deep Structure, English (Second Language), Group Dynamics
Singleton, Clifford G.; Rice, Paul – 1971
This course involves an approach to language study dealing with the psychology, the process of abstraction, and the levels of the meaning of language. The objectives of the course include demonstrating an understanding of: (1) the origin and nature of language, (2) the process by which language changes and develops, (3) the abstract nature of the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Education, Curriculum Guides
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