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Valdman, Albert; Warriner-Burke, Helen P. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Discusses the situational-structural syllabus with emphasis on more clearly defining objectives in both scope and content. Four directions for these syllabi are suggested: (1) priority of semantic and functional notions; (2) subordination of grammatical features; (3) introduction of spoken language discourse; and (4) reduction of grammatical…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Educational Objectives, Instructional Development

Benedict, Marjorie A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
All the irregularities of all common French verbs are reduced to five categories in the "passe simple." This system facilitates learning the tense without memorizing each irregular verb independently. (PMJ)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Language Patterns, Learning Processes