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Jolly, Yukiko S. – Modern Language Journal, 1975
The points of similarity between the language and music of a given language are discussed as a theoretical justification for the use of songs in language teaching. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cultural Exchange, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
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Knight, Michael – Zielsprache Englisch, 1974
Descriptors: Dialogs (Literary), Intonation, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
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Gundel, Ted – Unterrichtspraxis, 1978
A German lyric poetry course is described which is designed to convey to the student what it means to confront a poem. A poem is viewed as a design whose elements are based on general linguistic phenomena either directly or indirectly, and poetic language is linked with everyday verbal communication. (SW)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Figurative Language, German Literature, Higher Education
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Sorhus, Helen B. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1977
Tape-recorded conversations provide a basis for analysis of fixed expressions, cliches, filled pauses and false starts in spontaneous speech. The meaning of these findings for second language learning and instruction is discussed. (CHK)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Patterns
Ziegesar, Detlef von – Englisch, 1973
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Classroom Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Objectives
South, M. S. – 1975
Modern poetry can be used as instructional material in beginning foreign language courses to offer a change of pace from the regular instructional materials and an introduction to the literature in the target language. Students also take pride in understanding original literary products of the language being taught. Modern poetry proves to be more…
Descriptors: German, German Literature, Imagery, Instructional Materials
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Bonin, Therese M. – Modern Language Journal, 1978
A study was conducted to determine the extent to which listening comprehension is impaired when students are confronted with the colloquial use of French, as opposed to its formal use. It was found that amoung 128 prospective French teachers who participated in the study, there existed a low comprehension level of colloquial French, a discrepancy…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), French
Gilbert, Judy B. – 1977
Recent findings from the fields of brain research and speech perception suggest that non-verbal approaches may be helpful in pronunciation learning. The left side of the brain uses sequential information, such as verbal descriptions. The right side works in a more simultaneous manner, specializing in spatial relations and pitch perception, among…
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Higher Education