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Laleh Khojasteh; Jayakaran Mukundan – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2025
This systematic review explores the evolution and impact of corpus-based methodologies in textbook analysis within the field of language education between 2010 and 2024. Utilizing the PRISMA framework, 29 studies were identified and analyzed, highlighting the transition from basic frequency analyses to sophisticated examinations of lexical,…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Computational Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Semantics
TSAO, WEN YEN – 1967
THIS ARTICLE, BASED ON A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, IS DESIGNED TO BE USED IN THE PREPARATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF QUESTIONS IN THE TEACHING OF CHINESE. QUESTIONS CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE CATEGORIES, ACCORDING TO THEIR FUNCTIONS--(1) PURE QUESTIONS, (2) RHETORICAL QUESTIONS, AND (3)…
Descriptors: Chinese, Contrastive Linguistics, English, Instructional Materials
Reed, Carroll E. – 1973
Intended for use with students who have just become aware of dialect variations, this book addresses dialects of American English. Chapters include an introduction to dialect study, discussions of colonial English, Eastern sttlement, Eastern words, Eastern pronunciation, Eastern grammar, the Westward movement, an analysis of sectional atlas…
Descriptors: Dialect Studies, Instructional Materials, Language Patterns, Language Research
Friederich, Wolf – Russisch, 1973
Continuation of article begun in Russisch, v6 n4. (DD)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Instructional Materials
Friederich, Wolf – Russisch, 1972
Reviews findings of K. S. Gorbachevich, Izmenenie norm russkogo literaturnovo yazyka'' (Variations of Norms of the Russian Literary Language), Leningrand, 1971; conclusion to follow. (RS)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Instructional Materials

Burns, Anne – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1998
A review of research on second-language speaking and its instruction focuses on (1) methodological issues concerning the form/function dichotomy and their implications for teacher and learner interaction; (2) the nature and scope of current teaching materials, particularly with regard to their representations of speaking interaction; and (3)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Instructional Materials, Language Patterns
Shuy, Roger W. – Florida FL Reporter, 1971
Paper read at the National Council of Teachers of English meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 1970. (DS)
Descriptors: Child Language, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Instructional Materials
Swierzbin, Bonnie – 1996
Phrasal verbs occur frequently in written and spoken English and may be difficult for non-native speakers to understand and produce, particularly when parts of the phrasal verb should be separated and when they should be adjacent. The study reported here analyzes natural data in context to determine whether the word order of the parts of a…
Descriptors: English, English (Second Language), Grammar, Instructional Materials
Dato, Daniel P. – 1971
This handbook serves as an introduction to the study of children's language development and as a supplementary aid in the training of research workers in the field of children's language learning. As a teaching aid, it is suggested this work be used with a film entitled "Psycholinquistic Research Techniques: Children's Language." Major chapters…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition
Parkinson, Amber; Hajek, John – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2004
Although the Italian system of address pronouns is relatively complex, scant attention is paid to the issue in L2 manuals designed for English-speaking learners of Italian. After showing that Italian L2 manuals are not necessarily accurate in the limited detail they provide, we examine specifically the frequent claim that so-called informal…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Italian, English

Thurstun, Jennifer; Candlin, Christopher N. – English for Specific Purposes, 1998
A project used a concordancing program with a corpus of academic texts to introduce students unfamiliar with the language of academic discourse to some important, frequent, and significant items in English academic vocabulary. It has developed materials for classroom and independent use intended for native speakers as well as learners of English…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computer Software, Computer Software Development, English (Second Language)
Crymes, Ruth – 1971
The transformational-generative concept of language learning as constructing a theory about language inspired this experiment. Language performance developed by a method of language learning designed to help the student study about a second language through manipulative exercises was compared to language performance developed by a method not…
Descriptors: Adults, Applied Linguistics, Educational Experiments, English (Second Language)
Burns, Anne; Joyce, Helen; Gollin, Sandra – 1996
The handbook, arising from a research project on adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching, presents ESL teachers with ways to use authentic English as a teaching tool in the classroom. The purpose of this book is to: examine the connections between current theories of spoken discourse analysis and classroom practice; encourage language…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis
Price, James D. – 1971
This first part of a four-part report of research on the development of a computerized, phrase-structure grammar of modern Hebrew presents evidence to demonstrate the need for material to train teachers of Semitic languagues in the theory of grammar. It then provides a discussion of the research already done on the application of computational…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computational Linguistics, Computer Programs, Deep Structure
Starz, Mary – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1995
The use of poetry in the second language class is explored as a means of gentle, non-threatening communication. Techniques for using poetry to teach intonation, using adjectives, verbs, pronunciation, and syntax, as well as for offering the student another means of expressing feelings, are explored. Sample poems and lessons are discussed, and…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
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