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Rickard, Henry C.; And Others – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, College Students, Language Instruction, Learning Theories

Postovsky, Valerian A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Describes a study designed to challenge the theory that the initial phase of instruction in foreign language should be based on intensive oral practice. (PMP)
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Language Instruction, Learning Theories, Psycholinguistics
Valdman, Albert – Die Unterrichtspraxis, 1968
Criticism against the application of Skinnerian programed instruction techniques to foreign language learning is advanced, while the development of a largely self-instructional guided learning program with live teachers and other students is advocated. Major attention is directed to an explanation of the principles of programed instruction, the…
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Skills, Learning Theories, Linguistics
Gattegno, Caleb – 1972
This revision of a previous edition discusses an approach to language teaching called the Silent Way. This method is based on the notion that learning a foreign language is in many respects radically different from learning the mother tongue. It can be learned in the schools by artificial methods and with materials designed for the purpose. The…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation