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Peer reviewedPostovsky, 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
Peer reviewedHorowitz, Leonard M.; Gordon, Alice M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1972
Experiments conducted to test theoretical formulations in verbal learning which have suggested a strategy for teaching a vocabulary list of foreign plus English word pairs. (MB)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Learning Theories, Reaction Time, Responses
Peer reviewedAtkinson, Richard C. – American Psychologist, 1975
Discusses the keyword method, which divided vocabulary learning into two stages: (1) the subject associates the spoken foreign word with the keyword, and association that is formed quickly because of the acoustic similarity between the words, and, (2) the subject forms a mental image of the keyword "interacting" with the English translation.…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Mnemonics
Download full textValdman, 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
Peer reviewedKjeldergaard, Paul M. – Review of Educational Research, 1961
This review of professional literature on the psychology of language summarizes and interprets selected books and articles published during the period 1957-60. The literature, selected on the basis of importance and applicability to education, is considered under the following headings: theories, research techniques, verbal learning, and…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Bibliographies, Conditioning, Electronic Equipment
Kaneda, Michikazu – Ehime University Bulletin, School of Education, 1972
The discussion presented here seeks to defend Lado's principle of "speech before writing" and focuses attention on the comparative effectiveness of audio versus visual presentation of language material. Reports on several experiments dealing with this problem lead the author to conclude that, as long as we have the tendency of verbalization or…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Contrastive Linguistics, Educational Experiments, Inner Speech (Subvocal)
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
Luciani, Teresa – 2001
This bibliography with 1,273 entries is an updated supplement to the preliminary 1997 bibliography on informal adult learning. It is a useful resource guide for those interested in publications (e.g. academic papers, government reports, grassroots publications) aimed at furthering understanding of how learning and teaching takes place in different…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Associative Learning
