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Peer reviewedDuffelmeyer, Frederick A. – Reading Teacher, 2002
Notes that a major goal within the language arts block is learning to recognize and write the letters of the alphabet. Presents 4 reasons that have been suggested as to why early letter knowledge exerts such a strong influence over learning to read and write. Presents descriptions of 12 websites dealing with the alphabet. (SG)
Descriptors: Alphabets, Language Arts, Media Selection, Primary Education
Cridlig, Jean-Marie – Francais dans le Monde, 1985
A typology of classroom exercises according to the functions they serve in teaching textual and discourse competence and focusing more on the text than on the sentence is proposed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Techniques, Cohesion (Written Composition), French
Download full textLarson, Arthur W. – 1973
An analysis of the development of communication media can yield insight into the evolution of literary criticism. M. H. Abrams' division of the history of literary criticism into the imitative, the pragmatic, the expressive, and the objective provides a guideline in analyzing corresponding developments in communication media. The evolution of…
Descriptors: Historical Criticism, History, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literary Criticism
Benevento, Jacqueline – 1984
This paper discusses criteria for evaluating foreign language textbooks. First, common textbook dislikes, concerning both content and format, are outlined. Then three desirable characteristics--authenticity, communication, and integration--are discussed at length, divided into subcriteria, and arranged as a rating scale for textbook evaluation.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Dialogs (Language), Evaluation Criteria, Grammar
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Uigur, a Turkic language spoken in the Sinkiang-Uigur Autonomous Region in northwest China and in the Soviet Socialist Republics of Kazakh and Uzbek, is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching various languages to English speakers.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Tigrinya, which is spoken in Ethiopia, is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching a given language to English speakers. Each report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of the language, the areas where it is spoken, its…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Zulu is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching a given language to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of the language, the areas where it is spoken, its major dialects, its writing system,…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Xhosa is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching a given language to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of the language, the areas where it is spoken, its major dialects, its writing system,…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Portuguese is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching the language to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of the language, the areas where it is spoken, its major dialects, its writing system,…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Dari, the dialect of Persian (Farsi) spoken in Afghanistan, is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching various languages to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of Dari, the areas where it is…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Baluchi, the major regional language in Pakistan, is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching various languages to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of Baluchi, the areas where it is spoken,…
Descriptors: Baluchi, Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Lao is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching various languages to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of Lao, the areas where it is spoken, its major dialects, its writing system, points of…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Lingala, a lingua franca spoken in central Africa, is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching various languages to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of Lingala, the areas where it is spoken,…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Kikongo, a lingua franca that developed out of several Bantu languages in Congo and Zaire, is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching various languages to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description of…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries, Difficulty Level
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Language/Area Reference Center. – 1985
The materials status report for Azerbaijani, the language spoken in the Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan and in Iran, is one of a series intended to provide the nonspecialist with a picture of the availability and quality of texts for teaching various languages to English speakers. The report consists of: (1) a brief narrative description…
Descriptors: Azerbaijani, Content Analysis, Dialects, Dictionaries
