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Fremdsprachenlernen und Gedaechtnis (Foreign Language Learning and Memory).

Solmecke, Gert – Englisch, 1980

Reviews J. Rohrer's work on the role of memory in language learning. Evaluates the practice-oriented treatment, which is in opposition to current concepts when practical considerations require it. (IFS/WGA)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Book Reviews, Learning Processes, Memory

The Effect of Imagery-Based Mnemonics on the Long-Term Retention of Chinese Characters.

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Wang, Alvin Y.; Thomas, Margaret H. – Language Learning, 1992

Two studies compared the effects of imagery-based instruction and rote learning on the long-term recall of English translations of Chinese ideographs. In no instance was there any indication that imagery-based mnemonics conferred an advantage beyond the immediate test of recall. (27 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Ideography

Memory, Meaning and Method: Some Psychological Perspectives on Language Learning.

Stevick, Earl W. – 1976

This book discusses the teaching and learning of a second language in terms of a total human experience and not just an oral-aural or cognitive one. Part one, "Memory," examines some of the research that has been done on memory, and discusses: (1) "Biological Bases for Memory"; (2) "Verbal Memory"; and (3)…

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Educational Innovation

Foreign Language Methods and an Information Processing Model of Memory.

Willebrand, Julia – 1978

The major approaches to language teaching (audiolingual method, generative grammar, Community Language Learning and Silent Way) are investigated to discover whether or not they are compatible in structure with an information-processing model of memory (IPM). The model of memory used was described by Roberta Klatzky in "Human Memory:…

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Generative Grammar