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Rings, Lana – Foreign Language Annals, 2000
Suggests that foreign language learners will achieve a higher level of language if they are made aware of--and given the opportunity to manipulate--extralinguistic variables with regard to the texts they study. Teaching materials (e.g., textbook dialogues, audiotaped or videotaped texts) should include the context-based information necessary for…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Instructional Materials, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory