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Contrastive Analysis at the Crossroads of Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching.
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Esser, Jurgen – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Since linguistics and foreign language education meet in the domain of contrastive analysis, it should be possible for these two professional areas to cooperate in the development of pedagogically useful grammars. Such grammars should concentrate on traits of particular languages and on functional linguistic style. (JB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Grammar, Notional Functional Syllabi
Language Functions, Social Factors, and Second Language Learning and Teaching.
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Cook, Vivian J. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1985
Discusses issues in functional approaches to language teaching and describes two experiments on the social factors involved in the language functions of requesting, thanking, greeting, and taking leave. Considers what the data from the experiments mean for second-language learning and teaching in terms of syllabus design and teaching techniques.…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Design, Interaction, Notional Functional Syllabi