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Peer reviewedCernyak, Susan E.; Reimer, Robert C. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
In lieu of language lab attendance, second-year language students had the option of attending a drama lab. This program has met with great success. The objective of the lab is to improve skills in pronunciation, intonation, and stress patterns. Also, an environment is created in which the student feels at home with the target language. (PJM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Intonation, Language Usage
Download full textWilliams, Neil – 1996
Four aspects of English pragmatics that are often puzzling to students of English as a Second Language (ESL) are discussed and exemplified: certain mechanics (ellipsis; blended words; a-grammaticality); vague superordinates (generic verbs such as "get,""let,""do,""be,""have"; preposition with metaphoric extension such as "up,""in,""off,""through";…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Figurative Language
