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Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1971
A review of trends in the teaching of foreign language during the last decade focuses on the predominance of the audiolingual method and current criticism by leading theorists of its theoretical foundations. Discussion of a psychological model of learning explores the relationships of motivation, cognition, evaluation, and response formation. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Objectives, Generative Grammar
Peer reviewedMarton, Waldemar – Studia Anglica Posnaniensia, 1972
Pessimism regarding pedagogical applications of contrastive studies, and reasons therefore, are described. Several misunderstandings believed to contribute to this pessimism, and several areas of controversy concerning uses of contrastive studies, are discussed. See FL 508 197 for availability. (RM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Interference (Language), Language Instruction, Psycholinguistics
Peer reviewedRichards, D. R. – Babel, 1973
Examines the strengths and weaknesses of traditional pattern drills while arguing for continued use of the language laboratory. (RL)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Laboratories, Pattern Drills (Language), Psycholinguistics
Strauch, R. O. U. – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Instructional Improvement, Language Instruction, Learning Theories
Shafer, Robert E. – Elementary English, 1974
New discoveries in linguistics call into question established systems of reading instruction. (JH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Atzert, D.; And Others – Linguistik und Didaktik, 1970
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, German, Language Instruction
Krohn, Robert – Lang Learning, 1970
Paper presented at the TESOL convention, March 1970. (DS)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Arndt, Horst; Careless, Brian J. – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1978
Surveys current developments in linguistics and other disciplines which influence language teaching methodology. A brief bibliography is appended. (AM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Trends, Language Instruction, Linguistics
Jung, Lothar – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1977
Considers the question of how much psycholinguistics can contribute to foreign language teaching. Transformational grammar as well as behaviorist, psychobiological and development-psychological approaches are considered. These various psycholinguistic directions are sketched and examined for their applicability to foreign language teaching. (Text…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Instruction, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedHung-yeh Tiee, Henry – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1974
Grammar translation method, direct method, and Army and audiolingual methods used for teaching modern foreign languages in America are described. A method based on psycholinguistic research and the theory of generative grammar is described, and its implications in teaching Mandarin Chinese are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Generative Grammar, Language Instruction, Mandarin Chinese
Gutschow, Harald – Englisch, 1977
Discusses the effects of American structural linguistics on beginning-level foreign language teaching. In the framework of applied linguistics, generative transformational grammar is evaluated. Psychology of learning is discussed, as are current conceptions of communicative competence and speech-act theory and possible effects of theoretical…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Lamendella, John T. – Lang Learning, 1969
Suggests that the cognitive theory of language within the field of psycholinguistics, rather than a theory of linguistic description, should underlie language teaching materials. (DS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Diagrams, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Bailly, Danielle – Langages, 1975
Shows the limitations of current foreign language teaching methods, particularly the audiolingual one. Unites certain findings of psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology and transformational grammar to construct a language teaching model. Examples of English verbs and nominals being taught to French children illustrate the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Nouns
Girard, Denis – Incorporated Linguist, 1975
Gives a brief overview of FL teaching, from the prelinguistic to the linguistic era, and discusses the advent of an era characterized by an eclectic approach which makes full use of all linguistic data, without being subservient to any linguistic theory, and gives full importance to sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic considerations. Available…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiovisual Aids, Language Instruction, Modern Languages
Download full textOller, John W., Jr. – 1970
This paper is strongly critical of the transformational approach to language, which, according to the author, "has presented an essentially incorrect view of the nature of language by treating it as a self-contained system, independent of its use as a medium of human communication." Four aspects of transformational theory found to follow from the…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deep Structure, Language Instruction
