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Effects of Delay in Oral Practice at the Beginning of Second Language Learning

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Postovsky, Valerian A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974

Describes a study designed to challenge the theory that the initial phase of instruction in foreign language should be based on intensive oral practice. (PMP)

Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Language Instruction, Learning Theories, Psycholinguistics

English for Academic Purposes: Some Factors in Listening Comprehension. Languages for Special Purposes, No. 4.

McDonough, J. E. – 1977

This paper, presented in English and in Spanish, isolates one area of English for Academic Purposes, listening comprehension, and makes some preliminary suggestions as to factors that might be relevant in course planning and, particularly, in the design of materials. In preparing a language program, a highly instrumental approach should be…

Descriptors: College Language Programs, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs