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| Zielsprache Englisch | 8 |
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| Dahlmann-Resing, Guenther | 1 |
| Hoffmann, Hans G. | 1 |
| Kann, Frankie Sue | 1 |
| Kann, Hans-Joachim | 1 |
| Mepham, Roy | 1 |
| Mohan, Tom | 1 |
| Schmitz, Albert | 1 |
| Schrand, Heinrich | 1 |
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Peer reviewedHoffmann, Hans G. – Zielsprache Englisch, 1975
The current effort to produce realistic "problem texts" is here subjected to criticism. One controversial text is offered to stimulate criticism and opinions on the suitability of such texts for teaching foreign languages. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Textbook Content
Peer reviewedMepham, Roy – Zielsprache Englisch, 1978
Finds three faults, from the teacher's viewpoint, in the phonetic transcription in English textbooks used in German People's Universities: many unfamiliar symbols, many irrelevant distinctions, and failure to mention important variations. Suggests improvements in vowel treatment based on Hornby, "Oxford Progressive English" (London,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Phonetic Transcription, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedMohr, Peter – Zielsprache Englisch, 1975
Proposes abandoning textbook dialogs "manufactured" for teaching grammar, taking instead, as learning goals, communicative functions, for which suitable speech forms are presented. Using the dialog "Hopeless" from the textbook "English for You" (Hueber, Munich), methods are described. The student acquires active communication and transfer ability.…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Literary), English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedMohan, Tom – Zielsprache Englisch, 1976
Under the established priorities, the treatment of the present tense in English textbooks is adapted only for teaching English as a foreign language in non-English-speaking countries. Texts are needed to meet the needs of foreigners learning English in England, dealing with their daily life there. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Instruction, Material Development
Peer reviewedMohr, Peter – Zielsprache Englisch, 1973
Descriptors: Business, Cultural Education, Educational Objectives, Grammar
Peer reviewedSchmitz, Albert; Schrand, Heinrich – Zielsprache Englisch, 1977
A teaching materials fair (March, 1977) reflected a trend away from technology, toward simple, easily used materials. New English-teaching texts emphasize more help in cognition, cooperative exercises, and increased use of visual material. Transparencies are finding increasingly wide use. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedKann, Frankie Sue; Kann, Hans-Joachim – Zielsprache Englisch, 1975
Four textbooks used in the Certificate course are examined with regard to their suitability for teaching how to write letters in English. Then three letters are reporduced, one personal, one official, one an application for a job. They contain possibilities for exercises by offering variable formulas. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Expository Writing, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedDahlmann-Resing, Guenther – Zielsprache Englisch, 1978
Divides American (Midwestern) sounds into 10 categories, and describes their pronunciation on the basis of Daniel Jones'"English Pronuncing Dictionary." Also describes American peculiarities of intonation, rhythm and nasalization. A list of words differing in pronunciation from British is added. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, North American English, Phonology
