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Kalikow, Daniel N.; Rollins, Ann M. – 1973
The task is to carry out the final development of a computer-based system for automated instruction of the new speech sounds of second languages, and to field-test this system for two language pairs: English speakers learning Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish speakers learning English. This report describes the first evaluation experiment of the Mark…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Experiments, Mandarin Chinese
Download full textBockman, John F. – 1969
This three-month project utilized commercially prepared programed materials in French, German, and Spanish instruction for eighth graders selected for high language aptitude and above average ability. Interviews with participating students made after the completion of the project are the basis of the project evaluation which includes…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Experimental Programs, French, German
Breton, Lucien – 1970
An experiment in programed language instruction based on the "Basic French" method of T. Mueller and H. Niedzielski is reviewed in this paper. Seventy-two civil servants participated in the program which provided for 60 hours of taped instruction. Experiment description, objectives, modifications, and a review of the structuring of lessons 1-20…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Course Evaluation, Educational Experiments, Educational Objectives
Bockman, John F. – 1971
A three-phase research project involving eighth-grade students seeking to examine the potentialities of managed self-instruction in introductory modern language courses at the early secondary level is reported in this paper. Problems inherent in the development of instructional systems and differentiated language learning modes are explored with…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Experimental Programs, Grade 8, Independent Study
Mueller, Theodore H.; Niedzielski, Henri – 1968
This study conducted at the University of Kentucky in 1967-68 tests the theory of interaction between discrimination and pronunciation through a field test. After a brief review of previous research in phonemic discrimination as related to foreign language learning, the procedures and results of the test are presented. The text used was "Basic…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Auditory Discrimination, College Language Programs, Discrimination Learning
Holec, H. – 1973
An experiment in inservice training for language teachers is described. The experiment consists of using radio, television, written materials, or tapes to introduce topics in applied linguistics that are relevant to second language teaching methods. The object of the experiment is to determine whether this method, in which the instructor and the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiovisual Aids, Autoinstructional Aids, Correspondence Study
O'Neill, Stephen P. – 1978
The questions investigated in this study concern the adequacy of the current comprehensive English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, the need for a separate but complementary reading program, the relative merits of a classroom-based or an independent reading laboratory method, and the relationship between native language reading proficiency and…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College Students, Educational Experiments, English (Second Language)
