Discusses a new template-automaton-based knowledge database system for an interactive intelligent language tutoring system (ILTS) for Japanese-English translation, whereby model translations as well as a taxonomy of bugs extracted from ill-formed translations typical of nonnative learners are collected. (Author/VWL)

Proposes ten principles for an extensive reading approach to teaching reading. The principles deal with the nature of extensive reading and the conditions and methodology necessary for its success. Encourages teachers to use the principles as a tool for examining their beliefs about reading in general and extensive reading in particular, as well…

Responds to an article that proposes 10 principles for teaching extensive second language reading and proposes its own principles. (Author/VWL)

Discusses a teaching method for helping students understand the imperfect vs. preterit in Spanish. The method relies on teaching the importance of the aspectual values of the imperfect tense through the use of television programs coupled with special messages. (GLR)

Presents a case study of one student's performance in an English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. The student, who took twice as many turns as the other students combined, scored twice as high as all of his classmates as a user of general topics. (10 references) (GLR)

Reports on a study of a reading program used in English-as-a-Second-Language instruction to determine (1) the effect of the method of vocabulary presentation on vocabulary acquisition, and (2) the interrelationship of learner-factors and methods of vocabulary presentation in the retention of vocabulary. (GLR)

Argues that the Vygotskyan hypothesis of regulation offers a psycholinguistic framework that could lend assistance in understanding more fully some of the principles underlying task-based approaches to second-language teaching. (51 references) (GLR)

Ideas are suggested for teaching phonology in the early stages of language learning so that the student progresses without experiencing great frustration. Ideas presented include relating information to students' experience in other areas, and using visual charts to help explain phonological rules. (GLR)

Describes three stages of an instructional method for involving language students in the study of foreign literature. Suggestions are offered for practical classroom activities. (MLS)

Argues that word learnability and ease in the second-language classroom can serve as guidelines in second-language instruction for the following: the selection of words to be taught; the presentation of words; the facilitation of long-term memorization; the development of strategies for self-learning; and the assessment of vocabulary knowledge.…

This paper focuses on the pedagogical beliefs and practices of immersion teachers in a large midwestern city. (JL)

Examines how educational, cognitive, and developmental psychology can contribute to the renewal of second-language (L2) teaching and learning. The premises of these fields indicate that teachers of foreign languages cannot rely solely on rote learning of the rules of the language, but must engage their students in active discourse. (37 references)…

This paper examines contemporary trends in the error correction literature. Emphases are on types of errors and methods of correction that affect second-language acquisition. (54 references) (JL)

This article suggests that the notion of "conceptual fluency," which has been derived from the current research on the role of metaphor in language and cognition, can be used to draft a teaching curriculum around the notion that metaphor is the organizing principle of common discourse. (51 references) (MDM)

Discusses the results of a field test of a reading skills teaching program, explains how to incorporate the program into the reading lessons, describes some of the major changes that resulted from students' suggestions, and discusses the implications the changes have had for the program. (seven references) (GLR)