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Peer reviewedKoepke, Wulf – Unterrichtsprax, 1969
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Drama, German, Instructional Materials
Nickel, Gerhard – Education and Culture, 1969
"Education and Culture is a publication of the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe. The autumn 1969 issue is a special number devoted to modern languages. (DS)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Diagrams, Grammar, Language Research
Andersson, Theodore – Improving College and University Teaching, 1971
Describes progress and improvement in the process of language learning and teaching. (Editor/IR)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, FLES, Higher Education, Modern Language Curriculum
Debyser, Francis – Francais dans le Monde, 1971
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Grammar, Language Instruction, Lexicology
Peer reviewedBancroft, W. Jane – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1971
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Skills, Modern Languages, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedWelfield, J. B. – Babel, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Instructional Materials, Japanese, Language Instruction
Politzer, Robert L. – IRAL, 1970
Advocates that information on student aptitude for foreign language learning be used not, as in the past, for determining the best general method for language teaching but rather for determining the best teaching method for particular kinds of students. (FB)
Descriptors: Aptitude, Educational Experiments, Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedLopez, Carlos U. – Hispania, 1971
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Instruction, Poetry, Prose
Peer reviewedGrew, James H. – French Review, 1970
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Educational Objectives, English, French
Peer reviewedChastain, Kenneth – Language Learning, 1970
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Ability, Communications, Educational Psychology
Lange, Dale L., Comp. – Foreign Lang Ann, 1970
Third annual listing of articles and books on the teaching of foreign languages published by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Covers modern foreign languages, Latin and Greek, English as a second language, and applied linguistics. The ACTFL Bibliography also appears as Volume Four in the "Library Edition" of the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Language Instruction, Learning Theories
Wardhaugh, Ronald – TESOL Quart, 1969
An attempt to relate the theory of teaching English as a second language to current practices in teaching English as a second language. Paper presented to the Pre-Convention Study Groups at the TESOL Convention, Chicago, March 1969. (Author/FWB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Educational Theories, English (Second Language), Language Instruction
Peer reviewedNey, James W. – Hispania, 1983
An examination of texts, experience, and learning theories supports the use of two different kinds of exercises in language instruction. Those giving practice in language manipulation help in acquisition, and those helping students with understanding develop an awareness that is used later to aid learning. (MSE)
Descriptors: Drills (Practice), Learning Theories, Pattern Drills (Language), Second Language Instruction
Perkins, Chris – Englisch, 1979
Laments the neglect of punctuation in English courses, even in university-preparatory schools. Emphasizes the greater importance that punctuation has in English than in German. Illustrates, with example sentences, the interference of the native language and shows how using or omitting a comma can change the meaning of a sentence. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), German, Grammar, Language Instruction
Villa, Fernando – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1980
Explores the relationship between recent basic research on second language acquisition and the masses of data available through foreign language classroom experience. Suggests that more research is needed in order to verify hypotheses by psycholinguists on the nature of the ability to acquire and use second languages. (MES)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Classroom Research
