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Putting Receptive Skills First: An Experiment in Sequencing.
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Davies, Norman F. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Proposes that second language instruction should give priority to the receptive skills of listening and reading and describes a project conducted in Sweden which sought to realize the development of these skills in a short course. (AM)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Listening Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Receptive Language
From Manipulation to Exploitation: Defining Our Objectives.
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London, Dalton – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1981
States that a major source of frustration for the second language teacher is the difficulty of bridging the gap between the formal aspects of language and the exploitation of the language in authentic situations. Suggests steps that can be taken to overcome the problem and to meet students' expectations. (MES)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Objectives
L'Enseignement de la Grammaire en Immersion Francaise au Secondaire: Les Premieres Lignes d'un Curriculum Communicatif Base sur les Besoins des apprenants.es (The Teaching of Grammar in Secondary Level French Immersion Courses: A Communicative Approach in a Curriculum Based on the Needs of the Students).
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Rheaume, Martine – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1997
Discusses the need to use the "communicative approach" to teach French grammar in French immersion classes in Canada. Emphasis is placed on the value of using a "needs-based syllabus" that considers the immediate and long-term employment needs of each individual, as well as the psychological and developmental needs. (18…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Objectives, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries