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Peacock, Dennis E. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
A preliminary set of principles of judging the pedagogical utility of proposed grammar rules is offered. The goal is the inclusion in teaching materials of only those rules which are linguistically accurate, pedagogically sound, and relevant to specified instructional objectives. (Author)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Material Development

Hanna, Sami A.; Greis, Naguib – Foreign Language Annals, 1970
Paper presented at the Third Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) on November 29, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)
Descriptors: Arabic, Audiolingual Methods, Language Instruction, Language Patterns

Richmond, Edmun B. – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Proposes a model of target- and native-language proverb comparison which can be used to assist proverb analysis in the language curriculum, using examples from Mandinka, a West African language. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Classification, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness

Valdman, Albert; Warriner-Burke, Helen P. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Discusses the situational-structural syllabus with emphasis on more clearly defining objectives in both scope and content. Four directions for these syllabi are suggested: (1) priority of semantic and functional notions; (2) subordination of grammatical features; (3) introduction of spoken language discourse; and (4) reduction of grammatical…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses, Educational Objectives, Instructional Development