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Prepositions and Prepositional Patterns
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Ghadessy, Mohsen – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1974
An experiment in which prepositions are analyzed on a formal basis is reported. Results of the experiment are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: English, Form Classes (Languages), Language Instruction, Language Patterns
Look at Bilinguals.
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Andrews, Ilse – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
An attempt to refute the opinion that true bilingualism is acquired only in early childhood. The discussion arises from experience with bilingual adults. The results of the study lead to recommendations on the production of materials for the teaching of foreign languages. (Author/AMH)
Descriptors: Adults, Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Language Acquisition
Wortschatzvermittlung: Auf der Suche mach einem analytischen Modell (The Teaching of Vocabulary: The Search for an Analytical Model)
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Preibusch, Wolfgang; Zander, Heidrun – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Language Instruction, Language Research, Linguistics
The Critical Sounds of German: A Taxonomy
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Wipf, Joseph A. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
A report on a study to identify the relationship between subjects' age and their ability to imitate critical sounds of German. By having 210 American subjects repeat 20 critical German sounds in a non-critical context, a hierarchy of these sounds was established. Methodological conclusions are indicated. (AMH)
Descriptors: Age, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), German
Neurolinguistic Foundations to Methods of Teaching a Second Language
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Walsh, Terrence; Diller, Karl – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
A study of the functional aspects of Wernicke's and Broca's areas of the cerebral cortex and their relationship to second language learning and ability. Some implications are drawn regarding second language teaching and methodology. There seems to be a relationship between methodology and the neurological mechanism used by students. (AMH)
Descriptors: Language Ability, Language Instruction, Language Research, Language Universals
Utterance Rules, Turn-Taking and Attitudes in Enquiry Openers
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Crawford, John R. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
A study based on recordings of oral information given to the public at information desks. On the basis of the study, sociolinguistic rules valid for the manner of initiating conversation in like situations are derived. Suggestions are offered for the use of such data in foreign language classes. (AMH)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Language Instruction, Language Research
An Experiment Assessing the Relative Effectiveness of Two Methods of Teaching English Grammatical Structures to Adults
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Elek, Tibor von; Oskarsson, Mats – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1972
Descriptors: Adults, Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, Educational Experiments
A Test of Reading Following Comprehension Training
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Reeds, James A.; And Others – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
A report on an experiment testing the hypothesis that reading comprehension in a foreign language is learned more quickly and improved if reading instruction follows instruction and practice in listening comprehension. Results indicate that there is a high degree of transfer from listening to reading comprehension. A bibliography is provided. (AMH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Research, Language Skills
The Acquisition of Syntax in First and Second Language Learning.
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Chiang, Joseph S.; Costello, John R. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1983
Presents data which indicate that the language learning capability of adolescents and adults who are acquiring a second language differs from that of children who are acquiring their native language. Discusses consequences for second-language teaching methodology. (EKN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Chinese, Comparative Analysis
Applied Generative Phonology: A Methodology for Teaching Pronunciation
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Schnitzer, Marc L. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1974
An exercise developed to aid an aphasia patient in relearning rules governing phonological changes in English was later used in a pilot study attempting to teach English pronunciation to French speakers by rule rather than by rote. The method used and the results obtained are reported. (RM)
Descriptors: Aphasia, English (Second Language), Generative Phonology, Language Instruction