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Bolinger, Dwight – TESOL Quarterly, 1972
Paper presented February 28, 1972, at the TESOL Convention in Washington, D.C. (VM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Processes, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Instruction
Bucklin, Lincoln Brice – 1969
Arguing that slot-cards teach the structure of the verb and the grammatical message each slot carries while reducing the number of forms to be learned, the author describes a technique for teaching the tense modes of the present indicative, the present subjunctive, and the perfect indicative in French. A working model of the verb stems "aimer" and…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), French, Language Instruction
Roberge, Claude – Revue de Phonetique Appliquee, 1971
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Linguistic Theory

Crowley, Sharon – Written Communication, 1989
Discusses the recommendations made by compositionists from 1950 to 1980 to apply the findings of linguists to composition instruction. Argues that the noncontextual orientation of modern linguistics renders it insufficient as a comprehensive source of theoretical or practical assistance in composition instruction. (MG)
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Language Usage
Halliday, M.A.K.; And Others – 1964
The relation of the linguistic sciences to language teaching and language learning is explored. Part 1 discusses linguistics, phonetics, and their place in the description of language. Relations between language and the people who use it are examined, as well as the place of comparison and translation in the acquisition of a second language. Part…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Descriptive Linguistics
Bolinger, Dwight – 1972
This paper presents a survey of the development of linguistics and the influence of linguistics on second language learning. Emphasis is given to the era beginning with language instruction during World War II to the present day. The influence of structural linguistics is described. The resulting audiolingual approach is also considered and…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics
Politzer, Robert L. – 1972
This book discusses the relevance of applied linguistics to foreign language teaching and supports the point of view that linguistics is relevant as the source of assumptions rather than as the source of conclusions. In foreign language teaching, the assumptions based on linguistics must ultimately be evaluated on their ability to explain the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure
Gaeng, Paul A. – 1970
This article reviews the historical development of applied linguistics in foreign language instruction. Five major principles influencing early applied linguistic theory are summarized, emphasizing the oral nature of language. Central to the article are discussions of: (1) prescriptive or normative grammar, (2) transformational grammar, (3)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Contrastive Linguistics