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Download full textDi Pietro, Robert J. – Bulletin of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association, 1971
Aspects of language instruction which "derive from the nature of language itself" are discussed in this study. The notion that language teachers should teach grammar exclusively is disputed. This position is based on the following generalizations presented in an analysis of the nature of grammar and language: (1) language comprises more than what…
Descriptors: Generative Grammar, Grammar, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction
Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1971
A review of trends in the teaching of foreign language during the last decade focuses on the predominance of the audiolingual method and current criticism by leading theorists of its theoretical foundations. Discussion of a psychological model of learning explores the relationships of motivation, cognition, evaluation, and response formation. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Objectives, Generative Grammar
Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1971
This general review of language learning theory focuses on criticism of the audiolingual method of instruction which reached its peak in the mid-1960's. Recent trends in teaching methodology, supported by linguistic theories developed by transformational-generative linguists, are examined. Various models of learning are discussed which lead to a…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives
