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Peer reviewedStainback, William; Stainback, Susan – Behavioral Disorders, 1978
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Generalization, Imitation, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedPostovsky, Valerian A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Describes a study designed to challenge the theory that the initial phase of instruction in foreign language should be based on intensive oral practice. (PMP)
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Language Instruction, Learning Theories, Psycholinguistics
On the Role of the Mother Tongue in Learning Foreign Language Vocabulary: An Empirical Investigation
Peer reviewedOskarsson, Mats – ITL Review of Applied Linguistics, 1975
The paper proposes to clarify the role of the learner's native language in the acquisition of new words in foreign language learning for adults. Specifically, the relative effectiveness of monolingual and bilingual glossaries is explored by means of experimentation, showing that bilingual glossaries yield superior results. Related research is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingualism, Glossaries, Instructional Materials
Download full textValdman, Albert – Die Unterrichtspraxis, 1968
Criticism against the application of Skinnerian programed instruction techniques to foreign language learning is advanced, while the development of a largely self-instructional guided learning program with live teachers and other students is advocated. Major attention is directed to an explanation of the principles of programed instruction, the…
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Skills, Learning Theories, Linguistics
Kahn, James V. – 1977
Investigated was the relative effectiveness of sign language and verbal language training in teaching 12 nonverbal hearing retarded children (4-9 years old) to communicate. Ss were randomly assigned to one of three groups: speech training (based on the Bricker, Dennison, Watson, and Vincent-Smith program), sign language training (adapted from the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Language Instruction
Chastain, Kenneth – 1970
Implications of the behaviorist and cognitive theories in language instruction are discussed in this article. Some contributions of Skinner, Politzer, Valette, Morton, Lane, and Mueller and Niedzielski clarify the behaviorists' view of language as a myriad of conditioned responses. In turn, the cognitive viewpoint, seen as the acquisiton and…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Development
Andersson, Theodore – International Review of Education, 1960
In line with the psychologists' viewpoint on child development, an argument is made for reconsidering the timing and type of modern language instruction in the school. Evidence of the receptiveness of children to language learning from birth to age eleven is discussed, along with the efficacy of learning through a direct, or school, experience.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Audiolingual Methods, Bilingualism, Child Development
Gattegno, Caleb – 1972
This revision of a previous edition discusses an approach to language teaching called the Silent Way. This method is based on the notion that learning a foreign language is in many respects radically different from learning the mother tongue. It can be learned in the schools by artificial methods and with materials designed for the purpose. The…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
