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Jeung, Han Hee; Kellogg, David – Language and Education, 2019
The work of L.S. Vygotsky was popularised in the West between two great waves of educational thought: constructivism and cognitivism. Reception was therefore colored by three metaphors introduced by Jerome Bruner: 'construction', 'scaffolding' and 'narrative'. Narratives were to be characterized by features we call SELF: Subjects, Expectancy and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Figurative Language, Korean, Language Acquisition
Boileau, Armand – Revue des Langues Vivantes, 1973
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Conditioning, Learning Processes, Phonology
Malmstrom, Jean – 1975
Two crucial factors in teaching spelling are the teacher's understanding of the material to be learned and the teacher's understanding of the nature of the learner. Psycholinguistics is relevant to both the material and the learner. In teaching spelling, it is possible to draw insights from behavioral and cognitive psychology as well as from Noam…
Descriptors: Deep Structure, Elementary Education, Learning Processes, Psycholinguistics
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Ross, Janet – TESOL Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language)
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Coll, Cesar; Engel, Anna; Bustos, Alfonso – European Journal of Education, 2009
The rapid spread of learning networks based on asynchronous written communication--Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALNs)--makes it crucial to assess the possibilities offered by these new environments to facilitate and promote learning processes and learning outcomes. Our interest in this area is specifically directed towards the study of…
Descriptors: Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Learning Processes, Profiles, Content Analysis
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Oller, John W., Jr. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Examines the loss in popularity of contrastive linguistics as a method for explaining second language learning systems, and calls for a turn to pragmatics in language teaching. (AM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure, Error Analysis (Language), Interference (Language)
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Cartwright, Kelly B. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2002
A reading-specific multiple classification task was designed that required children to classify printed words along phonological and semantic dimensions simultaneously. Reading-specific multiple classification skill made a unique contribution to children's reading comprehension over contributions made by age, domain-general multiple classification…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary Schools
Gutow, Howard, Ed. – Cross Currents, 1979
This issue of "Cross Currents" includes the following articles: "An Experience with CLL" by Earl Stevick; "Accuracy vs. Fluency in the English Language Classroom" by Kenton Sutherland; "Predicate Markers: A New Look at the English Predicate System" by Phillip L. Knowles; "'Let Your TV do the Talking':…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Creative Thinking, Cultural Education, Drama