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The Application of Linguistics to the Problem of Teaching Pupils to Translate Complex Latin Sentences Into English.

Schofield, Harry – IRAL, 1968

Remedies are suggested for difficulties encountered in Latin to English translations by pupils in the fourth and fifth forms of English Grammar schools. Reading skills proficiency is seen as a prerequisite for effective translation, and stave analysis is suggested as a method of solving the problem of gross error in pupils' translations of complex…

Descriptors: Grammar Translation Method, Instructional Innovation, Language Instruction, Latin

The Learning of Grammar: An Experimental Study. Experimental Studies on the Learning of Language, Progress Report II, Revised.

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Torrey, Jane W. – 1966

An experiment in language behavior comparing two methods of learning grammatical word order in a new language presents scientific evidence supporting the use of pattern drills in foreign language teaching. The experiment reviews the performance of three groups attempting to learn small segments of Russian "microlanguage": (1) a drill group learned…

Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Educational Experiments, Grammar