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Cartier, Francis A. – 1979
Some questions concerning foreign language learning and research topics are considered. One discussion question is why education and speech communication research has neglected the special case of second language communication as a source of information on the communication process in general. The need for research into the functional, operational…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Assessment, Error Analysis (Language)
Steig, Janet B.; Arnold, Marjorie R. – 1978
A study was conducted to test the validity of the Linguistic Features Hypothesis, which predicts that unmarked personal pronouns will be learned first by children, yielding the following order of acquisition: first person before second, followed by third; singular before plural; and subjective case before objective or genitive. A review of the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Case (Grammar), Child Language, Comprehension
Lamberg, Walter J., Ed. – 1979
The 22 articles in this collection, written by experienced teachers of English, present effective learning activities for developing a variety of skills, qualities, and attitudes in writing. Demonstrating different teaching methods, the articles relate to key principles advocated by the National Writing Project: attention to fluency, peer…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods
Download full textALLEN, HAROLD B. – 1963
"MORE THAN THE COMMON ELEMENT IN COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE," LANGUAGE IS A SUBJECT APPROPRIATE FOR STUDY IN THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM. HERETOFORE, THE TEACHING OF LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION HAVE SUFFERED FROM TEACHERS' AND STUDENTS' INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF RECENT LANGUAGE DISCOVERIES, AND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN INCOMPLETE AND DISORDERLY.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Study Centers, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Grammar
OSSER, HARRY
TWENTY HEAD START PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WERE GIVEN THREE LANGUAGE TASKS DESIGNED TO MEASURE THEIR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT--(1) A PRODUCTION TASK REQUIRED THE CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN FREE SPEECH. THE CHILDREN WERE ASKED TO ANSWER A QUESTION, TO DESCRIBE A SERIES OF PICTURES, AND TO RETELL A STORY. THE FREE SPEECH OF THE CHILDREN IN RESPONSE TO THESE…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Language Ability, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
KOHL, HERBERT R. – 1967
SLUM CHILDREN, WHO ARE OFTEN CONSIDERED ILLITERATE AND UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE, MAY SIMPLY BE AFRAID TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY FEEL THAT THE TEACHER CANNOT BE TRUSTED. THESE CHILDREN NEED TO BE ALLOWED TO DISCUSS AND WRITE ABOUT THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES, AND NOT ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROGRESS OF AMERICA. STORIES CONCERNING THE SUFFERING OF…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Writing, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Else, Gerald F., Ed. – 1966
This is the report of an international meeting on the Classics, conducted August 1965 in London, England. Resolutions adopted by the Colloquium, minutes of group sessions, papers, and national reports on the state of classical education are presented. Group sessions discuss the teaching of classical languages, classical literatures, and ancient…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Conference Reports
Parker, Henry H.; Sturdivant, Ann – Iowa Foreign Language Bulletin, 1966
Several Latin textbooks are described and evaluated in terms of their affectiveness in teaching language mastery. These are: (1) "Using Latin," Scott, Foresman, (2) "Latin for Americans," Macmillan, (3) "Lingua Latina," by Burns, Medicus, and Sherburne, and (4) "A Basic Course in Latin,""An Intermediate Course in Latin--Reading," and "An…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classical Literature, Cultural Context, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationFleming, Gerald – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1967
Visual aids are considered in relation to their place in second language learning as a means of avoiding native language interference. The proper use and construction of visual aids is discussed according to principles of casuality, parallelism, and contrast. For related documents, see FL 000 823 and FL 000 467. (AF)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Communication (Thought Transfer), Grammar
Debyser, Francis – CCD Language Quarterly, 1968
A brief critical commentary on several current viewpoints on the teaching of French culture introduces the article which stresses the concept that linguistic behavior and culture are intimately related and emphasizes the necessity of applying this concept in the foreign language classroom. Basic French nouns, pronouns, and phrases are examined to…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences
Grittner, Frank, Ed. – 1968
A preliminary set of content objectives for a 4-year Russian program for Wisconsin secondary schools is delin"ated in this curriculum guide. Trends in the high school study of Russian are discussed briefly, and the skills and concepts necessary for communication are spelled out. Major attention is given to the skill and content tables which chart…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Course Objectives, Cultural Context, Grammar
Johnson, Jeannette – 1968
This paper proposes a set of hypotheses on the nature of interrogration as a possible language universal. Examples and phrase structure rules and diagrams are given. Examining Tamazight and English, genetically unrelated languages with almost no contact, the author distinguishes two types of interrogation: (1) general, querying acceptability to…
Descriptors: Berber Languages, Contrastive Linguistics, English, Kernel Sentences
Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1962
The materials presented in this intermediate-advanced refresher course in Korean are intended for those who have already had considerable intensive training in spoken and written Korean. Lessons 1-70 (the first seven weeks of the course) aim to "maintain and develop habitual responses in the use of words and sentences dealing with high…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cultural Context, Grammar, Instructional Materials
Freudenstein, Reinhold, Ed. – 1967
Four articles, written in German, discuss such aspects of the language laboratory as: teaching pronunciation in the laboratory (Heinrich Schrand), the dummy-element in transformational grammar (Helmut Heuer), testing in the language laboratory (Kenneth S. Leigh), and language laboratory work in Finland (Roland Freihoff). Nine book reviews on…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Book Reviews, Foreign Countries, German
Fleming, Gerald; And Others – Praxis des neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1967
High on the list of today's educational priorities is the effective programing of pictorial stimuli as language teaching tools. The value of any image depends on its content of information, and essential for clear comprehension of any picture are the principles of causality, parallelism, and contrast or negative comparison. Both artist and teacher…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Audiovisual Aids, Communication (Thought Transfer), Grammar
