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Harris, David P. – 1983
The writing patterns of adult native speakers of English was compared to that of students of English as a second language (ESL). Both groups wrote brief narrative accounts of a story they had seen on film. The writings revealed three basic organizational patterns, one pattern covering the six critical elements that made up the short story and two…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Download full textFisiak, Jacek, Ed. – Papers and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics, 1978
This issue of the journal includes these papers on contrastive linguistics: "The Impersonal Sentence in Russian and Romanian" (Suzanne Whalen); "Differential Identity Between Languages--A Study of Assertion and Interrogation in French and English" (William A. Bennett); "The Use of the Article in English and Hungarian: A Contrastive Analysis" (Eva…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Determiners (Languages), English, French
Fisiak, Jacek, Ed. – Papers and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics, 1983
This issue of the journal includes these papers on contrastive linguistics: "On Some Assumptions and Principles of Contrastive Grammar Illustrated from the Area of Reflexivity in Danish and English" (Torben Thrane); "Deletion in Coordinated Structures in English and Dutch" (Robert R. van Oirsouw); "Methods and Goals of Comparative Systematics"…
Descriptors: Arabic, Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Contrastive Linguistics
Bright, Jeffrey P.; Leibman, Suzanne – 1985
This book is designed to provide supplemental instructional materials for the "Adult Education Guide to ESL (English as a Second Language) Curriculum." Each unit covers several communications objectives outlined in the "Guide." The materials are intended for use along with both teacher-made and commercial materials. Materials are provided for two…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, English (Second Language), Grammar
Hartnett, Carolyn G. – 1986
Basic writers often experience difficulties when trying to articulate ideas in writing that are more specific, systematic, and fully developed than their speech. The writers must learn how to put their thinking into the appropriate forms and expressions necessary to address an academic audience. Noting that the natural working of the human mind…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cohesion (Written Composition), Conjunctions
Lynch, Tony – 1986
Preliminary results of a comparison of the language modifications made by teachers when telling stories to native English speakers and non-native speakers of English at various proficiency levels suggest that teachers need to do more than make the routine modifications in linguistic input to lower-level learners. Teachers need to: (1) act on the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Forster, Jannette, Comp.; Barnard, Myra Lou, Comp. – 1987
Eleven texts in Diababawon are presented. Diababawon is a Manobo language of the Indonesian branch of the Malayo-Polynesian family and spoken primarily in the province of Davao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines. An introductory section describes some aspects of the language's phonology. The texts, which include stories and descriptions of common…
Descriptors: Descriptive Linguistics, Dialects, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography
Scholes, Robert J.; Abida, Toufik – 1966
A set of instructional materials for introductory Tunisian Arabic is designed for a 12-week Peace Corps volunteer language course. It provides instructional notes for the teacher and a series of lessons on aspects of grammar, phonology, and morphology. Much of the text is descriptive. Lessons include grammar and phonology notes, exercises, and…
Descriptors: Arabic, Classroom Techniques, Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries
Benevento, Jacqueline – 1984
This paper discusses criteria for evaluating foreign language textbooks. First, common textbook dislikes, concerning both content and format, are outlined. Then three desirable characteristics--authenticity, communication, and integration--are discussed at length, divided into subcriteria, and arranged as a rating scale for textbook evaluation.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Dialogs (Language), Evaluation Criteria, Grammar
Johnson, Diane E. – 1980
Designed for use with 38 full-color slides and a cassette tape presentation, this instructional package consists of an instructor's guide and a student activity packet. The instructor's guide includes general instructions for presenting the instructional unit as well as specific instructions for introducing, implementing, and evaluating student…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Correspondence, Capitalization (Alphabetic), Editing
Farah, Rajah; And Others – 1984
Developed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, this booklet contains the competencies, item specifications, and sample items for the language arts competency tests for grades three, seven, and ten. Each competency statement contains a brief description, sample items, content, question form, and response form. The booklet also offers…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10, Grade 3
Lepage, Danielle, Ed.; Dominik, Annette, Ed. – 1989
Presentations by students at a colloquium on student research on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the University of Laval's Faculty of Letters, March 18-19, 1988, include: "Une enquete sur la qualite du francais ecrit au Quebec"; "Amenagement linguistique et neologie"; "Analyse syntaxique des 'arrets et retours' en…
Descriptors: Arabic, French, Grammar, Higher Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1986
A guide for curriculum development in New York City's Italian second language programs to be piloted in junior and senior high schools contains six cultural theme units for level 1 and the grammatical structures in Italian for levels 1-3. The cultural theme units are designed to be used as a core for the acquisition of language patterns,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
MacMillin, Marlene Tege – 1984
The course in basic French for French-speaking Africa is intended for use by Peace Corps volunteers. It consists of lists of specific behavioral objectives for two proficiency levels and 20 lessons emphasizing grammar and vocabulary for everyday situations in Peace Corps work. Lessons contain a presentation of the basic material to be covered,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, French
Mancienne, Roger – 1985
A course in French-derived Kreol is designed for language learning among Peace Corps volunteers assigned to the Seychelles. The materials consist of 36 lessons on topics of daily communication needs. Lessons contain a story, dialogue, and/or list of expressions, exercises, and vocabulary and grammar notes and translations in the margin. Some…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Creoles, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries
