To determine both whether the speech of fourth graders designated as Title I students differs significantly in any way from that of non-Title I fourth graders and whether there are regional features in the speech of these students which would handicap their performance on a nationally standardized test, 68 children from the intermediate unit and…

Written for the harried English teacher whose aim is creative and stimulating teaching, this book's chapters attempt to provide inspiration for instruction in six specific areas. Robert E. Probst urges the student's enjoyment of literature as a special, thought-provoking experience and suggests that a model of cooperation prevail over a…

This issue contains five articles dealing with several aspects of linguistic theory. The first, "Origine et evolution de la notion de 'situation' de 'l'Ecole linguistique de Londres': de Malinowski a Lyons," examines the origin and meaning of the concept of "situation" in articles by the London school of linguists. The second, "Some Aspects of a…

The papers included in this volume discuss the relationship of sociolinguistics to social interaction, sociolinguistic surveys, the intersection of sociolinguistics with education, and the influence of linguistics and sociology on sociolinguistics. The papers include: "Optional Rules in Grammar" (Fraser); "The Structure of Polylectal Grammars"…

To determine the effect of background music during classroom instruction in vocabulary and grammar and in the delivery of speeches, sophomore high school students were divided into an experimental group (66 students) and a control group (60 students). For one semester the experimental group heard classical background music during instruction,…

This study investigated the pattern of growth in syntactic fluency of college-preparatory students in grades 7-12. Its primary purpose was to examine the syntactic structures employed in samples of narrative writing by the 12 different groups (totaling 216 students) that comprised the study sample. A secondary purpose was to determine which of…

Applications of research in psycholinguistics, particularly Noam Chomsky's research, have suggested some drastic innovations in the practices of both the classroom teacher and the child development researcher. For example, more emphasis is needed upon asking what a speaker knows about the grammar of the language with less concern about how…

It is possible to apply Lamb's stratificational theory and analysis to English graphonomy, but additional notation devices must be used to explain particular graphemes and their characteristics. The author presents cases where Lamb's notation is inadequate. In those cases, he devises new means for performing the analysis. The result of this…

This book is a glossary of traditional grammatical terms for students of modern languages. It attempts to describe, rather than to define, the technical vocabulary of language learning. Illustrative material, usually descriptive of English usage, is provided on the principle that if the student knows how his own language operates, he will be…

The essential elements of grammar required to write business letters, memorandums, and reports are covered in this quinmester course. The course consists of a complete grammar review and the learning of proofreading skills for students in the Cooperative Business Education program in Dade County High Schools. Instruction techniques include group…

This curriculum guide in language teaching for kindergarten through grade twelve is the final "strand" of a five part project in the English language arts. It was preceded by guides devoted to reading, composition, listening and speaking, and literature. The guide is designed to assist elementary and secondary school teachers in improving the…

The principal aims of this symposium were to examine how the teaching of grammar could be brought up to date, to define the role of linguistics in teacher training and in the classroom, and to determine the extent to which grammar is a genuine aid to the learning and teaching of modern languages. The report contains the following information: (1)…

A justification is offered of a professor's belief in the importance of teaching the art of being articulate and the contention that a person who cannot express himself clearly in speech or writing cannot think clearly. The difference between good and bad writing is objectively demonstrable and not dependent upon sociology, morality, or relevance.…

Second and sixth graders were asked to learn noun pairs linked by various types of verbal connectives: Verbs, unmarked and marked comparative adjectives, polar antonym adjective pairs, and conjunctions. Results indicated that all contexts produced better learning than conjunctions, that comparative adjective effects were superior to the polar-pair…

The individual components of language -- on the semantic, syntactic, and phonological levels -- mean little or nothing as individual constructs. Language research must proceed according to a concept of linguistic structure which reflects the correlation of elements within and between levels of structure. (VM)