The author reviews some recent theories, experiments, and observations in psychology and psycholinguistics which challenge the basic assumptions of the audio-lingual method of foreign language teaching: Language learning is habit formation, requiring analogy rather than analysis; meaning can be learned only in the matrix of allusions to the…

This Basic Course attempts to provide samples of two different Cambodian dialects--Standard Cambodian, the approved speech style of public education and mass communication, and the dialect of Phnom Penh. The material is arranged in groups of five units with a common theme. The first four units of each sequence are based on Dialogs, usually in the…

This two-volume audiolingual course in Aymara for Spanish speakers is based on the variety of Aymara spoken in La Paz. The Aymara appears in phonetic transcription; all other material (introduction, directions, notes, and explanations) appear in Spanish. Lesson units in Volume I begin with a dialogue introducing the basic sentence patterns for the…

This manual comprises the transcript of the recordings for "Progressive Audio-Lingual Drills in English." These drills are a grammar practice supplement for any basic course in English as a second language. Although intended for use by the instructor, the manual may be used by the student in individual study situations. Work with the recordings…

"English Through Patterns" is an oral approach text designed for Spanish students of English as a foreign language on the beginning level. Material is presented in selected basic sentence patterns sequenced and controlled so that each new structure introduces new items and reinforces previously taught patterns. Part I (Lessons 1-6) presents…

The author feels that one of the most significant contributions to English teaching in Mexico today is being rendered by the 14 American-Mexican and three Anglo-Mexican cultural relations institutes or "binational centers." These autonomous institutions receive the cooperation of agencies of the American and British governments and exert…

This article on language instruction elaborates on assumptions, procedures, and techniques used in the implementation of various teaching methodologies. Equally critical of the grammar-translation method and the direct method, the author points out the strengths of the audiolingual approach. The lack of controlled, scientific investigation of the…

The object of this study was to develop a model from which Appalachian students can learn to differentiate between their dialectal pronunciation of certain vowels and the pronunciation of those vowels in Standard American English. A secondary objective of the model is to enable students to imitate Standard American pronunciation. The first phase…

This course is designed to provide basic structures and vocabulary in Twi in the context of situations commonly encountered by foreigners in Ghana. The dialect presented is Ashanti Twi and the transcription system used is the standard orthography of the Bureau of Ghana Languages with discritic marks added to indicate tone levels. After an…

This grammar text was prepared especially for advanced students of English in the Somali Republic. The material consists for the most part of explanations and exercises in English generative--transformational grammar. Chapters treat the following aspects of English grammar: (1) the phrase structure of simple sentences; (2) the English noun phrase;…

Suggestions are made for the use of the language laboratory in beginning, intermediate, and advanced college German classes. Tape selection, learning goals, integration of tapes with text, laboratory techniques, audiovisual materials, articulation, and the need for laboratory work on different levels are discussed. Certain materials are…

This basic course in Brazilian Portuguese consists of 75 lessons in six volumes. Volume I is in two parts, with the dialogs, questions and exercises presented in Portuguese in the first part, and the intonation patterns and English translations presented in the second. The general format follows the Defense Language Institute format, employing…

This first volume in the Defense Language Institute's 12-week course in Japanese presents an introduction to Japanese phonology for the non-linguist beginning student, and a description of the format used throughout the DLI series (perception drills, dialogues with English equivalents, grammar notes, and exercises and conversations). This volume…

A feature of this aural-oral program for teaching English language skills to non-English speaking children in the primary grades is the colorfully illustrated, international context in which the pupils are introduced to customs and styles from around the world. The course consists of (1) teachers' guidebooks with detailed instructions for lesson…

Based on a coordinated aural-oral approach, this language arts curriculum guide was developed to teach Navajo students English as a second language. The design of the curriculum provides for longitudinal and horizontal movements to favor concept formation by inductive experience. The plan gears instruction to three instructional levels: low (the…