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Peer reviewedShuy, Roger W. – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1979
Describes recent efforts that have been made to overcome barriers to the successful implementation of sociolinguistics in early education, barriers involving acceptance of research by the schools, attitude and teaching method changes by teachers, and the needs of the children themselves. (DS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Language Ability, Language Acquisition
Finocchiaro, Mary – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979
This article discusses the value of the notional-functional approach to language teaching and considers some sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and linguistic features of the notional-functional syllabus. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Boardman, Roy – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979
Discusses the types of materials that should be used in the foreign language classroom to teach students how to communicate in real-life situations. These materials are called "communication tasks." (CFM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Dialogs (Language)
