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A Multilingual Model for English as a "Remote" and as a "Local" Language.

Hammerly, Hector – IRAL, 1994

After a terminological clarification, this article discusses several aspects relevant to the development of a multilingual model of second and foreign language teaching: the importance of the student's native language, the relative effectiveness of monolingual and bilingual instruction, and communicative survival and cultural competence needs in…

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language)

Exploiting the Theory of Universals in Adult Second Language Teaching.

Kandiah, Thiru – IRAL, 1994

This article presents a bilingual teaching strategy based on Noam Chomsky's universalist hypothesis, which emphasizes the "universal" aspects of human language. The strategy focuses on the matching process that all learners carry out between the first (L1) and second (L2) language, as well as the differences between L1 and L2. (58…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)