"This Is the Dictionary of Ivan Petrovich": Balancing the Role of Grammar in the Russian Communicative Classroom.

Boyle, Eloise M.

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ERIC Number: EJ485696

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Publication Date: 1994

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"This Is the Dictionary of Ivan Petrovich": Balancing the Role of Grammar in the Russian Communicative Classroom.

Boyle, Eloise M.

Theory into Practice, v33 n1 p10-15 Win 1994

Examines practical ways to improve the quality of Russian language instruction in higher education. The article reviews briefly chapters from two recently revised Russian textbooks, suggests a move from a grammar-based to a communicative syllabus, and notes difficulties and rewards in switching to a notional-functional syllabus. (SM)

Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Change, Grammar Translation Method, Higher Education, Notional Functional Syllabi, Russian, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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