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Le systeme temporel du francais: Pour une approche pedagogique (The Temporal System of French: Toward an Instructional Approach).
Bourdet, Jean-Francois – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
In an effort to untangle theories of French verb tense for second language classroom use, an instructional approach that moves the learner progressively through the tenses and their meanings is presented. The system focuses on the relationship of each tense to the present tense. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Tenses (Grammar)
Passive Continua and the ESL Instructor of Composition.
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Caflisch, Jacob, Sr. – 1995
A discussion of passive verb forms and the passive voice attempts to explain the nature of passives and to offer composition teachers some reference points for teaching them. Twelve arguments are proposed to explain resistance to the teaching of passives; each is termed a continuum in order to help assess understandings and attitudes. The 12…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Patterns
What Dictionary to Use? A Closer Look at the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary," the "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" and the "Longman Lexicon of Contempory English."
Shaw, A. M. – MEXTESOL Journal, 1983
Three dictionaries are compared for their usefulness to teachers of English as a foreign language, teachers in training, students, and other users of English as a foreign language. The issue of monolingual versus bilingual dictionary format is discussed, and a previous analysis of the two bilingual dictionaries is summarized. Pronunciation…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Culture, Dialects