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Fremdsprachenlernen und Gedaechtnis (Foreign Language Learning and Memory).
Solmecke, Gert – Englisch, 1980
Reviews J. Rohrer's work on the role of memory in language learning. Evaluates the practice-oriented treatment, which is in opposition to current concepts when practical considerations require it. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Book Reviews, Learning Processes, Memory
Zur Problematik der Progression im Anfangsunterricht (On the Problem of Progressive Tenses in Teaching Beginners).
Woidt, Boto – Englisch, 1980
Discusses the polarization between the linguistic and the communicative approaches to foreign language teaching, and suggests a compromise. Illustrates this with the treatment of English verb tenses in teaching beginners, and outlines a teaching plan. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Noch einmal: Zum phonologischen Aspekt in der Lautschulung (Once Again: The Phonological Aspect of Teaching Pronunciation)
Germer, Erich – Englisch, 1973
Argues against the dominance of applied phonology in the teaching of English pronunciation. A follow-up to the author's Einige Probleme der Aussprache im Englischunterricht der Hauptschule'' (Some Problems of Pronunciation in English Instruction in the Elementary School), Englisch, Mar 1972. (RS)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Evaluation, Language Instruction
Die deutsche Angewandte Linguistik--eine Nische im Elfenbeinturm? (German Applied Linguistics--A Niche in the Ivory Tower?)
Zydatiss, Wolfgang – Englisch, 1977
Reviews two recent books on the role of linguistics in foreign language teaching, examining critically claims for the value of linguistics in teaching. Discusses the relation between theory and practice, sociolinguistic considerations, and measuring achievement. Considers what may reasonably be expected from applied linguistics. (Text is in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Applied Linguistics, Language Instruction, Language Tests
Das Verhaeltnis von Paedagogik und Fachdidaktik, dargestellt am Beispiel der Hausaufgaben (The Relation of the Science of Foreign Language Teaching to Pedagogy in General, as Seen in the Assigning of Homework).
Pauels, Wolfgang – Englisch, 1978
Finds that homework assignments should be based on considerations specific to the field of foreign language learning rather than on general pedagogical theory. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Educational Theories, English (Second Language), Homework
Zum Problem der theoretischen Begruendung der Didaktik des Fremdsprachenunterrichts (On the Problem of the Theoretical Basis for the Teaching of Foreign Languages)
Gutschow, Harald – Englisch, 1977
Discusses the effects of American structural linguistics on beginning-level foreign language teaching. In the framework of applied linguistics, generative transformational grammar is evaluated. Psychology of learning is discussed, as are current conceptions of communicative competence and speech-act theory and possible effects of theoretical…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Instruction, Linguistic Theory
Sprachmedium und Sprachstil als Probleme im Englischunterricht der Hauptschule (Language Medium and Language Style as Problems in English Instruction in the Elementary School [Grades 5-8])
Bauer, Rudolf – Englisch, 1973
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language)