The recent history and present state of linguistics in the English classroom present a dismal prospect. The structural-grammar textbooks of the forties and fifties were inadequate, and the grammars of the sixties, although improved by the influence of Chomsky and his colleagues, are still not as good as they should be. Also of questionable value…

This volume lists and classifies journal literature in the field of applied linguistics. More than 200 periodicals are cited. Although emphasis is placed on publications dealing with language teaching, journals concerned with other aspects of applied linguistics are also included. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order, with foreign…

This annotated bibliography lists 118 selected articles in the field of applied linguistics and language instruction which appeared in the journal "Modern Nyelvoktatas" from 1963 through 1970. The two categories containing the largest number of entries are: "Applied Linguistics/Linguistics" and "Pedagogy and Russian Language Teaching." Other…

Discusses the developments in theory of applied linguistics and the state of its applications, actual and potential, in second language teaching. Programs in the United Kingdom are briefly summarized. (EJS)

This article outlines the second language teaching method based on "capitalizable units" as proposed by Trim. The method is aimed at adult students and is based on: (1) student needs, and (2) the language functions that permit the student to operate effectively in a given speech community. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Presents a grid for analyzing language learning materials based on certain sociolinguistic criteria. (CLK)

Describes the relationship between the political structure and traditional tendencies in education as these relate to language instruction. Problems in language and culture of immigrant children are treated as well as methods involving an orientation toward communication skills. (AMH)

Examines the effects of Chomsky's theories of linguistics and language acquisition on language teaching methodology, specifically on the use of the audio-lingual method. Current trends in methodology move in two basic directions: 1) towards relaxation of the tighter restrictions of the audio-lingual method, and 2) towards development of techniques…

ORIGINALLY PREPARED FOR THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DIVISION OF AUDIOVISUAL SERVICE, THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND INCLUDES SOME LATER RELEASES OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. A TOTAL OF 112 LISTINGS RELATED TO LANGUAGE TEACHING APPEAR UNDER THE SUB-HEADINGS OF BIBLIOGRAPHIES, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE LABORATORIES,…

A review of the background of transformational grammar and a discussion of Chomsky's "Syntactic Structures" begin this introduction to the "new" grammar. Following discussions are on the components of a theoretically complete grammar, the main deep structure components (noun phrase, auxiliary, and verb phrase), grammatical relationships,…

At a meeting in November 1966, sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies, members of public and private organizations were briefed on the state of linguistics and what it has to offer other disciplines: (1) its basic unity despite organizational diversity; (2) its breadth, as the science of verbal structure, and how it relates to all…

Every child entering elementary school has acquired an adequate control of the basic structures of some language system. The English teacher must tailor his goals and methods to exploit this competence. The basic linguistic system which has been internalized by children who speak non-standard English is different enough from standard English to…

Italian pedagogical texts in general hold the position that the partitive is not obligatory as it is in French. However, some of these texts devote a great deal of time to repetition and transformation drills while others never mention the construction at all until the chapters on the pronoun replacement of accusative complements. Italian phrase…

This index covers the "Northeast Conference [on the Teaching of Foreign Languages] Reports of the Working Committees" from 1954 to 1975. Author and subject entries are combined in one listing, and although authors, editors, members of the working committees, and others mentioned in the Reports are included, the emphasis throughout is on…

This volume is a prepublication edition of four papers presented at a briefing held for representatives of government agencies, foundations and other organizations, November 12, 1970 at the National Museum of History and Technology of the Smithsonian Institution. "Linguistics as a Pilot Science," by Joseph H. Greenberg, examines the impact which…