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POSTMAN, NEIL – 1967
FROM EITHER A FEAR OF STUDENTS OR A FEAR OF LANGUAGE AS IT ACTUALLY EXISTS, MANY ENGLISH TEACHERS HAVE PERMITTED GRAMMATICAL ANALYSIS TO DOMINATE THE NEW ENGLISH CURRICULA AND CONSEQUENTLY HAVE MADE LINGUISTICS IRRELEVANT. THESE TEACHERS PREFER THE MANIPULATION OF GRAMMATICAL SYSTEMS AS AN END IN ITSELF RATHER THAN THE USE OF LINGUISTICS TO…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Language, Language Instruction
Marckwardt, Albert H. – 1966
An overview of language concepts suggests applications of linguistics to the teaching of English at all levels of instruction. Traditional grammar, with its emphasis on syntax and written language, is discussed and then compared to generative grammar, with its emphasis on transformational theory. A discussion of usage summarizes the changes in…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Curriculum Problems, English Instruction, Grammar
Download full textMcDavid, Raven I., Jr., Ed. – 1965
Four historical studies, carried out under the direction of Professor Raven I. McDavid and reported in this monograph, trace the various attitudes toward language study expressed in the journals (1911-63) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). For the years between 1911 and 1929, Betty Gawthrop reports a cautious questioning of the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends
Crews, Ruthellen – 1968
This study compared a grammar program using a linguistic approach with one using a traditional approach to determine how each affects children's ability (1) to construct sentences which have variety in structure, and (2) to comprehend silent reading. Five experimental and five control classes of fourth-grade children were randomly selected from…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Grade 4
Donelson, Ken, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1973
This issue of the "Arizona English Bulletin" contains 29 articles related to language teaching in high school English classes. Among the subjects covered are: grammar; signs, symbols, and metaphors; linguistic analysis in the teaching of composition; bilingualism; dialect study; semantics; generative rhetoric and the teaching of composition;…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, English, Language Instruction
Sweet, Waldo E. – Didaskalos, 1967
A brief discussion of traditional Latin textbooks is followed by a survey of the first attempts at new materials (emphasizing integration of audiovisual aids and texts) at the William Penn Charter School and at the University of Michigan. The body of the article considers the structural approach, using "Latin: A Structural Approach"…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classical Literature, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Harsh, Wayne – 1965
The approaches of traditional grammar, descriptive linguistics, and generative grammar are largely complementary rather than exclusive. Traditional grammar defines eight parts of speech according to meaning or function and concerns itself almost wholely with the written language. Descriptive linguistics postulates that English has a set of unique…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, English Instruction, Form Classes (Languages)
Strasheim, Lorraine A. – 1970
An examination of the goals of Latin teaching leads the author to conclude that its primary objective is the development of the ability to read extant Latin authors A brief review of past designs for teaching meaning leads to a discussion of phonetic, lexical, structural, and cultural meaning. Teaching techniques to help develop a mastery of the…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Grammar Translation Method, Language Instruction
Sherwin, J. Stephen – 1969
Research on four troubleseome subjects encountered in English language instruction is examined in this volume. The first problem surveyed, the extent to which a study of Latin can help students master English, yields the conclusion that any benefit from the study of Latin transferable to English is likely to be meager and superficial. An analysis…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Bolinger, Dwight – 1972
This paper presents a survey of the development of linguistics and the influence of linguistics on second language learning. Emphasis is given to the era beginning with language instruction during World War II to the present day. The influence of structural linguistics is described. The resulting audiolingual approach is also considered and…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Processes, Deep Structure, Descriptive Linguistics
Maxwell, John C.; Long, Barbara K. – 1970
"Backgrounds in Language," a field-tested inservice course designed for use by groups of 15 or 25 language arts teachers, provides the subject matter background teachers need to make informed decisions about what curriculum materials to use in what way, at what time, and with which students. The course is comprised of eight 2-hour sessions,…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Guides, Dialects
Makely, William O. – 1969
This study attempted to discover what difference was made in teaching practice by the introduction of a course in linguistics into the undergraduate English-education curriculum. Questionnaires were sent to 10 students who had graduated from Roosevelt University (Chicago) prior to January, 1966, with no linguistic training and to 14 graduating…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Instruction
Torrey, Jane W. – 1966
An experiment in language behavior comparing two methods of learning grammatical word order in a new language presents scientific evidence supporting the use of pattern drills in foreign language teaching. The experiment reviews the performance of three groups attempting to learn small segments of Russian "microlanguage": (1) a drill group learned…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Educational Experiments, Grammar
