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On the Use of Aptitude Variables in Research in Foreign Language Teaching

Politzer, Robert L. – IRAL, 1970

Advocates that information on student aptitude for foreign language learning be used not, as in the past, for determining the best general method for language teaching but rather for determining the best teaching method for particular kinds of students. (FB)

Descriptors: Aptitude, Educational Experiments, Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction

Pattern Drill and Communicative Activity: A Psycholinguistic Experiment.

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Oller, John W.; Obrecht, Dean H. – IRAL, 1968

An experiment measuring the effectiveness of two procedures for presenting pattern drills was devised in order to show that pattern drills are most useful as a learning device if deliberately related to situational or meaningful content. Criteria for the selection of subjects are presented here, as are sample test items and a table of results.…

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Educational Experiments, High School Students, Instructional Materials