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Stotsky, Sandra – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1985
Divides texts into two groups, the first of which teaches a selected group of words; the second teaches strategies for learning vocabulary as well as teaching a selected group of words. (EL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Vocabulary, Communication Skills, Higher Education
Price, Victoria – 1986
The vocabulary used in textbooks and standardized tests for English as a second language (ESL) is examined to determine how much variation exists. Word lists were compared for six difficulty levels in five frequently-used ESL textbook series (a total of 30 books). Three series of standardized proficiency/placement tests at different levels were…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)
Defense Language Inst., Washington, DC. – 1968
These 15 lessons are intended for the 3-week initial phase of a 68-lesson intensive audiolingual basic French course developed recently by the Defense Language Institute to train native speakers of English to a Level 3 second language skill proficiency. Designed primarily to enable students to distinguish and produce French sounds accurately…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Basic Vocabulary, French