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Edrial-Luzares, Casilda, Ed.; Hale, Austin, Ed. – 1977
This volume is devoted to papers on an empirical or theoretical nature contributing to the study of language and communicative behavior in the Philippines. Articles included are: (1) "The Phonemic Consequences of Two Morphophonemic Rules in Molbog," by H. Arnold Thiessen; (2) "A Look at a Northern Kankanay Text (a syntactic…
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Case (Grammar), Cebuano, Deep Structure
Haas, Adelaide – 1978
Evidence shows that there are differences in the ways in which men and women speak. It has also been well documented that females are generally ahead of males in language acquisition and are less often diagnosed as speech pathologic. A review of the research gives some indication of the reasons for the development of sex differences in spoken…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Child Development, Child Language
SLOBIN, DAN I.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS FIELD MANUAL WAS DEVELOPED AS PART OF A PROGRAM TO TRAIN INVESTIGATORS IN THE COLLECTION OF COMPARABLE CROSS-LINGUISTIC AND CROSS-CULTURAL DATA ON CHILDREN'S ACQUISITION OF LINGUISTIC CODES AND SOCIAL RULES FOR THE USE OF SUCH CODES. ALTHOUGH COMPARATIVE RESEARCH REQUIRES PROCEDURAL STANDARDIZATION, THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN THE…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Child Development, Child Language
FLAXMAN, SEYMOUR – 1961
INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME ARE THE REPORTS ON MODERN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN SCHOOL AND COLLEGE DEVELOPED BY THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1961 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES. APPEARING AS THE FOREWORD IS A STATEMENT DRAWN UP BY NELSON BROOKS ENTITLED "LEARNING A MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR COMMUNICATION." BECAUSE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, College Language Programs, Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs
BREE, GERMAINE – 1955
THIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE REPORTS OF THE NINE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1955 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATING SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE GENERAL TOPICS OF CULTURE, LITERATURE, AND ARTICULATION. AMONG THE SIX REPORTS THAT UPDATE AND EXPAND PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED PROBLEMS IS ONE ON AN ACTION…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiovisual Aids, Classical Languages, Conference Reports
Trevisi, Sandra – 1978
This study presents an analysis of the successive steps used by Italian-speaking secondary school students to acquire mastery of the relative pronoun in standard French. This structure was chosen for study because the acquisition of the French relative pronoun is a source of difficulty for Italian learners. An analysis was made of the students…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communicative Competence (Languages), Error Analysis (Language)
Titone, Renzo, Comp. – 1977
The nine papers presented here treat the implications for language teaching arising from the fundamental notion that personal growth, cultural development and international communication are three interwoven elements of human progress. The papers are organized as follows: (1) an introductory chapter on language learning for cultural development…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conference Reports
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 40 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the effect of prelistening and other activities on comprehension; minimal competencies in Florida high schools; methods of teaching manuscript handwriting;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Doctoral Dissertations
Linnarud, Moira – 1975
The compositions or essay tests of second language learners are difficult to mark and evaluate. It has been suggested that the only way to achieve objectivity is to abolish all criteria except formal correctness, as it is the only one that can be measured and statistically evaluated. Attempts have been made to establish other criteria. A varied…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Content Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Ingram, David E. – 1978
This thesis clarifies the role of the applied linguist in the language and language teaching sciences with particular application to advanced language learning that takes place after five years of study. Students' deficiencies identified at matriculation together with the psychological and practical needs of the students and their society identify…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Influences
Bishop, Russell H.; And Others – 1979
This research report reflects the use of precision teaching techniques incorporated into a microcomputerized observational system to assess bilingual instructional practices and student outcomes. Three local educational agencies were monitored to assess the relationship between the demographic background of the student and the interactive profile…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Computer Managed Instruction
Blanco, George; And Others – 1977
The Office of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Center for Applied Linguistics cooperated in a state-of-the-art study of the field of bilingual education. State-of-the-art papers were commissioned in four general areas concerning bilingual education: social science, languages and linguistics, law, and education. Each paper formed the central…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cross Cultural Training
Desrochers, Alain M.; And Others – 1975
This bibliography includes 333 annotated references and 178 references without annotations. The articles represent a wide variety of work, including theoretical papers, statements of opinions and policy (both political and pedagogical), and empirical studies. The central theme was organized into six topics, which were then used as major categories…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Anxiety, Bilingual Education
Howlett, Frederick G. – 1978
The greatest need of language teachers today is a workable approach to teaching vocabulary. This is essential if students are to be enabled to achieve communicative competence, that is, to make a transfer from the textbook to the real world of French, as reflected in the French media. An effective and comprehensive approach to teaching vocabulary…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Contrastive Linguistics, Course Objectives, Etymology
Thogmartin, Clyde – 1975
This 647-item bibliography is limited to reports on empirical research and discussions of research reports on various aspects of foreign language learning, mostly drawn from American and British journals and Ph.D. dissertations since 1925 and from ERIC documents. Principal topics include content of teaching materials, cognitive effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
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