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Galloway, Vicki; And Others – 1980
This introductory unit to the exploratory language program, "Around the World," developed in South Carolina discusses the nature of language and so provides a framework in which to fit subsequent learning. It seeks to make students aware of the language they already use unconsciously. In line with this goal, it is divided into categories of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cross Cultural Training, Experiential Learning
Vines, Lois – OMLTA Journal, 1985
A number of resources are available to teachers planning a student visit to a French Canadian area such as Quebec. A primary one, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education offers a wide range of information on French Canadian language and culture, including instructional modules designed for use in English-language classes in Canada. These…
Descriptors: Art, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Culture Contact
Thompson, Chad; McGary, Jane, Ed. – 1984
This is one of a series of handbooks designed to assist classroom teachers, bilingual-bicultural education and special education program staff, counselors, and school administrators in instructional services for students from native Alaskan language groups. The unique sociocultural and linguistic characteristics of Athabaskan language speakers as…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Athapascan Languages, Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques
Major, Roy C. – 1977
This study is a detailed analysis of the phonological development of Sylvia, a bilingual child, in her acquisition of American English and Brazilian Portuguese from the age of 1 year, 7 months to 3 years, 8 months. The study is divided into four stages: ages 1.7 - 1.9; 1.9 - 2.1; 2.1 - 2.3; and 2.3 - 2.8. Up to the age of 1.9, the same…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Bilingualism, Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics
Terrell, Tracy – 1975
Two questions are central to the controversy in phonological theory: (1) are there empirical differences between morphophonemic alterations and allophonic variation, and (2) what are the universal constraints on the ordering of phonological processes within the phonological rule component. This paper illustrates a Natural Generative Phonology…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Generative Phonology, Language Instruction, Language Research
Whiteman, Marcia Farr, Ed. – 1981
Exploring writing in its many social and cultural variations, the seven articles in the first part of this book show different genres of writing serving various purposes in diverse contexts, while the six articles in the second part examine the effects of oral language differences on the learning and teaching of writing. Topics covered in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Dialects, Educational Theories
Campbell, Cherry; And Others – 1977
Foreigner talk (FT) is the term used to characterize possible adjustments in the speech of a native speaker (NS) when he or she is in conversation with a non-native speaker (NNS). The paper examines conversations between 6 native speakers and 3 non-native speakers and characterizes the speech of the native-speakers involved. The data were…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Language Patterns
Politzer, Robert L.; Lewis, Shirley A. – 1979
A study was undertaken to confirm previous findings on the relation between teacher performance on the "Teacher Test of Black English" (TTBE), certain teaching behaviors (direct correction, establishing a set, and "directly relevant" teaching), and the achievement of Vernacular Black English speaking students. In addition, the study sought to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Dialects, Black Students, Educational Research
Berryhill, Bruce Ray – 1976
This study is an inquiry into the processes of linguistic adaptation. Its purpose was to investigate the factors which are likely to influence change and retention of regional dialects outside of their regional context. Specifically, the focus of the study was on native Oklahoma speech in the Tulare area of rural California. Data were gathered…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Dialect Studies, Field Interviews, Intonation
Enkvist, Nils Erik – 1974
This paper argues that context is an important factor to be considered in linguistic analysis. Context is defined as the aggregate of linguistic, situational, social and cultural variables that surround linguistic units such as texts, discourses, utterances, words, morphemes, phonemes, sounds, and distinctive features. A "textual…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis, Language Instruction
Heath, Shirley Brice – 1978
Teacher talk can be characterized as a "caregiving" style which has certain identifiable phonological, lexical, and grammatical features. Analysis of classroom discourse can make teachers and students of language aware of the process of communication, and can identify particular uses of nonverbal as well as verbal communication. This, in…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Discourse Analysis, Language Arts, Language Patterns
Kwok, Helen; Chan, Mimi – 1975
This article describes an undergraduate course in creative writing offered by the Department of English at the University of Hong Kong. Most students in the course have Chinese as a native language and have received their secondary education in English. They have had extensive practice in writing English in connection with their studies. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Chinese, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions
Sole, Yolanda Russinovich – 1976
The most basic and simplest act of communicative competence in Spanish involves the appropriate decoding and selection of the pronominal address forms "tu" and "Usted." Their selection and semantic value are not, however, determined by linguistic criteria alone. Since "tu/Ud." mark the relative status of each speaker in a given context, their…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Grammar

Abd-el-Jawad, H. R. – Language in Society, 1987
Sociolinguistic studies of spoken Arabic show at least three varieties at different levels of prestige: (1) Modern Standard Arabic (MSA); (2) regional standard with local prestige; and (3) vernacular varieties. The social function of the local prestigious nonstandard features can override the influence of the prestige of MSA. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Arabic, Bidialectalism, Code Switching (Language), Comparative Analysis
Foley, J. A., Ed. – Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Language Centre (RELC), 2005
This book contains a collection of papers presented at the SEAMEO RELC International Seminar, held April 18-20, 2005. The sixteen papers contained in this volume deal with various aspects of the field of learning and teaching oral communications skills. These include the theoretical background, practical applications and the assessment of oral…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Anthologies, Oral Language, Language Teachers