On Apes, Poetry, and Language Teaching.

Young, George M., Jr.

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ERIC Number: ED077277

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1972-Nov-24

Pages: 12

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On Apes, Poetry, and Language Teaching.

Young, George M., Jr.

A psychological experiment in which an ape manipulates colored linguistic symbols as a means of ostensibly learning a language suggests to the author that students, analogously, may be able to learn a foreign language by studying the use of linguistic elements in poems. Selected examples of Russian poetry illustrate the potential use of poetry in language instruction. (RL)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Language Programs, Language Instruction, Language Skills, Learning Theories, Modern Languages, Poetry, Russian, Teaching Methods

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Note: Paper delivered at the 6th Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Atlanta, Ga., November 24, 1972 and included in the 1972 Proceedings of the SCOLT/ACTFL Joint Meeting