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Parent, P. Paul – NASSP Bull, 1969
Descriptors: Grammar Translation Method, Language Experience Approach, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Debyser, Francis – Francais dans le Monde, 1985
The communicative approach has brought second language instruction a long way from strict grammar-oriented pedagogy, carrying with it a return to meaning, less repetition, emphasis on the learner, and attention to the social and pragmatic aspects of communication. (MSE)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis
Schiller, Andrew – Grade Teacher, 1969
Part of the Grade Teacher Special report, "Linguistics and the Language Arts.
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Grammar Translation Method, Interviews, Language Arts

Morrey, Robert A. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1973
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Grammar Translation Method, High Schools, Individualized Instruction

Kruppa, Ulrich – Zielsprache Englisch, 1973
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Grammar Translation Method, Language Instruction, Learning Processes
Darian, Steven – Mod Lang J, 1969
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, English (Second Language), Grammar, Grammar Translation Method

Bostock, David – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1988
Discusses the problems for a head of department in organizing first foreign language classes. The merits of ability grouping are briefly analyzed. The mixed ability approach is proposed as most desirable, especially with the use of topic-based as opposed to traditional grammar-based language courses. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Foreign Countries, Grammar Translation Method, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Liao, Xiaoqing – 1996
It is argued that a method for teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) combining the communicative approach with the traditional grammatical orientation and Chinese teaching traditions may be more effective than any one of these single approaches in the Chinese educational and cultural context. The resulting approach is termed the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cross Cultural Training
Claudel, Calvin Andre – 1968
Trends in the teaching of Spanish which have developed during the past several decades are reviewed in this article. Criticism is directed especially toward the traditional and audiolingual methods of instruction. The increasingly important role of Spanish in the world is discussed. Observations are directed toward: (1) the traditional, the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Colleges, Conventional Instruction, Cultural Education

Howatt, A. P. R. – ELT Journal, 1982
A centenary tribute to Wilhelm Vietor, whose work marked the start of modern methods of language teaching in Europe, describes the educational philosophy behind the reform movement. The movement focused on the value of spoken language and established an alternative to the grammar translation method. (MSE)
Descriptors: Authors, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy

Yalden, Janice – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Presents an overview of the language teaching situation in Canada's universities, and makes suggestions for its improvement. (AM)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Classical Languages, Grammar Translation Method, Higher Education
Allsopp, Jeannette – Dialog on Language Instruction, 1995
Examines the methodology used in the teaching of foreign languages in the Anglophone Caribbean. Although the methodology most widely used has been the grammar-translation method, there has been a shift to a more communicative methodology based on a notional-functional approach. The language situation here reflects the social and political…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Creoles, English
Lamie, Judith M. – Language Teaching Research, 2004
The literature surrounding the process of curriculum innovation and change abounds with the assumption that change is a difficult, often painful and hugely complex process. It involves educational, political, national, institutional and personal issues. It challenges the very fabric of our society, and our roles not only as professionals, but as…
Descriptors: Innovation, Educational Change, Models, English Teachers
Lally, Carolyn – 1998
The history of grammar instruction in second language education is traced, focusing on the evolution of grammar's role from a central place in instruction to its current peripheral, almost problematic role. The objective is to provide background information so that second language educators can redefine grammar's role in language instruction. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Comparative Analysis, Educational History, Educational Trends
McGarrell, Hedy M. – Medium, 1981
Three major stages in the development of language testing have been identified and correlated with corresponding stages in teaching. These are: (1) the pre-scientific stage associated with the grammar-translation method; (2) the psychometric-structuralist stage concomitant with the audio-lingual method; and (3) the integrative-sociometric stage…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Audiolingual Methods, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives