MODERN APPROACHES TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING: A SURVEY OF CURRENT PRACTICES
Abstract
The report presents detailed, non-evaluative descriptions of instructional methods used in a sample of outstanding language training centers. Included are 19 different training programs which together represent a student age range from subteens to adults, both intensive and non-intensive courses, military and civilian students, and governmental as well as nongovernmental programs. For each program surveyed, the report presents fairly detailed description of such features as training objectives; methods of teaching phonology, grammar, and vocabulary; language laboratory activities; student evaluation procedures; and faculty characteristics. Of the language teaching programs, 15 out of 19 were characterized by their respective officials as adhering to the 'audio-lingual' (A-L) methods. Two key features were shared by the training centers: primary emphasis on aural comprehension and speaking skills, and an inductive approach to grammar.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0665023
Entities
People
- Alfred I. Fiks
- George H. Brown
Organizations
- George Washington University