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Text Vs. Dictionary Letter Frequencies For Primers, Kenneth D. Smith

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

From the introduction, "The following enquiry [...] gives greater insight into Sedang phonemics, may have application to other languages, and may clarify a theoretical point in regard to frequency counts."

A Proposed Structural Model, David D. Thomas

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

No abstract provided.

Mikasuki Verb Prefixes, David West

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

No abstract provided.

Serial Verbs In Surinam Creoles, George L. Huttar

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

From the introduction: "Williams (1971) has pointed out some specific resemblances between Krio and the Kwa languages of West Africa with regard to [the above] constructions. The obvious conclusion that one is tempted to draw is an answer to a question about origins, namely, Krio must have aquired this set of syntactic features from the influence of Kwa languages. Whether that is the correct evaluation of the resemblance between Krio and Kwa, however, must be determined by the answers to some other questions, such as the following:

• How widespread are identical or similar constructions in other [pidgins and creoles]?
• How …

A Computer Analysis Of Vietnam Language Relationships, Kenneth D. Smith

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

No abstract provided.

Number In The Mikasuki Verb Stem, David West

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

No abstract provided.

A Note On English Plural Formation, Richard Rhodes

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

No abstract provided.

Magindanao Penultimate Vowels, Jerry Eck

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

From the introduction, "Earlier phonemic analysis of Magindanao (Eck, Ms) has shown that four vowels [...] can be contrasted in stressed and unstressed ante-penultimate and ultimate syllables. This paper discusses the vowel contrasts in stressed and unstressed penultimate syllables."

Batteries At Other Ranks, David D. Thomas

Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session

From the introduction: "The structure and use of transformational batteries and paradigms at the clause rank (clause level) has been discussed for ten years (see bibliography in Thomas 1973). It has been becoming steadily more apparent that the theory is relevant also to other ranks besides the clause. This paper is a preliminary presentation of transformational batteries and paradigms at other ranks."

The Informant Volume Vi, Number 2, Western Michigan University

Informant (1968-1981)

Volume VI, Number 2

Winter 1974

• Linguistics Aspects of Intercultural Adjustment in East Africa
• Course and Program Changes
• Course Changes -- Undergraduate Courses
• Course Changes -- 500 Level Courses
• Revised Linguistics Major and Minor
• Spring, Summer, and Fall Schedules
• New Majors and Minors
• Faculty Activities
• Enrollment -- Winter Semester 1974
• Graduation
• Student Honors, Awards, and Assistantships
• Winter Reception and Speaker
• Call for Papers

The Community Issues And Social And Cultural Activities Component Of The Japanese Teachers' Program At Boston University, Summer 1973, Karen M. Zeller

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

A Program To Introduce Intermediate And Advanced Esl Students To America Through Boston, Catherine T. Tansey

MA TESOL Collection

This is a program to introduce intermediate and advanced ESL students to America through Boston. It consists of texts, film titles, vocabulary lessons, charts and field trips which make the students become aware of and familiar with the environment in which they are learning English

A Basic Survival English Course For Adult Spanish Speaking Migrant Workers, Elizabeth Ward Tannenbaum

MA TESOL Collection

This is a collection of basic survival English instructional materials for adult Spanish speaking migrant workers. The materials were developed under a U.S. Office of Education Right to read Grant through the Mid-Columbia regional Library in Kennewick, Washington from 1973-74 and were used in teaching migrant workers in the agricultural area of Eastern Washington.

The materials consist of an explanation of the program and 19 lessons, each based around a grammatical point. Each lesson includes dialogues relevant to the needs of adult migrants, picture and written handouts related to migrant needs, and an explanation of each lesson. All materials are …

Examining Values: A Comparative Cultures Course At Sit For Non-English Speakers, Ann L. Munch

MA TESOL Collection

This paper reports the Comparative Cultures section of a 10-week English course I taught at SIT the summer of 1973. Although the report is descriptive, its thrust is primarily instructive. Its purpose is to provide other teachers of Comparative Cultures some supplemental material. It includes my pedagogical approach to cultural awareness in the classroom, during the ten weeks, student involvement and reaction, and suggestions for adapting and improving the material.

A Collection Of Recipes For Students Of English As A Second Language, Caroline Wright Lovejoy

MA TESOL Collection

A collection of recipes for students of English as a second language at an intermediate level. Included are basic American recipes with simple, detailed directions. There is also a supplement of more complex recipes gathered from American and foreign students at the School for International Training. There is a glossary of terms needed for a knowledge of food preparation. A conversion table of measurements is included as well as a dictionary of food names in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Japanese.

Report On Six Week Summer Experience Teaching Puerto Rican Migrant Children In Springfield, Massachusetts, Amy Lepon

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

A Manual Of Self-Instructional Techniques For Learning A Foreign Language, Michael Jerald

MA TESOL Collection

This paper is meant to serve as a handbook for learning a new language without formal instruction. It started from notes perapared for students in the intensive foreign language classes at the School for International Training who wanted to know what they could do, without taking a formal course, to optimize their continued learning once they got overseas. They had had training in the basic grammatical patterns and pronunciation of the language and had been exposed to a limited amount of vocabulary; their question was one of knowing how to use the envorinment (in the countries to which they were …

The Linguistic, Cultural, And Developmental Considerations Inheritent In The Design And Implementation Of An Esl Program For Navajo Children At Borrego Pass School, Charles E. Hancock

MA TESOL Collection

This paper examines the considerations - linguistic, cultural, and developmental - which should be considered in the design and implementation of an ESL program appropriate to the settings of a bilingual-bicultural education program and to the needs of Navajo children. The process of language development in both first and second language learning is related to the design of learning activities and sequencing of language objectives. Observations of learning styles and language usage as provided by the culture, the individual, and by his peers as they relate to the development of a bilingual Navajo child are examined. The paper discusses the …

A Teacher's Pronunciation Manual, Nancy Iglehart Foote

MA TESOL Collection

A Teacher's Pronunciation Manual is a compilation of various techniques, games and technical information to aid the teacher in his work on pronunciation in the classroom. There are several methods for minimal pair drills, sample tongue twisters, diagnostic pronunciation tests and advice on making pronunciation tapes. Each sound in English has a discussion of its production, various minimal pairs, sample sentences and exercises and one or more techniques for the classroom. A bibliography is included for the further reference.

Values Clarification In The Language Classroom, John Croes, Diane Goldsmith, Ruth Howell, Jock Montgomery

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

E.S.L. At Borrego Pass School: The Program For Kindergarten Through Second Grade, Anne Bermant

MA TESOL Collection

This paper is a report on my first year as an E.S.L. teacher. The paper describes the school where I worked and the program I set up there. Included are my personal feelings and beliefs about what I was doing. This paper deals only with my portion of the E.S.L. instruction at the school. For information on the upper level program (grades 3-5) refer to Charles E. Hancock's I.P.P. I have included in my paper suggestions for activities in working with young children (grades kindergarten through second) and some observations about working with Navajo children in particular.

An Intensive Teacher Training Program: 1973 Ict-Tefl Module, Mary Katherine Anzinger

MA TESOL Collection

The following paper is a report describing a TEFL teacher training program taught to the International Career Training students at the School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont. It includes : a two-week detailed lesson plan of classroom activities for module participants, a description of their practice-teaching with sample lesson plans and evaluations, participants' evaluations of the course, suggestions for improvement of future modules, and administrative details involved in setting up a course of this type on the SIT campus.

Teaching One Student, Thalia Ellen Alberts

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Hemispheric Asymmetries For Visual Processing Of Familiar Figures In Normal Man, Charles M Herndon

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Teaching Language In-Country: A Report On The Use Of The Environment While Teaching Spanish At The Language Camp In Oaxtepec, Mexico, Jesus Burgos Marin

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

Student-Teaching In Greece: Organization, Precision, And Awareness In The Classroom, Frederica Hermansen

MA TESOL Collection

No abstract provided.

A Critique Of Language Learning And Theory In The Audio-Lingual Method Of Teaching English As A Foreign Language, Stephen Gregory Hanchey

MA TESOL Collection

In this paper I investigate the claims on which many present ESL methods are based and examine them in view of recent developments in both learning theory and linguistics. There are reasons to think that the audio-lingual method is grounded in inadequate theories of learning and linguistics; if so, this warrants experiments in new methods and re-examination of such currently acceptable teaching methods as repetition, imitation, and pattern practice. In particular, I examine the practices of the audiolingual method which are based on behaviorist and structural linguistic theories, especially those practices which are extensions of theories about child language acquisition, …

Ua68/14/3 Newsletter, Vol. I, No. 4, Wku Folk Studies Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by the WKU Folk Studies Society regarding upcoming events and student activities.

Public Library Service For The Preschool Child, Betty Bergman

Graduate Research Papers

Story telling is considered one of the oldest arts, but the preschool story hour for three to five year olds is relatively new in library work. Research indicates the first story hours for pre­schoolers began in the public library in the late 1930's and the early 1940's. Only very recently, is there evidence of public library service beyond the traditional print-oriented preschool story hour for the preschool child. For example, such federally funded experimental projects as the one developed and implemented by Erie Public Library, Erie, Pennsylvania in 1972 entitled "Media Library for Preschoolers" and the San Francisco Public Library's …

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 23, No. 2, Jane Spencer Edwards, Carol Kessler, Ronald L. Michael, Heinrich Rembe

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Wills and Inventories of the First Purchasers of the Welsh Tract
• Ten Tulpehocken Inventories: What Do They Reveal About a Pennsylvania German Community?
• Wagon Taverns as Seen Through Local Source Material
• Emigration Materials From Lambsheim in the Palatinate
• Household Furnishings: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 32