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

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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, …

A Summer's Learning Experience, Arlene Feskanich

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Materials In The Billingual Kindergarten: Student Teaching At The Carew Street School, Diane Wunderlich

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The English As Second Language Program, Phillips Academy Summer Session 1973: A Description And An Evaluation With Reccomendations For Future Programs, Ronnie Wallach, Manjula Bhaskaran

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On Becoming A Leader, Patricia A. Wall

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M.A.T. Teaching Internships In Japan - 1973, Nancy Dodd Uhl

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The Foreign Professional Institute Of Language Instruction As A Prospective Place Of Employment: Berlitz As A Focal Case Study: Boon Or Brothel, Paul E. Soroken

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Do foreign professional institutes of language instruction offer a viable prospect of employment for the trained ESL teacher? Taking Berlitz as a focal example, many of the more salient features of this organization have been pointed out and additional comments added where attributes of other institutes with which the author is acquainted vary.

Certainly these institutes show some variance but many attributes remain stable. The prospective employee is urged to know well exactly which aspects pointed out in this paper exist in the particular institute he is considering.

Esl Practice Teaching Program For Mat Candidates, Margaret E. Ryder

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A Report On Teaching Level One Esl To Children And Adults In Orizaba, Mexico, Katherine Bowen Riggs

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Using The Reading Lab For Foreign Students, Sheila Rich

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Japan - An Orientation Handbook For Mat/Esl Student Teachers, Rene Diane Rabideau

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This Orientation Handbook is designed to be a helpful resource for MAT candidates planning to complete student-teaching in Japan, specifically Kyoto, Japan. It contains information on Language Skills, The Educational System of Japan, Teaching Preparation, Teacher/Student Classroom Relationship, The 44 LB. Suitcase, Transportation, Food, Gift Suggestions, and a selection devoted to Recommended Reading.

Teaching Latin American Culture: A Values Oriented Approach, Willis E. Poole

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This is a report on the author's experiences in teaching a course concerning Latin American culture. The approach used concerns itself with value clarification on the part of the students. Specific activities involving attitudes, beliefs and values as they pertain to American and latin American cultures are included.

The Teaching Of Poetry For Language Learning, Susan Jane O' Leary

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Rapport: Its Essence And Institution In The Classroom, Oden L. Oak

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Teaching A Foreign Language In The Country: The Non-Native Speaker In The Country Where The Language Is Spoken, Georgia Lee Martin

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This project concerns itself with the psychological realities of a non-native teaching a foreign language in the country where the language is spoken. Included are my personal reactions and experiences of eight weeks spent teaching an intensive course of Spanish to North American university students of anthropology in Silvia Cauca, Colombia. Various aspects such as advantages, disadvantages, teaching modifications because of the fact that one is a non-native speaker, personal feelings and student reactions to the fact that they have a non-native teacher are touched upon. The reactions and feelings of other teachers who have been in the same teaching …

Situational Reinforcement: An Evaluation Of The Method And Suggestions For Supplementary Lessons, Jo Anne Isenburg

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Report On Supplementary Esl Reading Course, David B. Hopkins

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The ESL Reading course described in this report was conducted for Latin American scholarship students during the summer of 1973 at the School for International Training. Since it was intended to be a supplement to the regular classes of these students, every effort was made to allow the course direction to develop according to the needs of the participants. Although the original thrust of the program was to focus upon reading attitudes, utilizing the reading interests of the students, a parallel focus on reading skills evolved. I believe that the program achieved some success by offering both the satisfaction of …

Summer Student Teaching At S.I.T.: A Subjective Account, Susan Jill Garner

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Study Guides For Use In Independent Study Projects, Peter J. Kenny

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An Experiential Learning Seminar For The Master Of Arts In Teaching Program, Rosalyn R. Bennett

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Student-Teaching In Japan: Some Background And Suggestions, Priscilla Jones

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This project is a review of the experiences of the MAT IV students who did their student-teaching in Japan and offers suggestions to the MAT staff and to those who wish to participate in future programs.

The Resource Center: An Open Classroom For Teachers, Judith B. Glass

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The Resource Center of the School for International Training's first three-week workshop in methodology for teachers of English as a Second Language was designed to encourage program participants to explore their individual interests independently, to share their ideas and professional experience in a series of ten evening workshops. Materials in the Center included a library of texts and books discussing ESL methodology and theory, collections of games, realia, visual aids for language teaching, and supplies including audio-visual equipment for making original classroom materials. The center was deemed successful, a viable idea for future development.

Teaching And Leadership, Monica Seng

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Placement And Career Service, Marjorie Popkin

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A Report On The Mat-Ta Workshop For French And Spanish Teachers, Felinda Mottino

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Supervision Of Mat Practice Teaching: Individualized Supervision, Carlos A. Maeztu

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Realia, Mouldi Hadiji

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Coordinating The English-In-Action Program Of The Nationalities Service Center Of Philadelphia, Lucy Caldwell

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Team Teaching In The Language Classroom: A Practice-Teaching Experience, Virginia Ellen Charlton

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This report is about team teaching in two practice teaching experiences, one is Spanish and the other in EFL. Its purpose is to explore the pros and cons of team teaching and is primarily based on personal experience and research. The team teaching experiences related in this report share a number of similar points. However, one was based on a hierarchical relationship between the two teachers and the other was not. Therefore, there are also a number of differences corresponding to the organization of the teams. The similarities and differences are discussed in the conclusion.

Proposal: Matl Program 1971-72, Double Degree, Susan Stuckey

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