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ERIC Number: EJ192614
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Oct
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The Application of Contrastive Linguistics.
Breitenstein, P. H.
English Language Teaching Journal, v33 n1 p21-26 Oct 1978
Effective teaching of a foreign language to people who already have a command of their mother tongue requires surveying the main elements of the second language to determine differences from the first language. Phonological, lexical, and grammatical systems and cultural differences are considered. (SW)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Grammar, Higher Education, Interference (Language), Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Lexicology, Phonemes, Second Language Learning
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Language: English
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