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ERIC Number: EJ403659
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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A Proposal for More Effective Language Education.
Owen, Lawrence B.
Reading Improvement, v26 n3 p239-43 Fall 1989
Decries the emphasis in foreign language curricula on rapid attainment of speaking skills. Advocates eliminating formal speaking exercises and focusing on reading and writing skills, with intensive English grammar review at regular intervals, for the first two years of foreign language training. (SR)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Change, Language Fluency, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Programs, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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