An allegorical argument favoring the use of both standard dialect and nonstandard dialects in English speech. (RB)

The listening abilities of teenagers in Great Britain are discussed. (CK)

It is unclear how children develop the ability to learn words incidentally (i.e., without direct instruction or numerous exposures). This investigation examined the early achievement of this skill by longitudinally tracking the expressive vocabulary and incidental word-learning capacities of a hearing child of Deaf adults who was natively learning…

A more creative use of print is suggested as a means of increasing human communication. (PF)

Tryout results indicated that a speech and language program developed to improve employability of Corpsmen accomplished one of its two goals; that is, it taught Corpsment the concepts underlying the correct production of standard speech and language patterns. The program consisted of audio tapes, notebooks with pictorial and verbal stimulus…

This paper reports a study on anxiety in Chinese undergraduate non-English majors at three different proficiency levels. By way of survey, observations, reflective journals and interviews, the study revealed that (1) a considerable number of students at each level felt anxious when speaking English in class, (2) the more proficient students tended…

A DISCUSSION OF THE BASIC TENETS OF TEACHING ENGLISH GRAMMAR TO NONNATIVE SPEAKERS, AS FOLLOWED IN THE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES, IS PRESENTED IN THIS PAPER. THE INTRODUCTION OF GRAMMAR POINTS TO BE PRACTICED AND THE GENERALIZATION PROCESS WHICH FOLLOWS ARE DESCRIBED IN NONTECHNICAL…

The Southwestern Cooperative Educational Laboratory is currently field testing a set of instructional materials for teaching English language speaking and listening skills in preschool and first grade classes. The Oral Language Program (OLP) is directed at providing non-English speaking youngsters with a fluent, independent speaking ability in…

This paper considers such contracted forms as "I'm,""he's,""we'd," and "isn't" or "won't." It is often assumed, the author states, that every contracted form is derived by surface-level phonological rules from a non-contracted and semantically equivalent counterpart. The author presents evidence to…

Suggests that the oral language program can be specifically designed to create an affective focus and provides several strategies for effecting such a goal. (TO)

Data in this study showed significant linguistic differences between six- and seven-year-olds and a leveling-off between the seven- and eight-year-olds. (DD)

Found that older students speak in a more mature manner than younger ones when presented with paraphrasing tasks. (DD)

Describes dialect differences, how to distinguish them, how to assess them and how to use them in teaching standard English. (Author)