In this paper, we argue that current instructional ESL resources must be supplemented to facilitate the effective development of learners' oral fluency. We summarize some of the pertinent literature on L2 fluency and report the results of a survey of fluency activities (free production, rehearsal/repetition, consciousness-raising, and use of…

This article reports on two components of a micro case study of a Grade 8 Core French teacher's experiences in meeting the various learner needs in her classroom. Using sociocultural theory (SCT) to unite the constructs of special education and second language (L2) education, this analysis explores the role of both global and discrete teaching…

Discusses the principles of behavioral objectives and strategies for achieving them. (Text is in French.) (RM)

It is proposed that language acquisition improves if beginning students are allowed to experience three stages of acquisition: comprehension (preproduction), early speech production, and speech emergence. Each stage requires a different kind of activity building on the previous stage's development. (MSE)

The relative influence of cultural insights, first language skills, and purely cognitive or linguistic factors in successful second-language learning is discussed. The teacher is encouraged to reflect on the value of and experiment with providing cultural background to language acquisition. (MSE)

A bibliography focusing on recent theoretical and pedagogical research on socio- and psycholinguistic factors in second language reading development includes primarily articles on English as a second language and some citations on other modern languages. (MSE)

Examination of the language teaching principles of Jan Amos Comenius (1592-1670), the father of modern language teaching, as an autonomous discipline, reveals strikingly modern answers to some fundamental questions: What is language?; How are languages learned?; Who should learn them and why?; and What should be taught, and how? (MSE)

Recent research on effective teaching and the literature on the motivation of learning provide the second-language teacher with specific strategies to help reduce negative student attitudes toward the language course. These strategies are presented and discussed. (42 references) (Author/MSE)

Reviews the past decades in second-language teaching and learning, including various teaching methods and the theory practice relationship. (Contains 18 references.) (CNP)