Some Characteristics of an Effective Language Learning Program. CATESOL Occasional Papers, No. 1 [microform] / Kenton Sutherland
- Bib ID:
- 5291338
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Sutherland, Kenton
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED111203
Broken link? let us search Trove , the Wayback Machine , or Google for you.
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1974
- 12 p.
- Summary:
-
Children learn a second language quickly and easily simply by being exposed to it. Adults generally learn more slowly and less well. It is hypothesized that the brain in youth is extremely plastic, but hardens with adolescence and adulthood and becomes less receptive. Children learn in an active way, during play, and the language is reinforced by pleasure and by corresponding activities. Adults usually learn passively in a classroom involving only audiovisual methods and memory. Accordingly, the following characteristics of effective language learning programs are suggesged. For children: Native-speaking teachers, several hours of instruction or exposure daily, linguistically unstructured activities, no corrections until the child is fluent, cultural lessons may or may not be used, supportive home-school environment. For adults: A well-trained, dynamic and patient teacher, students with expressed goals, daily or frequent classes that are both small and homogeneous, linguistically and methodologically sound textbooks, acting out situations in the language, varied modalities of presentation, minimum of correction, outside practice, availability of tutors, individualized instruction, explication of purposes and goals of a learning activity. (CHK)
- Notes:
-
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (San Francisco, California, April 26-28, 1974).
- Educational level discussed: Adult Education.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1974
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- Bibliography on Assessment [microform] : English Language Learners. Innovative Assessment
- On TESOL '81. Selected Papers from the Annual Conference of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (15th, Detroit, Michigan, March 3-8, 1981) [microform] / Mary Hines, Ed. and William Rutherford, Ed
- A Directory of English Language Teaching Videos [microform] / Julie Falsetti, Comp
- English around the World, Number 7 [microform] / John J. B. McCulloch, Ed
- Multi-Sensory Input in the Non-Academic ESL Classroom [microform] / Sharron Bassano