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Materials for English As a Second Language, Part 1 DOCUMENT RESUME ED 025 773 AL 001 711 By-Pedtke. Dorothy A.; And Others Reference List of Materials for English as a Second Language. Supplement: 1964-1968. Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C. Pub Date 69 Note-207p. Available from-PublicationsSection.CenterforAppliedLinguistics.1717 MassachusettsAve..N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 ($5.00). EDRS Price MF -$1.00 HC Not Available from EDRS. Descriptors-*Annotated Bibliographies, Applied Linguistics, Contrastive Linguistics, Dictionaries. *English (Second Language), Instructional Aids, *Instructional Materials, Language Instruction,Linguistikcs Theory. Reference Materials, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Teaching Techniques, Tests,T This annotated bibliography supplements, inone volume, "Reference List of Materialsfor English as a Second Language, Part1" (see ED 014 723) and 'Reference List of Materials for Englishas a Second Language, Part 2" (see ED 014 . 724). Materials are listed under the following categories: (1)Texts --general, pronunciation, grammar and usage. vocabulary, conversation, comprehension and readingskills,composition, handwriting. spelling,specific language backgrounds. specialized fields; (2) American readers; (3) Dictionaries; (4) Tests; (5) Teaching aids; (b) Background--linguistics. the English language. contrastive studies, bibliographies. periodicals; (7) Methodology--language teaching, teaching English, teaching aids; (8) Preparation and Analysis of Materials; (9) Preparation of teachers; (10) Language testing; and (11) Programs in specific geographic areas. An author index concludes the volume. (AMM) U.S. BEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATIONit WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION N. THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCEDEXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE Lf\ PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENTOFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. Refeiience List OF Materials FOR king lish AS A Second Langage Supplement: 1964-1968 At 001 711 Reference List of Materials for Englishas aSecond Language EDITED BY Dorothy A. Pedtke Bernarda Erwin Anna Maria Malkov Supplement.. 1964-1968 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCETHIS COPYR IGHTED GRANTED MATER IeYAICEFICHEONLY HAS BEEN BY UNDER TO ER IC ANDORGANIZATIONS OPERATING EDUCATION. AGREEMENTS WITH THE U.S. OFFICE OF OUTSIDE THE ERICSYSTEM FURTHER REPRODUCTION OF THE COPYR IGHTOWNER." REQUIRES PERMISSION Center for Applied Linguistics Washington, D.C. AL 001 711 .,1,474,75FSTGYV,,,, Copyright @1969 by the Center for Applied Linguistics Washington, D.C. 20036 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 64-8917 Printed in the United States of America Price: $5.00 Foreword Reference List of Materials for English as a Second Language is a comprehensive, annotated bibliography covering materials produced between 1953 and 1968. It is published in three parts. Part 1is devoted to text materials, readers, dictionaries and tests; Part 2 to background materials in linguistics, the English language, and the methodology of language teaching. The Supplement covers both areas, bringing the first two parts up to date. The Foreword to the first two volumes sketches the development and aim of Reference List, and enumerates a number of bibliographies that have resulted from work connected with it. To these should be added the following: Teaching English in Adult Education Programs: An Annotated Bibliography, by Sirarpi Ohannessian and Ruth E. Wineberg, (1966); English as a Second Language in Elementary Schools, by Carol J. Kreidler, (revised 1967); Selected List of Materials for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, by Sirarpi Ohannessian and Dcrothy Pedtke, (1967). Our aim in Reference List has been to give as much information as possible on materials produced or published between 1953 and 1968, i.e. the period the bibli- ography is intended to cover. However, a number of "classics" have been included, as well as a few other works of particular value or interest which fell outside this time limit. Also, in categories where there was an abundance of material, a degree of selectivity has been possible. A number of materials on the English language intended for native speakers of English, but reflecting grammatical approaches based on modern linguistics have been included to give the teacher an introduction to this field and to provide information on some aspects of the language not covered in traditional grammar.This Supplement contains a section on contrastive studies of English and other languages, and one on teaching aids, categories that were omitted from the two previous volumes because the collected material had been incorporated into other publications of the Center. The selection, annotation and editing of the entries in the Supplement have been the responsibility of the editors, who have been aided in this work by the efforts of a number of people. Thanks are due to the Center Librarian, Miss Alice Eppink, and her staff for their cooperation. Thanks are also due Mr. Frank A. Rice, Mrs. Allene Guss Grognet and the staff of the Office '.)f Information and Publications for their assistance in the preparation of the manuscript for publication. Finally we would like to thank Mrs. John Schultheis and Miss Paulette Hubbard for their untiring assistance in typing the first and final drafts of the manuscript. Sirarpi Ohannessian, Director English for Speakers of Other Languages Program Table of Contents lii FOREWORD vi ABBREVIATIONS Texts 1 1 GENERAL 16 PRONUNCIATION 19 GRAMMAR AND USAGE 24 VOCABULARY 25 CONVERSATION COMPREHENSION AND READING SKILLS 27 COMPOSITION, HANDWRITING, SPELLING 28 SPECIFIC LANGUAGE BACKGROUNDS 32 73 SPECIALIZED FIELDS American Readers 82 Dictionaries 85 Tests 86 Teaching Aids 87 Background 88 88 LINGUISTICS THE ENGLISH LANGUACE 97 CONTRASTIVE STU DM 111 118 BIBLIOGRAPHIES 121 PERIODICALS Methodology 126 126 LANGUAGE TEACHING 138 TEACHING ENGLISH 157 TEACHING AIDS Preparation and Analysis of Materials 165 Preparation of Teachers 167 Language Testing 170 Programs in Specific Geographic Areas 174 Index 191 -,, ABBREVIATIONS OF PERIODICALS CITED RLM:1 Reference List of Materials for English as aSecond Language Part 1: Texts, Readers, Dictionaries, Tests RLM:2 Reference List of Materials for English as aSecond Language Part 2: Background Materials, Methodology ABCLB ABC English as a Second Language Bulletin(American Book Company, USA) AS American Speech (USA) AVI Audiovisual Instruction (USA) AVLJ Audio-Visual Language Journal (Great Britain) CCC College Composition and Communication (USA) CDFLN Chilton Didier Foreign Language Newsletter (USA) CDN College of Desert English as a Second LanguageNewsletter (USA) CE College English (USA) CETO CETO News (Center for Educational TelevisionOverseas, Great Britain) CJL Canadian Journal of Linguistics (Canada) CJS' Cizi Jazyky yekole (Czechoslovakia) CMLR Canadian Modern Language Review (Canada) EE Elementary English (USA) EJ English Journal (USA) ELT English Language Teaching (Great Britain) ENL EnglishA New Language (Australia) ETB English Teaching Bulletin (Israel) ETF English Teaching Forum (USA) EV Englisch an Volkschochschulen (Germany). FFLR Florida Foreign Language Reporter (USA) FR French Review (USA) GQ German Quarterly (USA) GTJ Ghana Teachers' Journal (Ghana) HER Harvard Educational Review (USA) IIE IIE News Bulletin (Institute of International Education, USA) !JAL International Journal of American Linguistics (USA) IJA YE International Journal of Adult and Youth Education (UNESCO, France) Innostranije Jazyki vkole (USSR) IL Incorporated Linguist (Great Britain) JEE Journal of Experimental Education (USA) JL Journal of Linguistics (Great Britain) JVLVB Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior (USA) LATEPO LATEPO Bulletin (London Association of Teachers of English to Pupils from Overseas, Great Britain) LC Lenguaje y Ciencias (Peru) LL Language Learning (USA) LR Linguistic Reporter (USA) ML Modern Languages (Great Britain) MLJ Modern Language Journal (USA) MS Moderna Sprak (Sweden) ABBREVIATIONS OF PERIODICALS CITED vii MSpr Modern Sprachen (West Germany) MSTEQ MST English Quarterly (Manila Secondary Teachers, Philippines) OP Occasional Papers (American Language Institute, New York Uni- versity, USA) OVAC OVAC Bulletin (Ovevseas Visual Aids Centre, Great Britain) PADS Publications of the American Dialect Society (USA) PJLT Philippine Journal for Language Teaching (Philippines) PMLA Publications of the Modern Language Association of America (USA) QJS Quarterly Journal of Speech (USA) RPA Revue de Phonétique Appliquée (Belgium) SIL Studies in Linguistics (USA) SL Studia Linguistica (Sweden) TEd Teacher Education (Great Britain) TEng Teaching English (India) UE Use of English (Great Britain) WAJE West African Journal of Education (Nigeria) ZPSK Zeitschrift für Phonetik Sprachwissenschaft und Kommunikations- forschung (West Germany) Texts GENERAL Adair, J.B. and Robert L. Curry. Talking It Over: An Adult Reading Readiness Program for the Culturally Different. 2 vols. Chicago: Follett, 1966. Intended to "develop theskills essential for success in the initial stages of learning to read," also to broaden conceptual background and improve oral language skills. Student's book contains only pictures of objects and scenes from dailylife.Instructor's book suggests goals to be achieved through use of each picture, and procedures for class use. Also provides pronunciation practices with notes on points of interference for speakers of Spanish, Italian, and German. Adams, John. Begin English with Me: A Book
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