Reflexions sur la Methodologie Audio-Visuelle Structuro-Globale en Regard des Principes Generaux de la Didactique des Langues Secondes (Thoughts on the Structural-Global Audio-Visual Methodology in Second Language Instruction).

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Applied Linguistics; Audiovisual Instruction; Course Content; Curriculum Development; Grammar; Instructional Materials; Language Instruction; Language Research; Language Skills; Phonetics; Psychology; Research Needs; Teaching Methods; Vocabulary Development

The process of second language teaching is reviewed in this article, written in French, and recognition is given to the influences of linguistics, biology, psychology, and the history of language teaching on present day methodology. Aspects of language teaching methods related to audiovisual and structural-global techniques are identified as (1) selection of material, (2) gradation of elements, (3) presentation of elements, and (4) repetition. Discussion of these four aspects relates to the importance of statistical research for vocabulary selection, the early presentation of phonemic aspects of the language, the need for research on gradation criteria, and the satisfaction of psycho-pedagogical and linguistic exigencies through presentation and repetition devices. (AF)

1969

ED025965