Act Approach:Artful Use Sugges

by Dhority, Lynn

• ISBN13: 9782881245534
• ISBN10: 2881245536
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-01-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
The Brain as Background	p. 1
The Contribution of Lozanov	p. 11
Language Acquisition/Language Learning: The Pioneering Work of Krashen, Asher and Terrell	p. 21
The Act Model of Accelerative, Full-Spectrum Learning	p. 39
Some "How-To's" Of Suggestion	p. 49
The Evocative Power of Words: Speaking to the Whole Person	p. 59
Getting Started Right: Crucial First Impressions	p. 75
The Act Text	p. 87
Music and the Presentation of Material	p. 93
The Activation Phases: Retrieving and Using What Is Learned	p. 105
Error Correction, Grammar and Homework	p. 115
Documented Results I: The ACT Courses at the University of Massachusetts at Boston	p. 123
The Act Approach for the U.S. Army: A Documented Experiment	p. 145
Testing: Some Personal Thoughts on Its Use and Abuse	p. 171
Appendix 1: ACT Text Excerpt	p. 181
Appendix 2: Activation Ideas	p. 193
Appendix 3: ACTFL Provisional Proficiency Guidelines	p. 197
Appendix 4: Defense Language Institute (DLI) Skill Level Descriptions	p. 201
References	p. 209
Bibliography	p. 221
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