An Investigation into the Linguistic and Situational Content of the Common Core in a Unit Credit System.

Autor/in	Wilkins, D. A.
Institution	Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Committee for Out-of-School Education and Cultural Development.
Titel	An Investigation into the Linguistic and Situational Content of the Common Core in a Unit Credit System.
Quelle	(1972), (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Curriculum Development; Grammar; Instructional Improvement; Language Programs; Language Skills; Linguistic Theory; Semantics; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Grammatik; Unterrichtsqualität; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Linguistische Theorie; Semantik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The basic learning theory underlying this study is that not all language needs can be accounted for by a prediction of the possible language situations in which a person will engage. This paper proposes a way of resolving the problems of determining what is grammatically necessary as a sound basis of all language use and what constitutes a speaker's communicative competence. The framework is organized in notional categories. By considering first what the content of utterances is likely to be, it is possible to decide which forms of language will be most valuable. If it is assumed that most learners will need to express a similar range of content, it becomes possible to set up comparable syllabuses for different languages. The notional information is then supplemented by information concerning obligatory grammatical categories not predictable from the notional approach. A number of detailed examples are given of the varied ways in which some of the functional categories are expressed in English. The appendix contains a section which exemplifies the categories of communicative function. (Author/RL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01