A Structural Approach vs. A Situational Approach to Foreign-Language Teaching1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4501976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip C Hauptman (University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 235-244 |
| Publication date | 1971-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1971.tb00062.x |
| OpenAlex | W2139141360 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 8 |
Two approaches to foreign-language instruction were compared in an experiment in which American children learned Japanese. In the "structural approach," materials were sequenced in order of increased difficulty of grammatical and lexical forms. In the "situational approach," the same materials were presented in the form of meaningful dialogues; sequencing did not depend upon the relative difficulty of grammatical and lexical items.The principal findings of the experiment were: (1) that the situational approach produced results equal to or better than those of the structural approach, (2) that the situational approach produced significantly better results among students of high language aptitude and intelligence; and (3) that there was no significant difference between approaches among students of lower aptitude and intelligence.A major implication of this study for foreign language teaching is that in elementary courses for children, it is unnecessary to sequence content materials according to the linguistic difficulty of grammatical and lexical forms. In classes which are heterogeneous or of generally high intelligence and language aptitude, sequencing by situations is more beneficial than sequencing according to relative linguistic difficulty
Aptitude · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · First language · Foreign language · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Natural language processing · Situational ethics · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology
Form-Focussed Instruction and Second Language Acquisition
Reflecting on the Cognitive-Social Debate in Second Language Acquisition
The Construct Validity of Language Aptitude
Does Practice Make Perfect? On the Effect of Exercises on Second/Foreign Language Acquisition
The Role of Field Independence in Foreign Language Instruction
Testing emergency language skills in situational teaching
Experimentation into foreign language teaching methodology
The aptitude-treatment interaction effects on the learning of grammar rules
The Influence of Linguistics
Interactions Between Individual Differences, Treatments, and Structures in SLA
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 1972 - 2026 (55) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |