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Practical Whole Language Strategies for Secondary and University‐Level FL Students
Author(s) -
AdairHauck Bonnie
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1996.tb02332.x
Subject(s) - whole language , foreign language , language assessment , mathematics education , comprehension approach , computer science , language education , language pedagogy , psychology , second language , pedagogy , linguistics , teaching method , philosophy
This article illustrates strategies for the practical application of a whole language approach in the second/foreign language classroom. The author has interviewed and observed both L1 and L2 teachers using a whole language approach to language learning. From these observations and interviews, as well as from a review of the current literature, the article discusses some basic tenets of a whole language approach, which immerses learners in meaningful, literature‐based activities. The article also provides practical whole language activities appropriate for secondary or university level students. And finally, the article reports on the results of a questionnaire in which high school foreign language learners shared their reactions to whole language teaching strategies.