The Consciousness-Raising Movement. Will it Change Language Teaching?

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Consciousness-Raising Movement. Will it Change Language Teaching?
Language: English
Authors: Chamberlain, Alan
Source: Babel: Australia. Oct-Dec 1998 33(3):14-17.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 1998
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Reports - General
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), French, Higher Education, Language Skills, Metalinguistics, Problem Solving, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Abstract: Suggests that language awareness, or consciousness raising, has great potential in second-language learning. Language awareness presents students with linguistic data so they can work out grammatical rules for themselves. Offers a variety of examples of possible language-awareness lessons, first for the teaching of English, then for the teaching of French. (SM)
Journal Code: CIJOCT1999
Entry Date: 1999
Accession Number: EJ581947
Database: ERIC
Description
Abstract:Suggests that language awareness, or consciousness raising, has great potential in second-language learning. Language awareness presents students with linguistic data so they can work out grammatical rules for themselves. Offers a variety of examples of possible language-awareness lessons, first for the teaching of English, then for the teaching of French. (SM)