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Wolf, Ernest M.

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“…The Second World War in general, and the ASTP in particular, fostered a good deal of materials development (see Kany 1942, Henius 1944, Angiolillo 1947: 52-58, Haugen 1951, Wolf 1953, Ornstein 1956). Nevertheless, "many good features of the Army method had to languish for about ten years before they were revived in the 'new' Audio-Lingual Method or ALM" (Childers 1964: 47; see also Mitchell & Vidal 2001: 29-30).…”

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The “Scientific Linguist” Goes to War

Velleman

2008

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SummaryDuring World War II there arose in the United States an urgent need for intensive foreign language instruction that emphasized the spoken language. Beginning in April, 1943, the U. S. Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) established approximately 500 intensive speaking courses in over 30 languages in fifty-five United States universities. After a single year, the program was suddenly abandoned, owing to combat personnel needs. The present study proposes to describe the sources, implementation, content, materials development, and methods of the ASTP in foreign languages. The study analyzes the ASTP Spanish language materials, explores the attempts at assessing the speaking proficiency of trainees of the program, and evaluates the program’s contributions to subsequent pedagogical approaches and assessment in the United States.

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The “Scientific Linguist” Goes to War

Velleman

2008

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