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Language teaching method and apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-07-09
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Granted: 1981-02-03
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Expires: 1999-07-09
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus of language communication instruction is disclosed which involves rotated peer dyads wherein instruction is carried out by pair discrimination and the students rotate momentarily and continuously among the three communication roles of producer of stimuli, respondent to stimuli and evaluator of stimuli and responses. Each given response will identify error in either the stimulus or the response without attributing the error to either partner of each dyad.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Heinberg
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-30 07:05
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A method of teaching a language to a plurality of students comprising the steps of: (a) dividing the students into a plurality of dyads of two partners each; (b) providing each partner of each dyad with one of a keyed pair of displays exhibiting items of at least one communication component; (c) commencing with a first partner of each dyad as the sayer, the sayer producing a stimulus by uttering one of said items as the sayer perceives that one item; (d) proceeding to the other partner of each dyad as the responder, the responder evaluating the stimulus for identity with a comparison item on the responder's display which responds to the uttered item on the sayer's display; (e) the responder then responding by indicating the responder's perception of identity of the stimulus with the comparison item in a manner which enables the sayer to identify any error in either the stimulus or the response without attributing said error to either partner and thereby evaluate the correctness of the paired stimulus and response; (f) continuously rotating the roles of the partners of each dyad as producer of stimuli, respondent to stimuli and evaluator of stimuli and responses; and (f) rotating the partners to form new dyads at predetermined intervals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
209 words
A method of teaching a language to a plurality of students comprising the steps of: (a) dividing the students into a plurality of dyads of two partners each; (b) providing each partner of each dyad with one of a keyed pair of displays exhibiting items of at least one communication component; (c) commencing with a first partner of each dyad as the sayer, the sayer producing a stimulus by uttering one of said items as the sayer perceives that one item; (d) proceeding to the other partner of each dyad as the responder, the responder evaluating the stimulus for identity with a comparison item on the responder's display which responds to the uttered item on the sayer's display; (e) the responder then responding by indicating the responder's perception of identity of the stimulus with the comparison item in a manner which enables the sayer to identify any error in either the stimulus or the response without attributing said error to either partner and thereby evaluate the correctness of the paired stimulus and response; (f) continuously rotating the roles of the partners of each dyad as producer of stimuli, respondent to stimuli and evaluator of stimuli and responses; and (f) rotating the partners to form new dyads at predetermined intervals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
111 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the items of said pair of displays are keyed by two different code symbols, one symbol designating the uttered item and one symbol designating the corresponding comparison item, said symbols being identical if said corresponding items are identical and different if said items are not identical, and the step of responding comprises the responder uttering the symbol designating the comparison item if the stimulus is perceived to be identical to the comparison item, or the responder uttering the symbol which is not the same as the symbol designating the comparison item if the stimulus is perceived to be not identical to the comparison item.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 2 wherein said communication component is selected from the group consisting of phonemic, graphemic, denotational and connotational language components.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein said displays bear sample items of said communication component, further comprising the initial step of correctly presenting said sample items to the partners as examples while the partners view said sample items prior to the exchange of stimuli and responses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 4 further comprising the error correction steps of again uttering an item and responding thereto if the initial response to the stimulus produced by the initial utterance of that item is not the same as the symbol designating that item.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 4 wherein the step of rotating the roles of the partners is performed whenever a predetermined number of items are completed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the step of rotating the partners to form new dyads is performed whenever all of the items on said displays are completed.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
181 words
An apparatus for teaching a language to a plurality of students arranged in dyads of two partners each comprising: (a) first display means for one partner of each dyad exhibiting an item of a communication component to be uttered as a stimulus by said one partner, as the sayer, as the sayer perceives that item; (b) second display means for the other partner of each dyad exhibiting a comparison item corresponding to the item to be uttered and with which the other partner compares the stimulus for evaluating the identity of the stimulus with the comparison item; (c) code means on said first and second display means associated with said item to be uttered and said corresponding comparison item, and forming the basis of a response by the other partner, as the responder, which response indicates the responder's perception of identity of the stimulus with the comparison item and enables the sayer to identify any error in either the stimulus or the response without attributing said error to either partner and thereby evaluate the correctness of the paired stimulus and response.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
181 words
An apparatus for teaching a language to a plurality of students arranged in dyads of two partners each comprising: (a) first display means for one partner of each dyad exhibiting an item of a communication component to be uttered as a stimulus by said one partner, as the sayer, as the sayer perceives that item; (b) second display means for the other partner of each dyad exhibiting a comparison item corresponding to the item to be uttered and with which the other partner compares the stimulus for evaluating the identity of the stimulus with the comparison item; (c) code means on said first and second display means associated with said item to be uttered and said corresponding comparison item, and forming the basis of a response by the other partner, as the responder, which response indicates the responder's perception of identity of the stimulus with the comparison item and enables the sayer to identify any error in either the stimulus or the response without attributing said error to either partner and thereby evaluate the correctness of the paired stimulus and response.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
109 words
An apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said code means comprises two different symbols, one symbol designating said item to be uttered and one symbol designating said corresponding comparison item, said symbols being identical if said items are identical and different if said items are not identical, and said response comprises an utterance by the responder of the symbol designating the comparison item if the stimulus is perceived to be identical to the comparison item, or an utterance by the responder of the symbol which is not the same as the symbol designating the comparison item if the stimulus is perceived to be not identical to the comparison item.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
57 words
An apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said first and second display means each bears a pluraltiy of items of at least one communication component to be uttered and a plurality of comparison items, whereby the partners of each dyad can rotate their roles of producer of stimuli, respondent to stimuli and evaluator of stimuli and responses.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 10 wherein said communication component is selected from the group consisting of phonemic, graphemic, denotational and connotational language components.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
An apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said first and second display means further comprise sample items of said communication component which are to be correctly presented to and viewed by the partners as examples prior the exchange of stimuli and responses.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 11 or 12 wherein said first and second display means comprise printed forms.
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