A definition of the original meaning of "audiolingual," as coined by the author in the 1950s, with a plea for the reinstatement of that meaning. Classroom procedures based on the original concept are offered. (TL)

This cooperative research project, supported by the Office of Education Bureau of Research, attempts to answer questions on the effectiveness of reading instruction during a sixth grade beginning Spanish program. Major areas studied include: (1) the effects of reading instruction on listening, speaking, and reading skills, (2) the amounts of…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of German instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and cultural backgrounds. Also discussed are the use…

This report, based on the recommendations of the Illinois Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages and intended to improve articulation, discusses the basic elements of each of the first three levels of foreign language learning. Desired student performance at the completion of levels 1, 2, and 3 of…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of French instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and cultural backgrounds. Also discussed are the use…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of Spanish instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and cultural backgrounds. Also discussed are the…

This report of a two-day meeting at Bloomington, Illinois in April 1969 discusses the basic elements of each of the first three levels of foreign language learning. Desired student performance at the completion of levels 1, 2, and 3 of French is enumerated for listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and culture. Suggested…

This report of a two-day meeting at Bloomington, Illinois in April 1969 discusses the basic elements of each of the first three levels of foreign language learning. Desired student performance at the completion of levels 1, 2, and 3 of German is enumerated for listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and culture. Suggested…

This report of a two-day meeting at Bloomington, Illinois in April 1969 discusses the basic elements of each of the first three levels of foreign language learning. Desired student performance at the completion of levels 1, 2, and 3 of Spanish is enumerated for listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and culture. Suggested…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of Hebrew instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program designed for intellectually gifted children are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and…

THE OBJECTIVES, CONTENT, METHODS, AND SCOPE OF HEBREW INSTRUCTION FOR EACH LEVEL OF A 4-LEVEL SEQUENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE DELINEATED IN THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE, WHICH IS A REVISION OF EARLIER BULLETINS USED EXPERIMENTALLY IN NEW YORK CITY SINCE 1962. AN AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH IS ADVOCATED, AND SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES ARE SUGGESTED FOR TEACHING…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO CODIFY A PROFESSIONAL OVER-ALL POLICY STATEMENT, THE 1959 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ASKED ITS FOUR WORKING COMMITTEES TO DETERMINE, AS AN INTERIM GOAL, HOW TO MAKE MAXIMALLY EFFECTIVE THE 6-YEAR SEQUENCE OF STUDY FROM GRADE 9 THROUGH THE SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE. THE COMMITTEE REPORTS COMPRISE THIS…