Largely banished from language instruction following the adoption of communicative approaches, some researchers now encourage the use of translation as a valuable resource for the language classroom. While increasingly embraced in theory, there remains a need to better understand, through empirical research, the implementation of translation-based…

Presents the data from a study of the Valdotan community in northern Italy which examined, according to Smelser's model of social and cultural change, the Valdotans' level of ethnolinguistic identification. Re-interprets this data according to Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor's theory of the interaction between the ethnolinguistic vitality and the…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue presents a description of the bilingual program in progress there; many photographs of the region and Project are included. The text is in French and English. (SK)

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue contains selections of French prose and poetry written within the cultural context of the St. John Valley around Madawaska. (SK)

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Included in this issue are news of the first North American French Bilingual Conference, an explanation of the term "Cajun," a report for Title VII (ESEA) of the 1972 Madawaska Historical Society, and many photographs of…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Included in this issue are names of members of the Project's Board of Directors and Advisory Council, news of a matched-guise language survey, a report on culture in a child's world, and photographs of activities at Project Brave. The…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue contains geographical and historical information concerning the region of the St. John Valley and along the Acadian Trail. Included are many photographs of that area. (SK)

This bulletin was designed to publicize activities of Project Brave. It includes articles on the gathering of maple sugar, changes in teaching methods, the open classroom, and individualized instruction. Also included are several poems and many photographs. (SK)

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue contains many short selections in French, some in poetry and others in prose, written under the cultural influences of life around Madawaska. (SK)

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Included in this issue are a comment on education, a poem in French, a discussion of students' tools for a learning career, and many photographs of activities at Project Brave. (SK)

An analysis of the social, educational and political factors in bilingual education and French language maintenance in Ontario. After the fourth grade, most Francophone children tend to speak English. Encouragement to use French must come from the social domain, beyond the school and the home. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

This bulletin presents news and opinions from the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Included in this issue are a conference report, poems in French, letters from people who attended the North American French Bilingual Conference, and photographs of activities at Project Brave. The text is in English and French. (SK)

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue contains a report of the National Council of Teachers of English convention, news of the Caribou Bilingual Project, a discussion of choral speaking as part of the language arts program, a list of some differences between…

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Included in this issue are the third part of an article concerning cultural life in the St. John Valley, a song in French, and many photographs of activities at Project Brave. (SK)

This bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issue contains a letter to the parents from the director of the program with a progress report, information concerning activities at the schools, and a description of student-centered language arts activities. (SK)