This guide presents essays and curriculum units designed for use by secondary and college teachers of French, German, and Spanish as a foreign language. The first section of the work includes two essays, in French, and eight curriculum units based on the stories of Guy de Maupassant. The second section contains seven curriculum units that…

Designed to serve as a resource for teachers, students, department chairmen, guidance personnel, and curriculum planners, this curriculum guide is divided into the following sections: (1) basic language plan, (2) first year French, (3) French grammar, (4) second year French, (5) third year French, (6) first year Italian, (7) second year Italian,…

DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SUPERVISORS, THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES GENERAL AND SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING AND CONDUCTING A FLES PROGRAM. IT DISCUSSES TEACHING TECHNIQUES AND AIDS, CONSIDERATIONS IN INTRODUCING READING AND WRITING, SELF-EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR TEACHERS, AND TOPICS APPROPRIATE AT EACH GRADE LEVEL (K-8). THE…

DESPITE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING, CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS REMAIN UNRESOLVED BECAUSE NO INTEGRATED NATIONAL EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO CONSOLIDATE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND OFFER IT IN USABLE FORM TO SCHOOL SYSTEMS. ONE SUCH PROBLEM IS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. A 1965 CONFERENCE ON DEFINITIONS OF LEVELS…

This catalogue of curriculum units for French, Spanish and German is presented in the hope that foreign language learning can be made exciting and that foreign languages can become functional languages for students. The curriculum units are context-oriented and are intended as models for teacher-developed materials. They are listed by language,…

This guide is designed to hel teachers in all disciplines to expand students' awareness of foreign languages and their importance in career education. The guide urges interdisciplinary cooperation between foreign language instructors and other teachers. Study and activity suggestions using foreign languages are made for elementary, junior high and…

This guide presents a rationale for quality foreign language programs and examines what might constitute a quality foreign language program. The following questions are discussed: reasons for foreign language study, kind of student and type of instruction necessary, objectives and application of FL study. The articulation of the foreign language…

This curriculum guide is designed for use in the first part of a 2-year audiolingual language program by French, Spanish, German, and Russian teachers, department supervisors and outside evaluators. The primary objective of the Language Usage course is to enable the learner to make his basic needs known to native speakers of the target language.…

This curriculum guide describes the instructional program in foreign languages to be implemented in Fairfax County Public Schools, kindergarten through Grade 12. Section A describes the program and general goals, curriculum, and course content at levels 1-5. A general introduction to the Greek and Latin programs is also included. Introductions to…

Performance objectives for the foreign language curriculum in Michigan schools are presented in draft form. Objectives are outlined for stages A (beginning) through D (advanced). The remainder of the volume deals with stage A. It provides a detailed description of the minimum behavioral objectives for basic language skills at the end of the…

The study guide outlining the modern foreign language courses for English speakers in Dade County's secondary schools establishes a uniform sequential program for instruction in French, German, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish. Program expectancies are described for each level and type of course, to serve as a basis for planning appropriate…

This annotated bibliography of integrated FLES materials in French, Spanish, and German is designed to help teachers and administrators select classroom materials. Each of the major sections lists principal publishers and programs with current prices for each component. Subclassifications discuss: (1) time allotment, (2) teacher training…

The foreign language program in the Edison, New Jersey public schools is described. The exemplary features of this program are: (1) It is not limited to college-bound students, (2) a significant provision is made for program advocacy, and (3) there are full four- and six-year sequences in French, Spanish, and German. (PMJ)

To assist FLES teachers, language teaching techniques are described and illustrated with sample materials in Spanish and French. These materials usually illustrate techniques for the middle and upper elementary school grades, and would also be pertinent for other languages. There are sections on listening comprehension, pronunciation, dialogs,…

A career-oriented foreign language program is discussed that takes into account marketable skills of foreign language majors for a number of careers. The program is threefold. First, it recognizes the need for language skills to supplement technical, business, and professional skills to expand educational knowledge; capabilities in diplomacy and…