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International Children's Centre, Paris (France). – 1979
This set of documents consists of English, French, and Spanish translations of four pamphlets on infant stimulation. The pamphlets provide information designed for lay persons, educators and primary care personnel, academics and professionals, and for health administrators and family-planning organizations. The contents cover infant needs; infant…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, French, Health Personnel, Infant Mortality
CLINE, HOWARD F. – 1967
A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBLE PEDAGOGICAL UTILIZATION OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ARCHIVE OF HISPANIC LITERATURE ON TAPE WHICH CONTAINS, AS OF JUNE 1962, ORIGINAL RECORDINGS IN SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, CATALAN, AND FRENCH OF THE VOICES OF 218 WRITERS READING SOME 2,800 LITERARY WORKS. PROCEDURES TAKEN TO ENCOURAGE LONG-TERM UTILITY OF…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, French, Information Utilization, Learning Resources Centers
BEANBLOSSOM, GARY – 1967
THIS REPORT, BASED ON TESTS GIVEN TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN THE SPRING, 1967, DESCRIBES THE SLIGHT CHANGES MADE IN TESTING PROCEDURES AND GIVES TEST AND PLACEMENT RESULTS FOR 2,646 STUDENTS IN FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH, AND LATIN. TENTATIVE PLACEMENT IN FRENCH, GERMAN, AND SPANISH WAS BASED ON SCORES OBTAINED ON MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION READING…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Educational Testing, French, German
SMITH, GEORGE E.; AND OTHERS – 1964
IN A 4-WEEK SEMINAR SPONSORED BY THE INDIANA LANGUAGE PROGRAM AND DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, ADVANCED TRAINING IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AND TEACHER PREPARATION WAS PROVIDED FOR 25 INDIANA COLLEGE LANGUAGE TEACHERS OF FRENCH AND SPANISH WHOSE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS INCLUDED SOME PHASE OF TEACHER PREPARATION.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Language Programs, French, Institutes (Training Programs)
FISHBACK, WOODSON W.; AND OTHERS – 1964
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…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Schools, FLES
WYLIE, LAURENCE; AND OTHERS – 1961
BOOKLISTS WERE PREPARED FOR COUNTRIES WHOSE LANGUAGES ARE FREQUENTLY TAUGHT IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE BIBLIOGRAPHIES WERE PREPARED PRIMARILY FOR LANGUAGE TEACHERS, BUT COULD ALSO BE USED BY PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE COUNTRY'S CULTURE. THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (MLA) REQUESTED KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONS TO SUBMIT LISTS OF RECOMMENDED BOOKS,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Culture, French
Randall, E.S. – 1964
Three research projects conducted by three major televised FLES programs attempted to assess the effect of follow-up activities by the classroom teacher. The programs involved in the projects were "Parlons Francais," the University of Illinois Foreign Language Instruction Project (Spanish), and the Denver-Stanford Project on the Context…
Descriptors: Educational Television, FLES, Followup Studies, French
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Dept. of Foreign Language Education. – 1975
The first University of Minnesota Work-In was conducted in 1971 in the belief that specially prepared and appealing materials would motivate students to study foreign languages longer. The preparation of culturally authentic materials was seen as a process of definition of objectives, selection of interesting activities and evaluation of learning…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Cultural Context, French, German

Politzer, Robert L. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Contrastive psycholinguistic analysis of second language acquisition was undertaken with bilingual students taught primarily in French and with bilingual students taught in both English and Spanish. Three types of contrastive comparisons are made on the results of production tests administered to students. (SW)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English, French

Spinelli, Emily; Siskin, H. Jay – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1987
Illustrates how advance organizers can be used to aid the second-language decoding process. Devices considered include cognate recognition, syllable-morpheme information, contextualized meaning, chronological ordering, time-frame reference, cross-cultural differences, redefinitions, and direction of discourse. (CB)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Content Area Reading, French, Learning Strategies

Grosse, Christine Uber – Modern Language Journal, 1985
Describes a survey done to measure the extent to which courses in foreign languages for special purposes (FLSP) are part of the curriculum in higher education. Sixty-two percent of the responding colleges and universities offer FLSP courses. Survey results indicate growth potential of this relatively new field.
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), French, German

Godfrey, Gary M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
An activity intended to foster authentic conversation in the foreign language classroom--a hypothetical situation involving a choice of people who are to survive--is reported. French, German, and Spanish versions of the material are provided. (RM)
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Discussion (Teaching Technique), French, German
Bailey, Phillip D.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – 2001
This study determined which study habits would distinguish successful from unsuccessful foreign language learners. Participants were 219 college students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds enrolled in either Spanish, French, German, or Japanese classes. The students completed the Study Habits Inventory and the Background Demographic Form.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, French, German

Alsop, Thomas W. – Foreign Language Annals, 1982
Foreign Language Exploration Competition Day consists of competitive activities for junior high school students of French, German, and Spanish. Students choose from a list of 17 contests and 7 prepared displays requiring students to use language skills learned in the classroom. Awards include ribbons, certificates, and a trophy. (MSE)
Descriptors: Awards, Competition, Exhibits, French

Clark, Beatrice S. – Foreign Language Annals, 1982
Describes a curriculum project at five Black colleges in which Afro-French and Afro-Hispanic cultural materials were infused into introductory French and Spanish courses. Results indicate that use of these cultural materials motivated students in their study of foreign languages and contributed to development of global perspectives. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Colleges, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness