A description is provided of "Der Besuch," a written companion to the Houghton Mifflin Company's standard edition of the drama "Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Old Lady's Visit)," written in 1956 by the distinguished Swiss playwright Friedrich Durrenmatt. The drama is an excellent choice for any intermediate or advanced language…

A number of training materials and courses are available from the Federal government that would help the employer provide safety education for their employees in compliance with the OSHA. (BP)

Discusses ESL textbooks for adults, either newly published or revised within the last four years. Availability information for each course is given. (PMP)

One of a series of resources for teaching sociology at the postsecondary level, this volume contains syllabi and instructional materials for introductory courses in social psychology. The document is divided into five sections. Section I, an introduction, presents an overview of material, instructions for using the syllabi set, cost and ordering…

To encourage immediate classroom utilization of workshop materials and ideas gained at the 1973 Illinois Vocational Association Chicago convention, graduate credit in home economics was offered at Northern Illinois University (DeKalb) for workshop attendance and related activities. Participants found the course a beneficial, successful approach…

Provides descriptions of courses offered at various colleges in the following areas: (1) improvement of technical communication; (2) technology and technical communication; (3) technical communication of scientific material; and (4) media for technical communication. Offers these descriptions as a means for creating technical writing assignments.…

Discusses curriculum/strategies used to teach a population education course in China. Sixteen lessons (one 45-minute lesson/week) are conducted to foster correct outlook and responsible attitude toward China's population situation, thereby promoting moral, intellectual, and physical development. Population education in other courses, student…

THE COURSE IS IN TWO PARTS. IN PART 1, A PROGRAM OF 60 HOURS COVERS SUCH TOPICS AS FLIGHT PRINCIPLES, AIRCRAFT OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE, NAVIGATION, THE FLIGHT COMPUTER, RADIO GUIDANCE AND COMMUNICATION, WEATHER, FLIGHT INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS, FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, THE AIRWAY SYSTEM, FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS, AND FLIGHT PLANNING. THE TOPICS…

Describes a college-level course on winemaking and brewing offered to both the academic and the non-academic community. Discusses fermentation and the processing of wine and beer. (MLH)

This document describes a two-year project designed to prepare, desk-top publish, and class-test supplemental materials geared specifically toward a slower-paced, one-year Calculus I course that integrates the review of precalculus topics as they are needed. This course replaces the traditional two-semester Precalculus-Calculus I sequence for…

Describes a science syllabus for secondary school girls who think science irrelevant. Included are units such as Food, What It Is, And Why We Need It,'' What Happens to Our Food,'; Some Foods We Prepare,'' Keeping the Home Clean,'' How to Keep Healthy,'' and Future Trends in Food.'' (PS)

Discusses the inclusion of knowledge on macromolecules into a freshman chemistry course which emphasizes topics in organic chemistry, polymer science and biochemistry, atoms, chemical thermodynamics, and inorganic chemistry. Indicates that the program is the only way to keep chemistry education up to date. (CC)

Describes a software package called "Hi-Res Secrets," a programmer utility designed to teach how to create and manipulate block shapes, character graphics animation, character fonts, color fill, and multiple color graphics. Also describes the continuing education course at the University of California (San Diego) in which the package is used. (JN)