Presents bases from school policy and general characteristics of teaching-material units, the main features and elements of each of said units, and the pedagogic-methodological functions of the various parts. Presentation is based on, as an example, the teaching unit "In the department store" (Grade 9). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

BACKGROUND AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1947 AND 1966 ARE LISTED IN THIS SUPPLEMENT TO THE "BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS" ISSUED BY THE RUSSIAN CENTER FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE MAJORITY OF THE ITEMS ARE IN ENGLISH, AND ALL ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CENTER ON A 3-WEEK LOAN TO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF RUSSIAN. THE SIX MAJOR…

The second volume of a three-volume series on Russian dialects is a chrestomathy of Russian dialect texts. It contains materials from nine geographic regions; the transcribed texts are listed by location of origin within a geographic region. A glossary is provided. The texts appear in dialect form and enable the student to compare dialects with…

Argues that the development of an explicit reading approach focusing on the comprehension of Russian expository prose is long overdue. Recommends and discusses "The Contextual Approach to Russian" by Plank and Daugherty as a textbook which outlines a pragmatic strategy for reading and comprehending Russian expository prose. (SED)

Continuation of article begun in Russisch, v6 n4. (DD)

The article reports on work in progress on the preparation of a textbook for elementary Russian. Arguments are advanced for the presentation of highly marked and more differentiated material at an early stage. Also discussed are problems of the quantity of material to be presented and the introduction of vocabulary. (CLK)

By evaluating current practices and resources available to language instructors, with emphasis on oral skills, the article underlines the need for a comprehensive program for realistic conversation stimulus and offers modules as a solution. The educational, practical and economic advantages of modules and ways of making them available are…

A REPORT OF THE 10TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE GUIDE TO EDUCATE SEVENTH GRADERS ABOUT RUSSIA INCLUDED THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, IDEOLOGY, AND AIMS OF THE U.S.S.R. OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND TO USE THE INDUCTIVE METHOD WERE SUGGESTED. A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE AND SUMMARIES OF EVENTS IN RUSSIAN HISTORY WERE…

Reviews findings of K. S. Gorbachevich, Izmenenie norm russkogo literaturnovo yazyka'' (Variations of Norms of the Russian Literary Language), Leningrand, 1971; conclusion to follow. (RS)

This glossing system is designed to fill the gap between grammar studies and reading. The system reflects flexional and derivational morphology of words as well as lexical relationships of synonymy, antonymy, homonymy and structural similarity and polysemy. It is intended to help students learn and understand vocabulary for successful reading.…

Linguocultural studies require the learning of a nation's culture along with its language. A linguocultural dictionary is proposed to further these studies, dealing with those aspects of culture reflected in the language. Nonequivalent and lexical-background words, proper names and familiar quotations would be included. (CHK)

A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF EVALUATIONS MADE BY FOUR CURRICULUM COMMITTEES OF THE GERMAN, ITALIAN, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH PROGRAMS OFFERED IN ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOLS. FOR EACH LANGUAGE, AN OUTLINE OF THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO THE PARTICULAR LANGUAGE, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LATEST TEACHING AIDS, MATERIALS, AND METHODS, AND AN OUTLINE OF A PROPOSED…

Background and instructional materials acquired since the February 1967 supplement are listed in this supplement to the "Bibliography of Materials" issued by the Russian Center for Secondary Schools. The majority of the items are in English, and all are available from the Center on a 3-week loan to secondary school teachers of Russian. Major…

These two guides provide information in English, Bosnian, Russian, Nuer, and Spanish on the proper use and administration of oral medications. Topics covered include the reasons for taking medication, information on the prescription label, following special instructions, asking questions of the pharmacist, safe storage of medicine, child-proof…