THIS STUDENT TEXT AND THE ACCOMPANYING "INSTRUCTOR'S HANDBOOK" WERE DEVELOPED FOR USE IN A ONE-YEAR, SEMI-INTENSIVE COURSE FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH. THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR SELF INSTRUCTION, BUT ARE FOR CLASSROOM USE WITH A NATIVE SPEAKER OF PASHTO AND AN INSTRUCTOR WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE OF LINGUISTICS. THE DIALECT OF…

This volume of the Defense Language Institute's "German Basic Course" is concerned primarily with the pronunciation of German and introduces the most common structural patterns. Vocabulary development includes some 575 new words. Fifteen lessons, intended for use in an intensive program, focus on development of basic audiolingual skills. Lessons…

Claiming that the actual learning of basic language skills takes place in the language laboratory, the author states four requisites for effective use of the laboratory: (1) a clear statement of specific objectives, (2) instructions for the student, (3) realistic objectives, and (4) student rewards. Testing, learning theory, applied linguistics,…

This workbook, designed for use with the Defense Language Institute's "Thai Basic Course," is oriented toward development of aural comprehension. Taped exercises focus on a variety of activities, including comprehension exercises based on dialogue study, paragraph analysis, translation, multiple choice, dictation, and narration. Exercises…

Methods of developing confidence in FLES students who are beginning to read and to write are examined in this article. Phonics instruction is seen as the key to achieving a successful transition from the audiolingual skills of listening and speaking to those of reading and writing. Sample exercises illustrate general procedures recommended for…

This course has been developed basically within the limits of Units 4-6 of "A-LM French: Level 1", second edition. The primary objectives are to develop French vocabulary relative to the family, home, transportation, and foods by continuing to work with short dialogues based on everyday, teenage experiences. While reviewing previously studied…

Sixty-four Spanish lessons for use in a televised beginning college Spanish program are presented in this text. Lessons include exercises, verb study, conversation, vocabulary development, and grammatical analysis. Fundamental to the course is the belief that mastery of grammar can only be achieved through conversation. As a consequence, lessons…

This text provides 14 units of instructional materials for a multimedia course in contemporary, standard French as it is spoken in the emerging nations of West and Central Africa. Patterned directly after the series "Voix et Images de France," this course is intended for beginning students or as supplementary material for cross-cultural study in…

This workbook, designed for use with the Defense Language Institute's "Thai: Basic Course," is oriented toward development of aural comprehension. Taped exercises focus on a variety of activities, including comprehension exercises based on dialogue study, paragraph analysis, translation, multiple choice, dictation, and narration.…

These lessons of the Defense Language Institute's 18-week "Short Course in Thai" are to be used with accompanying tape recordings and with the "Introduction to Thai Script" and "Glossary." The audiolingual text, for classroom use, is designed to train native-English speakers to level 1, elementary proficiency in speaking, understanding, and…

This intensive language course in Dari, also known as Farsi or Persian, was originally prepared for medical workers of the International Afghan Mission. This course in Dari, one of the two official languages of Afghanistan, normally requires 10 days' study in a concentrated program. Principal instructional objectives are development of oral…

These lessons of the Defense Language Institute's 18-week "Short Course in Thai" are to be used with accompanying tape recordings and with the "Introduction to Thai Script" and "Glossary." The audiolingual text, for classroom use, is designed to train native-English speakers to level 1, elementary proficiency in speaking, understanding, and…

These lessons of the Defense Language Institute's 18-week "Short Course in Thai" are to be used with accompanying tape recordings and with the "Introduction to Thai Script" and "Glossary." The audiolingual text, for classroom use, is designed to train native-English speakers to level 1, elementary proficiency in speaking, understanding, and…

This course in Dari, also known as Farsi or Persian, concentrates on development of conversational skills. Twenty-five lessons, reflecting current linguistic theories of language learning, include pronunciation drills, grammar study, vocabulary development, and exercises. Appendixes contain 14 sections of cultural material concerning Afghan social…

This volume is one of a series in an intensive audiolingual course in Russian designed for Air Force students. The course, consisting of 133 lessons in 26 volumes and taught in 37 weeks, seeks to train native English language speakers to a level 3 proficiency in comprehension and a level 2 proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing. Tapes are…