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 introductory French course is intended for students who wish to experiment with a second language before beginning their formal study of French. No writing is required in this audiolingual course. It is expected that the student will develop speaking skills sufficient to allow spontaneous, direct contact with a native speaker. Specific…

Describes organization of a one-semester oral/aural skills course which was oriented around the commercially available tape of 25-episode serialized suspense story. The appendix lists examples of support materials that were coordinated with the stories episodes to provide aural, oral, visual, and written reinforcement. (EJS)

This booklet describes the test used by the federal government to determine oral proficiency in a foreign language. The test is essentially an oral interview, conducted by two testers, and lasting from 15 to 30 minutes, although the format can vary. Proficiency levels range from 0 (for no practical speaking proficiency) to 5 (for speaking…

ALTHOUGH ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES COMPELLED A 2-PHASED PROJECT, BEGUN AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY IN THE 1966-67 ACADEMIC YEAR, TO BE TERMINATED BEFORE ANY CONCLUSIVE DATA HAD BEEN GATHERED, SOME OF THE OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING THE INITIAL STAGE OF THE EXPERIMENT MIGHT PROVOKE NEEDED FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE PILOT RUN, DESIGNED TO DEVELOP MATERIALS…

THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THE AUDIOLINGUAL REVOLUTION IS BEING SUBJECTED TO A COUNTER-REVOLUTION IS APPARENT IN SUCH RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AS THE 1966 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE, WHEN CARROLL, FERGUSON, AND CHOMSKY DENIED THAT PSYCHOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT FOR AUDIOLINGUAL TEACHING, THE WRITINGS OF RIVERS, HAYES, BELASCO, AND VALDMAN WHO…

A BRIEF SURVEY OF THE RESEARCH ON FLES REVEALS THE NEED FOR GREATER STUDY IN MANY AREAS IN ORDER TO FULLY EVALUATE FLES PROGRAMS. SOME FINDINGS INDICATE THAT YOUNG CHILDREN CAN ACQUIRE PRONUNCIATION SKILLS MORE RAPIDLY AND EASILY THAN ADULTS, BUT IN OTHER AREAS OF LANGUAGE STUDY THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE TIME SPENT IN STUDY IS A MORE…

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ORIGINAL MORTON-MICHIGAN ALLP-II PROGRAMMED SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSE IS PRESENTED. AN ENUMERATION OF THE "TERMINAL REVISIONS" MADE ON THE PROGRAM TO INCREASE ITS PEDAGOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS FOLLOWS. FOUR TASKS COMPRISING THE PROGRAM INVOLVE INSTRUCTION IN SOUND DISCRIMINATION, VOCALIZATION OF SPANISH SOUNDS, STUDENT…

This is one of a series of self-teaching textbooks initially prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. The text is designed to be used with a native speaker of Danish or with the accompanying recordings. The textbook is divided into three major sections, each consisting of five learning units and one unit for review. Each unit…

This basic Greek text contains 12 lessons, each consisting of a culturally-oriented dialogue, a vocabulary list, pattern drills and oral exercises, a short narrative, and a grammar explanation. The text is designed for use with a set of correlated tapes in an intensive program of about 100 to 120 hours. The listening and speaking skills are…

Two recently developed techniques in programed instruction were designed to offer students genuine communication experiences in a foreign language. In "simulated tutoring," a recording was made of only the tutor's voice as he tutored a live subject in the correct pronunciation of a short dialog. The student subsequently responding to the…

Linguistic acquisition as a mutual objective in the foreign language classroom and in the language laboratory leads to the conceptualization of duties proper to a linguistic coordinator. Distinct from the chairman of the department and the laboratory director, the linguistic coordinator's function and educational preparation described in this…

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…