Compiled from a master list of about 300 journals and various book sources, this fifth annual selective bibliography published by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) lists 2,061 items concerned with pedagogy in modern foreign languages, Latin, Greek, English as a second language, and applied linguistics. The 1971…

These guidelines were developed to assist teacher training institutions in setting up competency-based programs, as mandated by New York State law, for the training of foreign language teachers. The guidelines define basic competencies in the following areas: practical command of the language, language analysis, culture, the teaching-learning…

Recent findings from the fields of brain research and speech perception suggest that non-verbal approaches may be helpful in pronunciation learning. The left side of the brain uses sequential information, such as verbal descriptions. The right side works in a more simultaneous manner, specializing in spatial relations and pitch perception, among…

THESE SIX REPORTS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE FIRST NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, HELD IN 1954, REFLECT THE BASIC AIM OF ASSEMBLING LANGUAGE TEACHERS OF ALL LEVELS WITH THE PURPOSE OF REACHING COMMON AGREEMENT CONCERNING THEIR OBJECTIVES AND THE BEST METHODS OF ACHIEVING THEM. HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS VOLUME IS A…

It is believed that by focusing on the problems of advanced learners of English as a second language, implications can be drawn for issues in second language teaching and testing in general. Considerations are offered on the influence of structural linguistics and transformational generative linguistics as well as language acquisition theories on…

An experiment in inservice training for language teachers is described. The experiment consists of using radio, television, written materials, or tapes to introduce topics in applied linguistics that are relevant to second language teaching methods. The object of the experiment is to determine whether this method, in which the instructor and the…

This is the second annual listing of graduate theses and dissertations in English as a second language (ESL). The studies cited here were completed during the academic year 1976-77. The listing is intended to provide graduate students and others doing research in ESL and related fields with specific, comprehensive data on current graduate-level…

These reports deal with language as a whole: its nature, its history, its relationship to culture, its acquisition, the immediate uses to which it can be put, and the development in students of an appreciation for the ability to use a foreign language. The book is divided into three main sections: Acquisition, Application, and Appreciation. For…

During the past twenty years, the field of linguistics has changed in ways that are significant for the preparation of bilingual/cross-cultural teachers. Most linguists today would agree that variability in language and the relation of language to societal phenomena are now major concerns of linguistic inquiry and that interdisciplinary branches…

This thesis clarifies the role of the applied linguist in the language and language teaching sciences with particular application to advanced language learning that takes place after five years of study. Students' deficiencies identified at matriculation together with the psychological and practical needs of the students and their society identify…

English is now the leading foreign language in Croatia. Within the framework of a general reform of the Yugoslavian education system, between 1972 and 1975, a particular attempt has been made to reform the ELT program in the four-year secondary-school cycle. One important distinction to be made was that of the differing needs of students in the…

DESIGNED FOR BOTH THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND THE LANGUAGE SPECIALIST, THIS BOOK SETS FORTH THE SIGNIFICANCE, INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND RESOURCES, BACKGROUNDS, AND SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF FLES. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS DEAL IN DETAIL WITH AUDIOLINGUAL METHODS, METHODS AND RESOURCES FOR CULTURAL STUDY AND FOR MUSIC AND GAMES, AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA, AND UNIT…

The aim of this paper is to describe certain characteristic aspects of the work of C.R.A.P.E.L. (Centre de Recherches et d'Applications Pedagogiques en Langues), and, in doing so, to outline the overall approach and the conceptual framework on which that work is based. The description of the nature and organization of C.R.A.P.E.L. is followed by a…

This listing is an attempt to provide graduate students and other researchers in ESL (English as a Second Language) with specific, comprehensive data on contemporary studies. The bibliography consists of 110 titles of theses and dissertations completed between July 1975 and June 1976 at degree-granting institutions in the United States and Canada.…

This handbook for teachers of Italian consists of a collection of 16 essays by noted professionals in the field of Italian instruction: (1) "Fundamentals of Language Learning and Language Instruction," by A. Papalia; (2) "Linguistic Methodology and the Teacher of Italian," by R.J. Di Pietro; (3) "Preparation for Language Teaching," by F.J. Bosco;…