This text, developed by the Foreign Service Institute for an intensive, programed language course in Spanish, is accompanied by an "Instructor's Manual" and tape recordings. The Instructor's Manual contains those portions of the course which have been recorded by which do not appear in printed form in the student's basic text. This volume,…

Briefly summarizes the papers presented at the 10th annual convention of the German Language Institute in Mannheim. The relationship between linguistic research and its applicability in the area of language instruction is discussed. (Text is in German.) (DS)

Presents considerations concerning the system of teaching materials in the English Basic course and English continuation course, the relation of the materials to the test, the setting of goals, and the functions, design and introduction of a teaching materials unit. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This contribution offers a critical analysis in which the French textbook "Salut" (Diesterweg, Frankfurt), which was originally designed for the 2nd or 3rd foreign language level in the Gymnasium and the People's College, is tested for its applicability to the Realschule. (text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Reports on work on texts in teaching German to foreigners, suggesting that the recognition of semantic equivalences in different portions of a text, not necessarily synonymic, may be useful in teaching foreigners to read more effectively. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The fifteenth in a series of workbook lessons, this consists of a passage in Spanish concerning the Spanish city of Avila. Following are exercises on vocabulary and passives in English and Spanish to be completed by the student. (Text is in English and Spanish.) (CK)

The Sonobanque system, organized by Radio Television Culture with the help of the RTB Production Center in Liege, Belgium is described. The system provides for the distribution of tape recorded documents to teachers, particularly language teachers. (Text is in French.) (PMP)

"SPOKEN MARATHI" PRESENTS THE BEGINNING STUDENT WITH THE BASIC PHONOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF MODERN MARATHI. IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE STUDENT WILL SPEND MOST OF HIS STUDY TIME LISTENING TO AND SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE, EITHER WITH A NATIVE SPEAKER INSTRUCTOR OR WITH RECORDED MATERIALS. THIS TEXT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MATERIAL FOR A ONE-YEAR…

THE GREEK LANGUAGE DESCRIBED IN VOLUME I OF THIS INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR ADULTS IS THE "KATHOMILUMENI" VARIETY, THAT OF THE STANDARD SPEECH OF EDUCATED GREEKS. (VOLUME III OF THE COURSE INTRODUCES THE MORE FORMAL KATHAREVUSA VARIETY.) EACH VOLUME OF THE COURSE CONTAINS 25 UNITS PLUS FIVE REVIEW SECTIONS. A TYPICAL UNIT IN VOLUME I…

LESSON MATERIALS FOR THE TEACHING OF NORWEGIAN WERE PREPARED FOR ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS BY A GROUP OF SIX TEACHERS OF NORWEGIAN DURING A WORKSHOP HELD AT UCLA IN THE SUMMER OF 1966. THE SET OF 40 LESSONS FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES THAT WERE PRODUCED IN MIMEOGRAPHED FORM WERE PREPARED FOR THE USE OF CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS OR…

EMPHASIS IS ON CONVERSATION. LESSONS ARE DEVELOPED AROUND AREAS OF INTEREST APPROPRIATE TO THIS AGE GROUP (FOR EXAMPLE, "COLONIAL AND MODERN LIVING,""GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY OF EL PASO," AND "EXPLORATION AND BIOGRAPHY."). SINCE SOME STUDENTS WILL BE NEW TO THE PROGRAM, THE TEACHER IS ENCOURAGED TO GIVE REVIEW UNITS…

A LIST OF 26 FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IS PRESENTED. THE LIST INCLUDES SUCH INFORMATION AS PRICE, COMPLETION TIME, STUDENT LEVEL AND FORMAT OF EACH PROGRAM AND AN "ATOMY" INDEX. "ATOMY" IS DEFINED AS THE NUMBER OF FRAMES PER HOUR AND THE INDEX IS USED TO PROVIDE SOME INDICATION OF THE DEGREE OF FRACTIONATION OR ATOMIZATION OF…

This volume is a "sampling" of the works of 18 living poets whom the author knew in Lahore, Pakistan between 1959 and 1962, and whom he considers to be representative of the style and quality of the "gazel" genre. Each selection appears in Urdu (Arabic script), with its English translation, and explanatory notes. The…