Asserts that language teaching is introduced into the curriculum at precisely the wrong time: the point at which language acquisition has diminished and language learning is more dominant. It is also stated that compulsory language learning is destructive and that bilingualism provides another way of looking at the world. (EJS)

The speech, half in French and half in English, is an endorsement of the association, an indication of political, social and educational reforms it might influence, a reminder that members of the association, Canadian Parents for French, were present and interested, and an appeal for good public relations. (AMH)

The Cincinnati Public Schools' German-English Bilingual Alternative School program is discussed. The program was established in 1974 for some 200 monolingual first and second graders, and expands vertically each year to the next grade level. Tests of reading and arithmetic skills show achievement equal to or greater than regular students. (CHK)

An evaluation of a bilingual program for native English speakers in Ontario that involves the use of French as the medium of instruction for 70 percent of the curriculum in grade 8 and 40 percent in grade 9. (Author/KM)

Presidential address delivered at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) in San Francisco, California, on December 30, 1970. (DS)

Two bilingual education systems in Canada are discussed in this consideration of what types of educational programs are likely to be most effective in developing a high level of functional bilingualism in majority language anglophone children on the one hand and minority language francophone children on the other. (JMF)

Reviews some issues which should be of concern to the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, and encourages language professionals to seize the opportunity to make the needs of the profession known to the commission. (AM)

This bibliography lists articles on bilingual education and elementary level French immersion programs for English-speaking children. (RM)

Discusses the problems faced by the French school system in educating non-French speaking children of non-homogeneous background at the elementary and secondary levels. Some experimental programs are described and bilingual education is proposed as a possible solution. (Text in French.) (TL)

This survey discusses the following: definition of bilingual education; origin and development of bilingual education; history of the Chinese bilingual program; the learners; language transfer or maintenance; types of Chinese bilingual education; treatment of language mediums; courses in a bilingual program; and teaching Chinese as a first…

A bibliography of instructional, background and resource materials on the following topics: bilingual education/ESL/SESD; communication; educational reform; English language; foreign language; language and linguistics; reading; and other topics. (RM)

A sociolinguist looks at language teaching and the need for bilingual education to help the non-English-speaking poor and to preserve diverse cultures. Bilingual education and second language instruction are seen as interdependent fields with great potential for helping each other. (SC)

A report is given of the Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the AATSP held at Denver, Colorado, November 25-26 and 29-30, 1974, at which time the AATSP, AATF and ACTFL met together for the first time. (RM)

Only 12 States have their own bilingual education programs, and the legislation and funds for these are limited. (Author/DN)