This volume is designed to introduce students to spoken Italian. It covers virtually the entire sound system of the language and introduces the basic grammatical categories (gender, number, unit noun markers, person, tense). Although verb forms are for the most part limited to the present tense, a few other forms, including past and future tense,…

This conference report contains a keynote address by Dr. Howard Altman, entitled "Individualizing Foreign Language Instruction: Theoretical and Practical Considerations," and five reports of the conference group sessions. Reports include: (1) "Techniques for Implementing Individualized Instruction," (2) "Performance Objectives," (3) "Developing…

Evaluates the following, gained in work with language teaching installations in the German Democratic Republic: perceptions, regarding meaningful utilization of tested elements of methodology, the actualization of the leading role of the teacher and the creation of special materials. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Instruction was initiated in 1968, in isolated attempts, and gained recognition only in 1974 by virtue of the Deixonne Law. The present state of the efforts, and problems engendered by dialectal differences, orthography, lack of materials, teacher preparation, and disparity of student levels are detailed. (Text is in French.) (MSE)

New material developed for use in French classrooms in Calgary, Alberta, junior high schools is described. "Le francais a Calgary" is a series of filmstrips and tapes prepared as a supplement to the first fourteen lessons of the course "Voix et Images de France." (Author/PP)

A sample form is presented for use in evaluating the cultural content of foreign language textbooks. (PMP)

Report of a Subject-Field Meeting at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

THIS SECOND AND FINAL VOLUME OF "ADVANCED ARABIC READERS" CONTAINS 23 ESSAYS AND ARTICLES SELECTED TO INTRODUCE THE ADVANCED STUDENT TO EXPOSITORY WRITING. THE GENERAL FORMAT FOLLOWS THE FIRST READER, "SELECTIONS FROM THE MODERN NOVEL AND SHORT STORY," WITH GRAMMATICAL NOTES AND EXPRESSIONS FOLLOWING EACH SELECTION. THE CONTENTS ARE GROUPED BY…

THIS BEGINNING COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION TO FULA (KNOWN VARIOUSLY AS FULANI, FUL, PEUL, OR PHEUL), A NIGER-CONGO LANGUAGE SPOKEN THROUGHOUT THE GRASSLAND AREAS OF WEST AFRICA FROM THE ATLANTIC TO CAMEROUN. THE TEXT IS ONE OF A SERIES OF SHORT BASIC COURSES IN SELECTED AFRICAN LANGUAGES BEING PREPARED BY THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE. IT IS…

DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECOND GRADE MANUAL GREW FROM EXPANDING THE CONCEPTS DISCOVERED IN THE FIRST GRADE COURSE OF STUDY. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON CONVERSATION. INDIVIDUAL RATHER THAN CLASS RESPONSE IS ENCOURAGED. MATERIAL IS GEARED TO TOPICS FAMILIAR TO THE WORLD OF SECOND GRADERS. ALL SUBJECTS FOR CONVERSATION ARE INTRODUCED BY MEANS OF MOUNTED…

UNITS IN FIRST GRADE CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH ARE CORRELATED WITH THE REGULAR COURSE OF STUDY. CONSTANT REPETITION OF VOCABULARY PHRASES AND SENTENCES IS EMPHASIZED AS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR THE FIRST GRADER LEARNING SPANISH BY "EAR." ALL VOCABULARY PRESENTED IS LINKED WITH KNOWN EXPERIENCES AND OBJECTS EITHER WITHIN THE CLASSROOM OR IN…

THIS REPORT IS BASED ON PAPERS GIVEN AT THE ARABIC TEACHERS' WORKSHOP HELD IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, JUNE 8-18, 1965. THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS--(1) METHODS OF TEACHING MODERN STANDARD ARABIC, (2) CONTENT OF ELEMENTARY ARABIC INSTRUCTION, (3) SELECTIVE LIST OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR MODERN STANDARD ARABIC. THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF…

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL OF THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM ARE PRESENTED TO TEACH THE STUDENTS (1) HOW CHARACTERS ARE PUT TOGETHER, (2) HOW TO TELL ONE CHARACTER FROM ANOTHER, AND (3) HOW TO ANALYZE NEW CHARACTERS INTO APPROPRIATE CONSTITUENTS FOR PURPOSES OF DICTIONARY SEARCH. THE MATERIALS ARE BASED ON AN IMMEDIATE CONSTITUENT…

THIS COURSE IS PROGRAMED FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION AND SELF-TESTING AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR TEACHING EDUCATED ADULT SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH WITH NO TRAINING IN LINGUISTICS ENOUGH HAITIAN CREOLE TO "GET AROUND" IN HAITI. THE CORE OF THE COURSE IS THE MATERIAL PRESENTED AND DRILLED ON TAPES. THE STUDENT LISTENS TO EXPLANATIONS IN ENGLISH OF…

THE 25 LESSONS IN THIS TEXT ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH SPOKEN SANGO TO SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH. THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT WITH SUFFICIENT APPLICATION "A STUDENT OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS" AND HE HAS INCLUDED HERE WHAT HE CONSIDERS THE MOST IMPORTANT SANGO GRAMMATICAL MATERIAL AND NON-FRENCH VOCABULARY. GENERALLY THE…