A teaching method should embrace the total process of utilizing language material down to the application of the newly acquired knowledge in speech. FL learning should be situationally based and divided into speech activity units, to each of which the corresponding teaching method should be applied. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Continuing a theme introduced in the 6/73 issue, utterance types productive of active response (agreement, confirmation, emphasis, supplement, information, appraisal, position-taking, offering of proof) and designed to lead to ability to make free conversation are suggested. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

LEARNING MATERIALS FOR SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH WHO WISH TO STUDY SPOKEN MALAGASY, THE MERINA DIALECT, ARE PRESENTED. THE WRITING SYSTEM OF THE LESSONS IS BASED ON THE CONVENTIONAL ORTHOGRAPHY, MODIFIED BY MARKINGS FOR STRESS. THE 26-LESSON COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO 4 PARTS--(1) DIALOG OR NARRATIVE, (2) PRONUNCIATION PRACTICES AND WORD STUDY, (3) DRILLS…

Shortened version of a paper given at the fifth annual conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, London, England, January 1972. (HW)

An examination of the linguistic act, defined as a linguistic utterance which is an expression of a concrete situation. The conditioning factors of linguistic utterances are considered as well as the relationship of these factors to language instruction. (RS)

Describes the use of some modern German drama in 3rd-year foreign language classes. Following classwork and homework, the students improvised scenes. The handling of certain passages is discussed, including their use in intensive training in speaking. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Helping children develop effective language use in school environments requires that as much attention be given to function as to the form and structure of language. (RC)

Describes a play-writing experiment at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (RS)