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)

Speech teachers and singing teachers have much in common. Both attempt in their teaching to develop the most powerful and effective instrument possible while trying to avoid vocal problems. Both have studied the physiology of the vocal mechanism to assist them in their teaching. Both are concerned with the expressive qualities of the voice as well…

A practical guide to designing and delivering interesting and effective presentations for adult audiences, this book covers the five stages of a presentation and offers tips for executing each one. The book discusses stage fright and how to use it, and it explores the use of macro maps for staying focused during presentations. The book also…

If speech instructors are to teach students to recreate for an audience an author's intellectual and emotional meanings, they must teach them to use human voice effectively. Seven essential elements of effective vocal production that often pose problems for oral interpretation students should be central to any speech training program: (1)…

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)

Reviews research on the association between children's oral language and their writing which, taken as a whole, raises doubts as to the existence of the very close and highly positive relationship some experts say exist between these two aspects of linguistic expression. More than 50 references are cited. (BR)

Discusses difficulties inherent in assessment of oral abilities as part of a comprehensive examination system. (AA)

Examples are given which can be adapted to any grade level''. (Author/SP)

Older children were paired with younger children, on a tutortutee basis, ... to improve reading and language skills, instill self-confidence, and modify behavior of all those involved." (Author)

Discusses the use of visual materials in second language instruction to produce verbal utterances. (AM)