Experiences in using a language laboratory for teaching classics are discussed. The advantages of laboratory and programmed learning are outlined in relation to other learning. The topics covered include tape-assisted translation, recording methods, student presentations, and other methods of using this approach. (MS)

Efforts of college and university classics departments to increase enrollments, evaluate teaching methods, and introduce new courses are reported. A cooperative program between Brooklyn College and CUNY, the Summer Latin and Greek Institute, is described. (LBH)

A list of teaching aids in classical language, literature, and history is presented. Ordering instructions are provided. (HP)

The rationale for teaching Latin and the classics in urban schools and research studies on outcomes in various cities and colleges are cited. Recommendations are presented on curricula and grades in which such instruction should be offered. Resources to aid the implementation of an instructional program are cited. (SW)

The world of classical Chinese is distant both in time and space from the world of the English-speaking American. The instructor must not, however, use a no-attention-to-meaning approach assuming some words are untranslateable or create confusion in discussing the nature of Chinese script. (CFM)

Suggests reintroducing Latin into the curriculum during the present educational trend of returning to the basics. A course is discussed called "Practical Latin," designed to deal directly with the areas where the students need the most help: vocabulary, spelling, and grammar. (NCR)

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 615 SELECTED ENTRIES OF ARTICLES AND BOOKS IN THE FIELD OF ARABIC LANGUAGE STUDIES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1960 AND 1967. THE MATERIALS LISTED ARE WRITTEN IN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AS WELL AS IN ARABIC, AND INCLUDE WORKS ON THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND RELEVANT PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES. ENTRIES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED BY MAJOR…

Descriptions of high school foreign language courses offered in Montgomery County, Maryland, are presented. Minimum attainments expected of students at the end of each course are set forth. The descriptions are level- rather than language-specific, and apply to all of the languages offered. The course listing is preceded by an overall rationale…

Highlighting this article which argues in defense of classical language, literature, and cultural studies is a brief description of the history and development of the Latin language, its emergence into modern tongues, its direct Etruscan derivation, and its fixed and formal nature. Other topics treated briefly include a distinction made between…

This paper attempts to show the need for Classicists currently in the field to begin long-range planning for the field of Classics. Classicists have been unable or unwilling to plan solid actions, waiting instead to react, or respond, to educational trends and problems. While the entire junior and community colleges movement was growing,…

Traditionally neglected in the classical humanities curriculum, Ovid is recommended as a writer worthy of inclusion in Latin programs at the sophomore and junior levels in high schools. As one possible strategy for survival of the classical humanities curriculum, the author argues that the writings of Ovid be included on the grounds that they are…

An overview of language instruction on the national level and specifically in Nevada during the late 1950's and the early 1960's reveals five major factors which contributed to the changing trends. The author discusses: (1) the new understanding of the nature of language, (2) changing philosophies and objectives, (3) modern foreign language and…

This conference paper includes two major sections. A summary of a report made by Mr. John Dusel to the National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages on December 1-2, 1969 focuses on results of a survey of college foreign language requirements in some 40 states and on general implications suggested by a general abandonment of such…

The future of Greek in the English school system is seen to be directly dependent on two major issues discussed in this paper. The author argues in the first instance for the teaching of Greek literature in translation, particularly to the non-specialist. The second issue of importance is treated in a review of program articulation and examination…

A brief review of theory and traditional approaches to the problem of oral reading of Greek dating from the fall of Constantinople (1453) focuses on the importance of two major linguistic features of Byzantine pronunciation. The first examines the nature of the dynamic (stress) accent and the second is concerned with differences in vowel lengths…