Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association held December 28-30, 1971, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (DS)

Advocates the re-institution of radio listening groups as a means for citizens to gather for a rational discussion of social issues, and reviews two past successes in this area. (AN)

The national campaign for literacy in Tunisia provides television broadcasts completed by radio programs. Adults listening to the broadcasts belong to organized centers, with qualified instructors, to semi-organized centers in the hands of national organizations, or to family centers providing instructional materials. (EB)

With the Open University now in full operation, integrated multimedia teaching may be thought to be coming into it own in the adult education field. (Journal/EB)

Explains how the media can best be utilized in aiding the growth of a developing country." (Editor)

A report on the use of correspondence courses and educational radio to overcome geographic problems in Australia and on the use of instructional television in American Samoa. (LS)

The strengths and weaknesses of radio for distance learning in the Third World are determined through an examination of its use for upgrading teachers, to support education and development broadly, for mass education through radio campaigns, and through the radio schools of Latin America. Eighteen references are listed. (CHC)

Outlines the means employed by the French Cultural Relations Office to support the teaching of the French language by foreign radio and television networks. Support includes: the assistance of French professionals; the production and publication of audiovisual aids, language courses, and teachers' guides; and equipment and training for its…

Presents the so-called Humboldt Service (taped segments from the BBC World Service news broadcasts, supplemented with exercise sheets and instructions for the teacher), which was devised by teachers of English in Berlin, and is obtainable from the Business School English Teachers' Association. (IFS/WGA)

A radio course was developed as a multi-disciplinary introductory course in gerontology for off-campus students at Sangamon State University. Lectures by instructors along with tapes from the annual Gerontology Institute, required readings and text were added. Student evaluations indicated strong interest in continuing the radio course.…

Describes how Canada's Open College developed a doculecture to attract learners to educational radio. Outlines planning issues for marketing, producing, and funding educational radio programs. (SK)

During the course of this pilot project, two models for environmental interactive radio instruction (IRI) were developed. The first model used a traditional IRI storyline where the setting of the radio show and the interaction over the air simulates a classroom environment. Teachers and students experimented with environmental information through…

Suggests a supplementary activity, a radio talk show, for botany students. The show highlights the current undertakings of plant scientists. (LS)