IN PREPARING MATERIAL FOR COMPUTER-BASED PROGRAMED SELF-INSTRUCTION IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, THE AUTHOR STATES IT IS DESIRABLE TO COMBINE TWO PROGRAMING TECHNIQUES, THE USE OF CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES AND THE USE OF A BRANCHING PARADIGM. A BRANCHING PARADIGM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO PROCEED AT THEIR OWN PACE, AND CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES ARE BETTER THAN…

Offers criticism based on the description and the choice of curriculum level for the introduction of FL courses given in the June 7, 1974 Statute of Authorization of the Nordrhein-Westfalen Ministry of Science. Ideas for scientifically grounded FL teaching at the university level are also given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Two articles discuss educational policy in Germany regarding foriegn language teaching. One pleads for giving French a fair chance along with English. The other agrees that no one language should be favored, and says that the whole question needs thorough consideration and that adequate planning is required. (IFS/WGA)

Discusses incorporating current events articles from "Pravda" into Russian language classes in the U.S. as a successful means of attracting students to Russian language programs. In addition, the timely and controversial nature of many of these articles promote stimulating conversational exchanges in the classroom. (SL)

Discusses the need to standardize foreign language curricula to the extent that content for each of the four successive years of a language program is universally accepted. (DD)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association, October 27, 1972, St. Louis, Missouri. (DS)

Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French, December 29, 1972, New York, New York. (DS)

Results of a survey presented at the triennial convention of the Phi Sigma Iota Romance Language Honor Society, October 5-8, 1972, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. (DS)

Eight recent monographs and collections on area and culture study in foreign language teaching are discussed and compared. The focus is on the various authors' definitions of the topic (culture, civilization, realia, etc.). Mentioned also is the function of area study in the course. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This paper outlines the proceedings of a conference on foreign language education held in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1975. Various speakers and panels detailed the history of foreign languages in Wisconsin schools, the price of language education, value of language study, support of languages at university level, and bilingual education. (CHK)

The planned revision in the interpreter and translator curricula must not leave out of consideration the interests and needs of the students. Therefore students in the courses for translators and interpreters were interrogated about their motivation for study and their conceptions of the profession. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

In 1974, after a trial period of two years, the study of two selected French feature films will be offered as an option to the study of prescribed texts in Higher School Certificate French in Victoria. (Author)