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Nott, David – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1977
This article outlines a group of lesson plans for French instruction in the first and second years, covering allocation of time; materials; classroom activities; language lab use; and homework and classwork.
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, French, Homework, Instructional Materials
Cobbett, M. R. – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1979
Describes a secondary level program designed to teach basic German to low-ability students who have previously studied French. (AM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, French, German, Language Instruction
Hickman, Paul – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1977
The A-level French syllabus is criticized for its emphasis on translation and its failure to teach the language as a contemporary medium of communication. A curriculum guide is presented based on the layout, development and history of Paris and French society. (CHK)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides, French
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Ecklund, Constance L. – French Review, 1981
Describes a French introductory course that prepares students to travel in France and relies entirely on materials and themes related to such travel. Use of realia and props helps the instructors to stage real-life situations. Emphasis is placed on comprehension and oral language communication. (MES)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, French
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Berwald, Jean-Pierre – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Driver instruction through the medium of a foreign language is useful in teaching vocabulary, grammar, and culture. The maps, driving manuals, and cars stimulate discussion and communication. Course techniques can include Asher's concept of Total Physical Response wherein students act in response to commands in the foreign language. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Culture, Driver Education, French
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Oates, Michael D. – French Review, 1980
Describes a one-semester French course taught by undergraduates and offered to elementary school students. The course stresses basic French vocabulary, a variety of interesting activities such as skits and songs, and parent participation through a "parents' night." (AM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Educational Games, Elementary Education
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Iszkowski, Marie-Charlotte – 1984
The U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute French Familiarization and Short-Term (FAST) course for personnel working and living in France consists of 10 weeks of French language instruction combined with practical and cultural information. An introductory section outlines FAST course objectives and sample teaching techniques in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education
Albani, Alexandra – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1977
A French course for sixth-formers of mixed ability who want to use the language in their careers is described. Groups are divided into A and B students, according to ability and aims. Goals, materials and lesson plans are outlined here. (CHK)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, English
Bear, Robert – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1978
A language school teacher explains some of his methods for teaching beginning French, including course content, use of drill and homework, pronunciation, and the use of choral speaking to teach stress and intonation. (SJL)
Descriptors: Choral Speaking, Contrastive Linguistics, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Savoie, Norman R. – 1985
The traditional upper-level course in French civilization at Utah State University was abandoned in favor of a course entitled "France Today," taught once a year to a consistent enrollment of students majoring in a wide variety of disciplines. The content varies somewhat each year, but the class typically begins with several class…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education
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Gelfand, Elissa; Switten, Margaret – French Review, 1988
A Mount Holyoke College course on gender and the development of modern fiction focused on the novel in eighteenth-century France, emphasizing women writers, writings about women, and the application of modern feminist criticism to the genre. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Feminism, French
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Smith, Alfred N. – French Review, 1996
A third-year university French composition course aims to develop student interest in/knowledge about a topic; promote discussion/writing of ideas, personal opinions, and experiences; help students explore the topic through progressively more difficult writing tasks; focus on communication of ideas, with some attention given to form; teach…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions, French, Higher Education
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Yaari, Monique; Mark, Vera – French Review, 1993
The graduate program in French civilization at the Pennsylvania State University includes an experimental course in introductory teaching theory and methods, complemented by a one-credit course in research methods and bibliography. The methods course presents interdisciplinary techniques of cultural analysis and cultural history. An extensive…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, French
Barr-Harrison, Pat – 1983
The recommended syllabus for an exploratory course about Spanish and French languages and cultures and their relationship to English is presented. The guide provides suggestions for approaching course planning and teaching; a list of areas of instruction, material resources, and methods of instruction for the specific linguistic, general language,…
Descriptors: County School Districts, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Cross, David – Audio-Visual Language Journal, 1979
Outlines a second language program that, over a period of three years, exposes the student to three languages and several teachers and stresses communicative competence. (AM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, French, German
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