This article presents a survey of textbooks for second-year college Spanish courses published in the last ten years. (CFM)

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.

Demonstrates, using as an example a railroad timetable, how authentic language material can be used in teaching English as a foreign language, at different levels. (IFS/WGA)

Redefines the "situational" approach to language teaching as meaning more than mere reference to space and time. Criteria for judging the realism of a situation and the authenticity of the language used are discussed as presented in materials for students of foreign languages. (CFM)

This article discusses some of the recurrent syntactic problems that the foreign learner of English faces when using the English verb-particle construction and attempts to show how a pedagogic dictionary could help the learner to cope with these problems. (Author/CFM)

This article discusses a method of teaching French that would depend less on the textbook in the classroom situation, and significantly on an affective approach that enables the teacher to elicit the material to be used as examples from the students themselves. (CLK)

Provides suggestions for using French train schedules to simulate train travel in the French classroom, thus teaching expressions of time as well as reinforcing certain verbs and structures. (AM)

A description of materials developed to supplement an activity-based French program for grade eight. (PMP)

Discusses some practical ways in which mail-order catalogues may be used in teaching English as a second language in order to promote vocabulary acquisition, induce cultural awareness, and encourage conversation in English. (Author/CFM)

Suggestions are offered for teaching a foreign language to children. The teacher needs to use materials in the foreign language, first spoken and then written ones. Arousing the children's curiosity to make them want to understand the language is an important motivating technique. (SW)

Effective instructional resources for language study include tapes of French-language news broadcasts, plays, poetry, newspaper extracts, slides, and community-directed conversations. Ways in which these resources may be used in the classroom include reading for comprehension, writing, discussion, and basic skill practice such as dictation and…

Factors contributing to the development of successful early childhood foreign language programs are considered within a specific context. Grouping procedures, curriculum design, hierarchies of language learning experiences, affective learning processes, and instructional materials are discussed. (SW)

Lists numerous activities, materials, and techniques for the teaching of English as a second language (ESL). All have been used successfully by ESL teachers. (Author/HP)

Discusses an approach to teaching English as a second language that includes teaching logical thinking and then analysis of magazine and radio advertisements. (CFM)

Describes a cultural unit centered on German wines. After a series of preparatory lessons showing how the topic touches on geography, history, and social customs, the unit culminated in a wine tasting. (EJS)