Provides job cards for language activities in the middle grade classroom which pick up on ideas from "The Phantom Tollbooth," a children's classic by Norton Juster. (DD)

Presents a syllabus, developed by the Exeter University Department of Classics, for a degree course designed to do justice to both the literary and the historical aspects of the ancient world. The course is called "Latin and Ancient History." (Author/KM)

Foreign language teachers need a reservoir of techniques designed to dispel misconceptions students may have about poetry and to lead them step-by-step into its study. This article presents learning experiences of such a nature and illustrations for teachers to help them devise activities. (Author/SW)

Discusses three books on language and literature instruction that present humanistic approaches to teaching students how to write, think, and express themselves in a creative manner. (FL)

Describes an inductive approach to teaching the general characteristics of a literary movement or period. Without prior discussion, students are asked to identify similarities among various art forms of a given period; this procedure stimulates further study, exploration, and disscussion of the subject. (EJS)

Discusses the importance of the humanities, particularly language study, to the pursuit of knowledge. (AM)

Discusses general strategies and specific devices to motivate intermediate and advanced students to use the language laboratory frequently and efficiently. Suggests types of materials most effective for language laboratory use. (PMJ)

Proposes (1) the merging of foreign language and literature departments and (2) an increased American representation in these departments with a reduction in foreign teachers. (AM)

This paper suggests guidelines for poetry study. Studying unfamiliar vocabulary, allusions and surface and underlying meaning are the general steps, followed by specific questioning regarding poem genre, rhyme, meter, imagery and content, for an overall evaluation. (CHK)

Proposes the use of word games to promote the enjoyment of literature studies by second language learners. (AM)

Provides a review of the literature and a description of programs in teaching assistant training, and in training teaching assistant educators, in foreign languages. (AM)

Provides suggestions for the integration of literary analysis courses in college Spanish programs. Includes references for students and for teachers. (AM)

Outlines a four-year program of German study aiming to give students a basic ability in spoken and written German, knowledge of German culture, and preparation for advanced German study. Study topics and textbooks are included. (CHK)

Students' interests, inherent textual difficulty, and intentions of the writer are considered in designing questioning strategies for student analysis of foreign language literature. Throughout the analysis, students express personal feelings, justify motives, find generalizations, and evaluate the quality and significance of the work. (PMJ)

Suggests various language-game techniques for use at the upper level in the study of poetry. The aim is to stimulate creative language work as against purely receptive learning. Title reconstruction, translation techniques, and fill-in exercises on a sonnet are described. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)