Using a recent, acclaimed French novel about the history of a family for illustration, techniques for literary study in the language class are presented. The approach addresses not only the historical and familial substance of the story but the novel's format, construction, and style. (MSE)

An issue devoted to the use of science fiction in the French language classroom discusses such topics as the development of the genre, literary techniques, themes, imagery, sociolinguistic elements, and potential classroom activities. (MSE)

Techniques for using French history textbooks as materials for teaching French culture are provided, including ideas on selecting texts, uncovering the author's viewpoint, attending to cultural symbols and myths, discovering perspectives on the United States, assessing intellectual style and method, and understanding the French educational system.…

Supplemental instructional and reading materials for secondary level Latin instruction are classified, annotated, and evaluated. Most are produced by individual instructors for their own use and published in newsletters, classical journals, or conference reports. Categories of materials include: narrative texts, poetic texts, dialogues and dramas,…

This annotated bibliography lists 28 books in Spanish recommended for adolescents and published in 1990-92. Categories include biography, fiction, health, history, poetry, and science. The work of the Center of the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, at the California State University, San Marcos, is also described. (MSE)

This paper summarizes research findings on academic reading obtained from a questionnaire, two reading tests, and a textbook analysis and discusses essential reading skills required of foreign language (FL) learners in carrying out their academic studies as well as the skills with which they have problems. Results revealed that the essential…

This practical guide is intended to help teachers encourage recreational reading in a second language. The guide is based on the experience of one British school. The guide's first section offers suggestions for finding and selecting appropriate books or story collections, library instruction, keeping individual reading diaries, and helping slow…

The use of language for real communication is of primary importance in bringing a foreign language to life for students. Native speakers can make a class come alive, and teachers should explore the possibilities for bringing exchange students and teachers into the school. Realia and foreign language children's books are also interesting to…

This document consists of the three issues of "FLESNews" published during school year 1993-1994. This newsletter of the National Network for Early Language Learning contains articles on a variety of topics in elementary school second language teaching, listings of instructional materials, classroom instructional activities, and…

"Cross Currents" is subtitled "an International Journal of Language Teaching and Cross-Cultural Communication." This special theme issue is devoted to the subject of Southeast Asian refugee education and contains 13 articles on refugee education (as well as 6 articles on other language teaching topics). The thematic articles…