Discusses the educational value that televised films may have in foreign language teaching, as well as their function in the development of basic skills. (IFS/WGA)

Describes a method, used in intermediate French classes on the university level, which uses films to improve listening comprehension skills. (AM)

Offers teaching plans for the use of dramatic films in teaching French in Grades 11, 12, and 13, and discusses their significance for the leisure-time activities of adolescents. (IFS/WGA)

Describes a method used at Yale University that uses film study to expose the student of French to culturally authentic language. (AM)

Presents strategies for exploring the cultural content of feature foreign films in the language or culture and civilization classroom. Examples are taken from Francois Truffaut's "L'Argent de poche" and from Agnes Varga's "L'Une Chante, L'autre pas." (AM)

This article discusses three types of films and their use in the second language classroom. The description film is objective and static, and elicits adjectives and adverbs. This kind of film should be presented three times, each time followed by a different set of learning exercises. The culture film - characterized by descriptions, scenes from…

The use of teacher-made captions or subtitles to accompany slide and film presentations in foreign language classes is discussed. (JB)

Describes the procedure for conducting a ten-week project for the foreign language classroom that involves group participation: the dubbing of shortened American films using students' voices. (EJS)

Discusses pedagogical and technical aspects of making films of native speakers of French conversing with the aid of gestures. (AM)

This article describes a course designed to develop oral skills in English as a second language. A video-taped movie is shown without its sound track; the students then analyze, discuss, and ultimately dub in the film in the target language. (CFM)

The theme of this issue of ELT Documents is the use of the language laboratory in language learning. An article by A. Maley summarizes the conference on the use of the language laboratory for advanced learners, held in Paris, 2-4 Oct. 1974, from which two main perspectives emerged. One is critical of the structuralist audio-lingual assumptions…

This issue contains five articles dealing with teaching English as a second language. "Distinctive Features of Written English" by L. E. Henrichson discusses the special instruction that is needed if a student is to learn to write well. "In-Class Dynamics in TESL" by J. B. Alter presents a technique for spontaneous oral duscussion on newly…