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Coffin, Edna Amir – System, 1979
Discusses evaluation methods in two individualized language instruction programs: the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), and the Self-Instructional Language Programs (SILP), both of which follow the model set by the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP). (AM)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction, Program Descriptions

King, P. K.; Last, R. W. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1979
Describes EXERCISE, a computer program developed to permit the beginner in a modern foreign language to drill himself in the language and to undertake self-instruction. An example of the program's application in the teaching of beginning and intermediate Dutch is given. (RAO)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Dutch, Exercise, Foreign Countries

Gougher, Ronald L., Ed.; Bockman, John F., Ed. – 1974
This newsletter begins with an editorial on the purposes and methods of individualizing foreign language instruction. Mirta R. Vega describes an individualized Spanish course for English speakers, produced by the Dade Co. Public Schools, Miami, Florida. Also presented is a list, compiled by Robert McClennan, of the potential problems of foreign…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs, Instructional Materials

Chadwell, Courtenay S. – NALLD Journal, 1978
Describes a laboratory structure based on the open classroom model, consisting of various "skill stations," such as the "listening comprehension and pronunciation station," and designed to allow for flexibility, stimulation, variety, and contact between teacher and student. (AM)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Instructional Design, Instructional Innovation, Language Instruction
Gougher, Ronald L., Ed.; Bockman, John F., Ed. – 1973
This newsletter begins with an editorial on the meaning of individualization in education. In his article "Individualizing Instruction for Teachers: Current Efforts in Individualization," T.B. Kalivoda describes an individualized oral language course at the University of Georgia called "Oral Spanish for Teachers." An article by…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs, Language Instruction
Gougher, Ronald L., Ed.; Bockman, John F., Ed. – 1973
This newsletter begins with an editorial comment on the current progress of foreign language individualization. Other items included are: "Practical First Steps for Individualizing--Suggestions for Teachers Who Must Start from Scratch" (Ronald Gougher); "A Statement on Skills and Feelings: The Dimension of 'Depth' in Individualization" (Earl…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs, Instructional Materials
Myers, Ann; Morgan, Toni – Audiovisual Instruction, 1979
Describes various uses of audiovisual materials for individualized instruction to help language disabled students. (CMV)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Media, Individualized Instruction

Davies, Norman F., Ed.; Allen, John R., Ed. – 1973
This issue begins with a description (by Henri Niedzielski) of 10 performance objectives devised for a course in French phonetics at the University of Hawaii. The other articles in this issue are concerned with the following topics: (1) a self-instruction approach that allows colleges to offer courses in nearly every language to as few as two…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Cognitive Processes, Educational Technology, Individualized Instruction

Dubois, Betty Lou; Buker, Suzanne – System, 1979
Describes a self-pacing procedure for helping students of diverse backgrounds handle the materials of a composition course in English as a second language. Sample instructional materials are appended. (JB)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English (Second Language), Flexible Scheduling, Individualized Instruction
Massey, Mike – v4 n1 p17-25 May 1979, 1979
Two articles on teacher training are included: "The Functional Approach: New Requirements for Teacher Training," and "Les Aspects theoriques de l'approche fonctionnelle et les implications pour la methode d'enseignement de la langue seconde (Theoretical Aspects of the Functional Approach and Implications for Second Language Teaching…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education

Scanlan, Richard T. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Examines in detail Latin courses using the PLATO IV computer-assisted instruction system. These programs, supplemental to classroom work, are effective in individualizing instruction. Lessons provide drill and practice. Complete diagnostic, progress, and achievement records are easily kept and accessed for evaluation of students. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classical Languages, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Diagnosis

Higgs, Theodore V. – Hispania, 1979
Discusses techniques that facilitate student learning, conserve instructor time, provide a rationale for course and materials design, and increase inter-rater reliability. Includes suggestions for providing for student differences, determining what to teach and when, and saving time in grading compositions. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Grading, Individualized Instruction, Language Arts

Petherbridge, Douglas – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1976
This paper first addresses the issue of the contradictory nature of informed opinion and advice in the foreign language field today. It goes on to consider such controversial topics as the introduction of the written symbol, teaching the language versus teaching about it, teaching culture, the usefulness of FLES, and individualization. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cultural Education, FLES, Grammar
Strevens, Peter – Topics in Culture Learning, 1974
By the year 2000 the prevailing philosophy of education, in Western Europe and North America at least, will contain four major elements: (1) concern for the individual, (2) disapproval of authoritarianism, (3) the expectation of lifelong education, and (4) a sophisticated theoretical learning-teaching model of education. Language is now seen as a…
Descriptors: Culture, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Individualized Instruction

Taylor, Heimtraut F. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Reports on the generally favorable response of college students at Ohio State University to the use of computers in elementary German instruction. (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, German, Higher Education
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