Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French, December 29, 1972, New York, New York. (DS)

This article expresses the need in foreign language instruction to narrow the gap between the study of literature and language studies. It suggests presenting literature not only in the written form, but by means of other semiotic systems. The literature specifically dealt with is that of the song-poem. (CLK)

Describes the materials, scheduling, testing, classroom activities, and teaching assistantships in a flexible two-semester program. Student attitudes and attrition are also discussed. (DB)

One answer to this question is the teaching of subjects other than literature, particularly in "intermediate French." Instruction in Franco-American relations is culture. Topics discussed are: establishment of precise objectives, limiting topics, access to documentation, teacher preparation, teaching methods. Examples of projects are given. (Text…

Outlines a high school or college level course involving the combination of literary texts and commercial films. A selected list of films suitable to such a course is also included. (DB)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French, December 27, 1970, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)

This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of conversation classes for learning a foreign language, and outlines three basic prerequisites for a successful conversation class: a small, homogeneous group, actual facts and ideas available for discussion, and a basic working vocabulary. (CLK)

An analysis of questionnaires on the teaching of Francophone literature in colleges and secondary schools. Most studied is the literature of West Africa, Quebec and the Antilles. Teacher training in Francophone literature, establishing rationales, needs assessment and selected sources of information on Francophone literature are discussed. (AMH)