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Martin, Howard – Modern Language Journal, 1976
This paper outlines the proceedings of a conference on foreign language education held in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1975. Various speakers and panels detailed the history of foreign languages in Wisconsin schools, the price of language education, value of language study, support of languages at university level, and bilingual education. (CHK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conference Reports, Conferences, Language Instruction
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Reinert, Harry – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Report on the Pacific Northwest Conference on Foreign Languages in Spokane, Washington, April 19-20, 1974. (PMP)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Instruction, Language Programs
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Reinert, Harry – Modern Language Journal, 1977
The Pacific Northwest Council of Foreign Languages' 1977 conference is reported here. Second language learning, language instruction, and the future of foreign language study were topics of several papers summarized in this article. (CHK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conference Reports, Culture, Language Instruction
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Grittner, Frank M. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Report on the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 18-20, 1974. (PMP)
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Class Activities, Conference Reports, Language Instruction
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Tursi, Joseph A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Report on the 21st Northwest Conference, "Toward Student-Centered Foreign-Language Programs," held in Washington, D.C., on April 18-20, 1974. (PMP)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Films, Language Instruction, Language Programs
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Ervin, Gerard L. – Modern Language Journal, 1976
The Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University conducts outreach programs with area high school Russian departments. Workshops and programs deal with teaching materials, methods and techniques, public relations, goals, and articulation with colleges and universities. (CHK)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
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Burrelli, Louise F. – Modern Language Journal, 1975
Some of the difficulties of building an interdisciplinary program are discussed, and the experiences of the West Islip School District in New York in building such a program for grades 7-12 are described. (RM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Language Instruction
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Turner, Paul R. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Discusses the problems of foreign language requirements and foreign language student dropouts from an anthropological viewpoint. Proposes solutions which stress both the intrinsic and extrinsic values of learning a foreign language. (PM)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Cultural Influences, Dropout Attitudes, Dropouts
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Stoneberg, Bert D., Jr.; Kelly, Edward L. – Modern Language Journal, 1976
A German language summer weekly "reader" containing a reading passage, a writing exercise, a puzzle, and an "odds and ends" section was sent to high school students completing German I. Tests showed the reader had a significant effect on German writing proficiency and reading comprehension as students entered German II. (CHK)
Descriptors: German, High School Students, Language Instruction, Language Programs
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Buckby, Michael – Modern Language Journal, 1976
Criticizes the interpretations of the National Foundation for Educational Research report on French instruction in Britain's elementary schools; and discusses reasons why the report is not a basis for planning foreign language teaching at the primary level. (AM)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning, Elementary School Curriculum, Experimental Programs
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Eddy, Peter, Comp.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1976
This is the fifteenth in a series of catalogues of ERIC documents of interest to teachers and researchers in foreign languages and linguistics. The documents cited in the present list appeared in "Resources in Education" from January through June 1975. Titles are listed under the following headings and subheadings: (1) general: administration,…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Bilingual Education