Two articles discuss educational policy in Germany regarding foriegn language teaching. One pleads for giving French a fair chance along with English. The other agrees that no one language should be favored, and says that the whole question needs thorough consideration and that adequate planning is required. (IFS/WGA)

Laments the effect of educational policies on foreign language teaching, and pleads for a variety of foreign language offerings (in European schools), based on the needs of society and on individual wishes, and not only from the standpoint of a universal language (English). (IFS/WGA)

Discusses topics treated at the Congress, including: diversification of foreign language offerings in the schools; the situation in West Germany; language teaching in occupational schools; practical aspects of teaching; teaching literature; area studies; linguistic problems, e.g., creating a single transcription usable for all the languages…

A questionnaire given to German university students of English revealed that their recollection of their upper-level high school English reading courses tended to be limited to a few works by a few authors. This is seen as regrettable, considering the wide variety of works available. (IFS/WGA)

Describes the development of teaching materials for the intermediate grades, consisting of six teaching units of various degrees of difficulty, and of four learning programs, each dealing with a particular feature of grammar. (IFS/WGA)