INFORMATION ON THE AUDITORY SKILLS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS WAS OBTAINED AND A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THOSE SKILLS TO EASE OF MASTERY OF FRENCH AND SPANISH. THIS RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE CURRENT TREND IN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIOLINGUAL SKILLS BY PREDOMINANTLY AURAL…

THE WOLOF LANGUAGE AS SPOKEN IN DAKAR, SENEGAL, IS PRESENTED TO THE BEGINNING STUDENT IN THIS TEXT THROUGH DIALOGS, EXERCISES, GRAMMAR EXPLANATIONS, AND CULTURAL NOTES. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION GIVES A THOROUGH PRESENTATION OF WOLOF PHONOLOGY AND EXPLAINS THE PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTION USED. IN EACH OF THE FIVE LESSONS WHICH FOLLOW, A DIALOG INTRODUCES…

Expresses scepticism of "bandwagon" movements in foreign language instruction but still hopeful of the promise implicit in individualized instruction. (RL)

Describes point of introduction, function and content of the French tape "Un joune homme parle de sa vie" (A Young Man Talks about his Life). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes point of introduction, function and content of the French tape "La situation des ouvrieres francaises" (The Situation of French Women Workers). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Presents the function, content and structure of the French tape "Maurice Thorez - fils du peuple" (Maurice Thorez - Son of the People"). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Examines reasons for dissatisfaction with audiolingual methods for language instruction (LG)

A PROPOSED PROJECT IS DESCRIBED THAT AIMS AT IMPROVING LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION METHODS AND AUGMENTING THE CAPABILITIES OF SCHOOLS FOR TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE EFFECTIVELY, EVEN WHERE A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LANGUAGE TEACHERS EXISTS. IT IS PROPOSED THAT THESE GOALS BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUDIO-LINGUAL-VISUAL COURSE, UTILIZING…

Discusses Concordia University Colloquium in July 1981 whose theme was a renaissance for the language laboratory. The primary conclusion was that the language laboratory of the past is destined to become the open learning center of the future and that communicative drills must replace mechanical manipulations of language. (Author/BK)

This article opposes drawing a sharp distinction between different methods when discussing language teaching and considers the possibility of a fruitful synthesis of the three conceptions of teaching discussed here (audiolingual, audiovisual and conventional). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

NONENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS ARE HELPED TO DEVELOP A SUFFICIENT COMMAND OF ENLGISH WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGULAR SCHOOL PROGRAM AT THEIR GRADE LEVEL. THESE PUPILS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE CATEGORIES AND ARE ASSIGNED TO ORIENTATION CLASSES ON THE BASIS OF THEIR COMMAND OF ENGLISH. A TEAM OF ONE CERTIFIED TEACHER AND TWO…

ALTHOUGH THE TRADITIONAL OBJECTIVES OF HISTORICAL-CULTURAL APPLICATION AND ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE CONTINUE TO BE EMPHASIZED WIDELY IN LATIN CLASSES, THE TIMES DEMAND THE ADOPTION OF THE MORE VITAL MODERN METHODS CURRENTLY PRACTICED IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. OF COURSE, THE ORAL COMMAND OF LATIN CAN NEVER BE FUNCTIONAL, BUT IT CAN PERMIT A…

Discusses the role of hearing and speaking in learning a classical language. Presents several examples of oral-aural techniques for the Latin classroom. (EKN)