Reviews 3 books (1 German, 2 English) on bilingual schools. Reports on plans, goals, and results of the research and experiments carried out in schools where the bilingual program was introduced at an early level. Results are evaluated for their bearing on further bilingual schooling. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The work of CODOFIL (the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana) is described. (Text is in French.) (PMP)

The history of bilingual schools, and the conflict between English and Slavic cultures in Canada. (RA)

This article discusses the two main types of trilingualism, individual trilingualism and societal trilingualism, or multilingualism. Research directions in third language learning are also noted. (CLK)

Distinguishes between folk bilingualism and elitist bilingualism. Bilingual education deals with the former. How second language teaching and bilingual education can be brought closer together, and the need for bilingual education among non-native speakers of English and among monolingual speakers of English, are discussed. (SC)

The Cincinnati Public Schools' German-English Bilingual Alternative School program is discussed. The program was established in 1974 for some 200 monolingual first and second graders, and expands vertically each year to the next grade level. Tests of reading and arithmetic skills show achievement equal to or greater than regular students. (CHK)

A sociolinguist looks at language teaching and the need for bilingual education to help the non-English-speaking poor and to preserve diverse cultures. Bilingual education and second language instruction are seen as interdependent fields with great potential for helping each other. (SC)

Only 12 States have their own bilingual education programs, and the legislation and funds for these are limited. (Author/DN)

This paper discusses cultural diversity and language in the schools and the need for bilingual-bicultural education. Language planning deals with (1) the language problems which precipitated calls for bilingual education, and (2) the manner in which the U.S. Government has sought to solve this problem. (CHK)

Gives reasons for the failure of FLES programs in most schools, and proposes the home-school language switch program in which English-speaking students are given their kindergarten, first grade, and most of second, third, and fourth grade instruction in a foreign language. (Author/DR)

This paper presents the results of an evaluation of a bilingual education program for English-speaking pupils, grades 1-4, in Ontario. It is a partial French immersion program, with instruction in French or English half of each day. Evaluative tests are described, and English and French language skills examined. (CHK)

Comparative language tests in English and French were given to pupils of the Bilingual School, Buea, Republic of Cameroon, to measure the extent of bilingualism. The results showed that although English speakers made greater progress in learning French than vice versa, the system of language teaching has been a qualified success so far.…