The guidelines presented here consider important questions of English language proficiency for foreign students entering colleges and universities in the United States. Several problems are discussed: admissions, measurement of proficiency, responsibility of the institution, administration of the English-as-a-second-language (ESL) program, ESL and…

For English courses at the Continuation Level (i.e., after earning the certificate English 1 in the People's Universities), suggestions are offered as to methods and materials, based on experience at the People's University of Frankfurt. (IFS/WGA)

The English as a second language certificate course in German People's Universities may be made a 4-step course. Its goals, set by the Council of Europe, should be carefully examined. One goal, "content-specification," is discussed, and its attendant problems demonstrated by means of an example. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Description of instructional materials used at the English Language Institute (ELI) at the University of Pittsburgh. (RL)

The present report on courses in English for speakers of other languages lists 301 academic-year offerings at 299 institutions and 125 summer offerings including separate orientation programs at 114 institutions. Also listed are degree and certificate programs in English for speakers of other languages offered at 44 institutions and 29 other…

Paper presented at the 1972 TESOL Conference in Washington, D.C. (DD)

Revised version of a paper presented at the Association of Teachers of English as a Second Language section of the National Association for Foreign Students Affairs Convention, Detroit, Michigan, May 1973. (DD)

Based primarily on observation of university English courses in Ethiopia, this article concludes that service courses in English are ineffective. ESL courses in Hawaii and California are compared with Ethiopian programs for learning time and results. (CHK)

Based on surveys conducted by institutions such as the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, the National Council of Teachers of English and the Center for Applied Linguistics, this article attempts to present a composite picture of the EFL (English Foreign Language) program as it has developed in the 1950's and up to the present. (FWB)

First part of an article to be continued. (VM)

Discusses English course offerings at German People's Universities, specifically, Frankfurt. Applicants are counselled at orientation and grouped according to aims and preparation. Most courses have hiterto met only once a week; there is a trend toward increasing the frequency. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Discusses the history of British radio-drama broadcasts and their usefulness for instruction in the English language. (DD)