The results of an experimental Spanish course using videotapes, described previously (FLA, December 1974), and the application of the results to the entire Spanish language program, are discussed. (Author/KM)

PAST EFFORTS TO USE PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES HAVE PRODUCED VARYING RESULTS. TELEVISION, AS A POSSIBLE SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL MACHINE, HAS BEEN NEGLECTED IN THESE EFFORTS, EVEN THOUGH IT OFFERS UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES FOR BOTH THE PROGRAMER AND THE STUDENT. CRITICS OF TV SAY THAT PROGRAMING IS DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE, THOUGH THIS WAS…

This handbook was first planned for use by the teacher and students of two experimental introductory Spanish classes of the University of South Carolina, employing the materials "Espanol a lo vivo" during the 1971-72 and 1972-73 academic years. One group followed a traditional approach to instruction having class four times weekly, while the other…

Describes an internship program designed to teach the prospective language teacher how to handle a variety of electronic and audiovisual instructional media. (AM)