This study investigates the hypothesis that various attitudes of the learner influence his learning rate regardless of the amount of time spent at the task. (Author/FB)

This marketing research project was undertaken to provide the International Institute of the University of Dallas with information regarding the career perception of foreign language majors for its use in recruitment for the International Management Program. Students from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas were included in the study. Primary…

Extracts are given from the 78-page survey which deals with the changing pattern of enrollments in university language courses and with changes in range, structure and orientation of university language courses. An address from which the full report may be obtained is given. (RM)

Paper presented at The Twenty-Fourth Annual Georgetown Round Table on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, D.C., March 15-17, 1973. (RL)

Underscores the importance and influence of positive attitudes as a factor which affects achievement in second language learning. (RL)

The importance of teaching culture in foreign language programs has long been recognized. The most exciting and promising new development in the teaching of culture is the appearance of introductory culture courses taught in English. The use of such courses has been advocated to lure reluctant students into language classes. If this is the primary…

A SURVEY OF CRITICISM FOR AND AGAINST THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH RESULTED IN A CONFERENCE'S PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE LINGUISTIC METHOD. PRESENTED IN BRIEF REPORTS ARE THE EXPERIENCES OF A COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR WHO CHANGED FROM TRADITIONAL METHODS TO THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH, AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGE GERMAN CLASSES TAUGHT BY THE…

This guide to a series of 32 weekly radio programs designed for level 2, college Spanish classes outlines the contents of each broadcast. The programs, originating from The Ohio State University, are planned to help students improve their listening comprehension skills while developing improved student attitudes toward the study of the target…

In order to offer students more stimulating lab learning, teachers at the University of Hawaii have developed the "lab sheet," a procedure that combines listening and writing skills. It may be adapted for almost any text and language learning level. With its introduction, lab attendance increased nearly 20 percent. (Author/RM)

Discussion of the current student malaise toward foreign literature and reading problems encountered by college students is directed toward means of making college language programs more relevant and of updating teaching methods. Student disinterest is traced to a premature and excessive overexposure to electronic media. The author proposes a…