Visual aids developed in the German program of the East Texas State University (Commerce) Department of Foreign Languages and used with the textbooks "Active German, Revised" and "Focus on German for Intermediates" are described, and suggestions are made for their application. Emphasis is on classroom use of demonstration panels, overhead…

Concern is expressed here with college reading programs and with improvements needed to enable them to keep pace with the effects of rapid progress in the communications field on reading habits. Reading, especially critical reading, will be more necessary than ever in interpreting and evaluating all the ideas being gained or received from the…

Problems encountered by language teachers involved in teaching culture are discussed in the introductory remarks of this paper. Leopold Senghor's definition of negritude as it is expressed primarily through literature is equated with the "...sum total of the values of the civilization of the African world." An educational experiment conducted at…

Recognition of the enrollment crisis facing foreign language teachers in colleges and universities prompts the author to propose alternatives to the lock-step curriculum still characteristic of many language programs. Individualized instruction is seen as the key to the improvement of student motivation; extra-curricular language activities and…

LANGUAGE LABORATORIES HAVE CHANGED FROM SIMPLE INSTALLATIONS, EQUIPPED WITH RECORD PLAYERS OR TAPE RECORDERS, TO COMPLEX INSTALLATIONS WITH FACILITIES FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION, DIAL SELECTION OF AUDIO PROGRAMS, REMOTE STORAGE OF TAPES, AND EVEN RECEPTION OF TV. LANGUAGE LABORATORIES OF THE FUTURE MUST HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF BEING OPERATED EFFICIENTLY…

Evaluation of university teachers is generally left to students, but the first and most important evaluation must be made at the departmental level. (CFM)

Describes an inductive approach to teaching the general characteristics of a literary movement or period. Without prior discussion, students are asked to identify similarities among various art forms of a given period; this procedure stimulates further study, exploration, and disscussion of the subject. (EJS)

A summary is presented of the views of foreign language experts concerning the foreign language requirements for preparation toward liberal arts degrees in schools and colleges, and their opinions on what should be priority goals of foreign language departments. Questionnaire responses were obtained from 47 foreign language specialists. (SW)

A course is described which was designed to investigate the changing literary images and social roles of women from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. The structure and content of the course is outlined for the following periods: 1795-1848, 1880-1910, and 1945-present. (SW)

In the study reported here, an attempt was made to measure the relative achievement of students enrolled in four intermediate-level college Spanish courses, including one of near-immersion design. Course designs differed in methods of teaching and in intensity; it was expected that these differences would be reflected in student achievement.…

This article explains the need for foreign language fluency in employees and executives of multinational businesses. A pilot program is proposed outlining a comprehensive, basic, twelve-month, semi-intensive foreign language program to give minimum professional proficiency for an international career. (CHK)

Describes a method designed to increase language skills in the advanced student through French-English or English-French translation and interpretation exercises. (AM)

Describes a survey of secondary/postsecondary foreign language program articulation in New York State which revealed a lack of communication between secondary schools and colleges. A rationale for an organized program of articulation is presented. (Author/AM)

The dual mandate of modern language learning is considered to be linguistic competence and scholarly expertise in literature or in philology. The need for the systematic study of culture in modern language studies is discussed, and programs in the United States and Great Britain are compared. (MLW)

Reports on the generally favorable response of college students at Ohio State University to the use of computers in elementary German instruction. (AM)