Describes a 1978 experiment in which French conversations (among advanced students of French) were transmitted by satellite from Hawaii to other locations in the Pacific. (AM)

The author used a movie poster to initiate three weekly exercise sessions. The first concentrated on types of posters and notices, the ways they may be mounted, and how that activity may be described. The second phase was description of the poster's subject. The third concerned the myths and symbols and emotional qualities of the drama portrayed.…

A teaching experiment conducted in France among American university students and French workers to provide the students with practical experience in utilizing French. (DS)

A collection of four short articles giving detailed lesson plans using magazines, editorials and recipes to teach grammar. "A" is used as the example in these lesson plans. The first article deals with avoir and the past participle. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Czechosovakian television has just presented a series of French Conversation Classes using audiovisual techniques and starring Czech actors and actresses. The setting of each dialog is in Czechoslovakia, and the situations are those in which a Czech would use French in his or her native land. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Describes conversation courses offered by the New York branch of the Alliance Francaise to adult native English speakers. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

A description of two conversation courses (elementary and advanced) given during a summer session at Middlebury College. The materials used were tapes and slides made in France by the instructors to realize the course objectives--use of authentic spoken French and cultural education. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

A description of a functional French program for the training of tourism personnel in Greece. The topics discussed are: the public and their needs, and analysis of oral communication, pedagogical techniques and activities, including numerous examples of comprehension and speaking exercises. A short bibliography is included. (Text is in French.)…

A description of units, including materials and techniques, used in secondary school French classes in Norway. The basis for selection of materials was student interest and motivation. The units appealed to the students' intelligence, imagination, sense of play and of group. Several samples are given. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

A technique using dialogues and realistic prose passages from the works of Georges Simenon and Simone de Beauvoir to teach French conversational skills at the college level is explained and illustrated. (MSE)

Describes a teaching technique using a non-language-teaching film in French as a stimulus for aural comprehension practice, discussion and composition. (Text is in French.) (MLA)

Four short articles discuss how to transcribe voice messages quickly and easily, how to learn to debate, new French expressions and games for language students. (Text is in French.) (MLA)