DEBATE OVER THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL CONTENT OF ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE COLLEGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS REVEALS DIVERGENCE OF OPINION OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COURSES. WHILE SOCIAL SCIENCE-MINDED PEOPLE EMPHASIZE THAT CULTURE EXTENDS BEYOND LITERATURE TO THE THINKING AND BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF OTHER PEOPLES, THEY DO NOT…

A description of the English-Ukrainian bilingual program in the primary grades of the Edmonton Public Schools. Objectives and evaluative criteria are given. Results show no significant difference between regular and bilingual classes in standardized test scores. Children learned a significant amount of Ukrainian. All concerned considered the…

BASED ON AN AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE OUTLINES GOALS, METHODS, AND MATERIALS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF SPANISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN. ONE-THIRD OF THE GUIDE OUTLINES GENERAL PRINCIPLES TO ASSIST THE TEACHER IN MOST PHASES OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. THE REMAINDER OF THE BOOK OFFERS…

This course guide for business English and communication, divided into eight sections, focuses on the primary objective of the course: to develop the student's ability to communicate effectively in business. Section one is a guide to understanding communication in everyday life and oral and written communication in business. Section two outlines…

TWO CONSIDERATIONS ARE STILL BASIC IN TEACHING RUSSIAN. FIRST A STUDENT MUST ACQUIRE A REALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE TASK INVOLVED IN LEARNING RUSSIAN AND MUST ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPLYING HIMSELF TOWARD KNOWN OBJECTIVES RATHER THAN MERELY PUTTING IN TIME. IF A STUDENT IS TO HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF HIS GOALS HE COULD BE TOLD THAT ABOUT…

A preliminary set of content objectives for a 4-year Russian program for Wisconsin secondary schools is delin"ated in this curriculum guide. Trends in the high school study of Russian are discussed briefly, and the skills and concepts necessary for communication are spelled out. Major attention is given to the skill and content tables which chart…

This pamphlet reviews the current educational status of the classics in the curriculum in England and suggests teaching methods for all levels of instruction. Four major sections focus on: (1) program articulation, (2) the Latin course below the sixth form, (3) the teaching of Latin and Greek: program requirements, and (4) sixth-form work. The…

Outlines sample exercises developed in a program designed to teach minimal (threshold level) competencies based on students' communication needs and the concept of a notional syllabus. (AM)

A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF THE LANGUAGE TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, ESTABLISHED IN 1963 TO TEACH THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL AND ENGLISH TO FOREIGN ALLIED MILITARY PERSONNEL. THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE AUDIOLINGUAL METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH USED IN ITS INTENSIVE…

Based on national, state, and local objectives, this rating sheet, designed for foreign language departmental evaluation, is divided into seven areas of appraisal: philosophy and objectives, program organization, equipment for instructional purposes, curriculum planning and program evaluation, teacher preparation, counseling, and guidance. Blanks…

This course is designed to teach basic Russian terminology and structure which will allow the student, with the help of a good dictionary, to translate scientific material. Before taking the course, the student should control the Russian sound system and should be thoroughly familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet. This curriculum guide includes a…

The foreign language/career education program at Crossland Senior High School in Camp Springs, Maryland, is described. Crossland High maintains two distinct divisions, the academic and the vocational. The new language program offers vocational students the opportunity to learn to speak and understand those foreign words and phrases most needed in…

A NEED FOR A STATEMENT OF SIMPLIFIED CRITERIA BY WHICH SECONDARY SCHOOLS MAY MEASURE THE EXCELLENCE OF THEIR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS HAS STIMULATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE GUIDELINES, DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN SETTING UP THE BEST POSSIBLE AUDIOLINGUALLY-ORIENTED CURRICULUM TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF SCHOOLS. FOLLOWING AN OUTLINE OF BASIC…

This guide delineates the scope and sequence of Latin instruction in levels 1-3 in terms of behavioral objectives. Following a review of the Bloomington, Minnesota, school philosophy and a discussion of the design of foreign language behavioral objectives on which the guide is based, the manual discusses expected terminal behavior in the level 1…