Reflecting the mood of educational planners of the early 1960's toward the establishment of language courses in public elementary schools, this leaflet considers factors vital to the success of proposed FLES programs. Discussion centers on: (1) school readiness for the program, (2) justification for the proposed program, (3) scheduling, (4) choice…

This guide provides instructional and evaluative materials intended to help the classroom teacher improve the curriculum. Chapters include materials on articulation, evaluation, stating behavioral objectives, beginning a foreign language at the elementary level, the role of foreign languages in the junior high school, teaching culture, evaluation,…

The discussion sessions recorded in this volume cover various aspects of foreign language instruction including (1) the roles of both the state and the individual educator in the promotion of legislation, in the adoption of texts and other instructional materials, and in the development of curriculum, (2) problems of articulation, student…