Discusses the demands of the Association pour la Defense du Latin that Latin be returned to the French secondary school curriculum and that the Classics-Science baccalaureat be restored as one of the French secondary programs. Benefits of studying Latin are enumerated. (KM)

Negative and positive developments in the Latin curriculum in American public schools and developments in England are discussed. Declining enrollment trends, the emplementation of elementary school Latin classes in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, and diversification of the secondary school classics curriculum are some of the topics addressed.…

The rationale for teaching Latin and the classics in urban schools and research studies on outcomes in various cities and colleges are cited. Recommendations are presented on curricula and grades in which such instruction should be offered. Resources to aid the implementation of an instructional program are cited. (SW)

The rationale for the establishment of a curriculum in the recently founded University of Sussex, England, which does not offer full programs in classical or medieval studies, is examined in this paper. Intent on developing a program which has as its scope "a general background in European culture", the university offers programs,…

With widespread reform of the English grammar and public schools imminent, the development of new structures within the "common" or "comprehensive" schools to assure the continuation of classics and Latin studies is suggested in this booklet. Current educational trends are clarified in articles on: (1) the present situation,…

This four-part report of the 1971-72 Classical Association of the Atlantic States Working Committee deals with the rationale for new approaches and curriculums for schools and colleges. Implications of the new approaches in teacher education are also teated. The major section treating new model curriculums and approaches includes discussion of:…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER WHAT OTHER DISCIPLINES MIGHT HAVE TO TELL THE LANGUAGE TEACHING PROFESSION, THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EXTENDED ITS FOCUS BEYOND ITS USUAL INVOLVEMENT WITH IMMEDIATE PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEMS BY ADOPTING AS THE SUBJECT OF ITS 1960 PROGRAM "CULTURE IN LANGUAGE LEARNING." THE FIVE…

Curricular changes at all levels of foreign language education provide alternate ways to provide valid learning experiences. There is new freedom for students to explore varying time arrangements, different learning styles, diverse content, and various locations for instruction. A discussion of student learning styles concerns individualization,…