The study pointed out the inadequacy of the Saskatchewan school system to teach French. There is lack of equipment necessary for the teaching of oral French, lack of background of teachers of French, overloaded classrooms, and other shortcomings. (Author/MF)

Effects of the different components of the Distar language program were tested on 48 trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children. Three designs were used comparing IQ, sex, continuation status, selected standardized test results, and replicates. Results indicated that the degree of previous formal language training (continuation status) did not…

Four evaluation studies were conducted of French as a second language program in grades 4, 5, and 6 in a large urban school district in western Canada. As a result of the 1972 study, which revealed major discrepancies between intended and observed outcomes, especially in oral skills, a major objectives-based curriculum was initiated. As part of…

A pilot study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of five curricular methods used in a summer Head Start program designed to develop perceptual-motor skills. Three hundred and seventy-three inner-city children in 15 Head Start centers were given the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Brenner Developmental Gestalt Test of School…

This is an evaluative report on the Caribou Exemplary Bilingual Project for 1973-1974, its second year. The English-French program involved two kindergarten, two first grade, and two second grade classes. The report includes a description of the project, a discussion of the procedures used to evaluate it, an assessment of each of the five project…

This survey is a result of the decision of the British Department of Education and Science to provide a long-term forecast of national needs in modern languages. The overall aims of the project were to describe levels of teaching and standards of achievement in French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish in terms of (1) what is required for…

This bibliography is part of a doctoral thesis entitled "Individualized Instruction: Its Effects upon Achievement and Interest in Beginning College Spanish," an evaluation of Purdue University's Paced Spanish program. The bibliography cites more than 140 books and journal articles on the theories and goals of foreign language teaching…

This research was designed to assess the effects of various curriculum materials and different levels of teacher training on the cognitive, intellectual, and language development of full-year Head Start children who were given intensive language training. The curriculum materials used were the "Sullivan-Buchanan Readiness Program," the…

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,…

Asserts that to revitalize foreign language study we need: (1) a reevaluation of the setting in which foreign language programs exist; (2) uniform standards for initial student placement in foreign language programs; and (3) continual updating by teachers, administrators, and guidance counselors of the objectives, methodology, and content of the…

This report outlines the formative evaluation of the first lesson in the Structured Language Improvement Project (SLIP) - an English language instructional program being developed at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Washington, D.C. The theme of this first lesson is the distinction between the simple present (e.g. He eats lunch every day.)…

This is a final report on a five-year (1969-74) bilingual program in Greenville, New Hampshire. An introduction describes the predicament of the Francophone student and early flaws in the program. Chapter 2 describes the program in terms of French and English instruction, materials development, staff development, community involvement and…

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…

During the 1974-1975 school year eight itinerant French teachers travelled among 20 elementary schools teaching oral French to Grade 6 and Grade 7 students. Each teacher was responsible for two or three schools, The course was based on the book Le Francais Partout-Cours Preliminaire (1967) ed.). The study described in this report was initiated to…

IN THIS SURVEY OF CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES THE AUTHOR FIRST ASSUMES THAT MOST SERIOUS STUDENTS HOPE EVENTUALLY TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT READING AND WRITING ABILITY TO CONDUCT ORIGINAL RESEARCH USING RESOURCES WRITTEN IN CHINESE. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE CHINESE WRITING SYSTEM, THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT GOAL AND "THE LEVEL…