Gives the results of an investigation carried out at the integrated Gesamtschule (a school with grades 1-13) of Braunschweig-West, on teaching-oriented flexible external differentiation with the textbook "English for a Start" (Lensing, Dortmund). The basic principle of the model is that the pupils remain in heterogeneous groups. (Text is in…

Discusses ESL textbooks for adults, either newly published or revised within the last four years. Availability information for each course is given. (PMP)

Presents a teaching project which was planned and carried out in an honors course for Grade 12 of a girls' gymnasium. The content of the project deals with the reading of British daily newspapers and magazines, combined with learning the essential characteristics of the British press. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes the acquisition of grammar in a beginning English course for adult students organized on an experimental basis at the C.R.A.P.E.L. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Describes a course developed for the six supervisors of a Scarborough factory who have Italian as their first language. Course objectives include competent communication with native English speakers at the management level, ease of self-expression in meetings, and clarity of communication of hourly workers of other language groups. (EJS)

Describes an experiment designed to teach note-taking techniques to students of English on the university level. (AM)

Describes an experimental drama laboratory using a new course called "Scenario" which is designed to help those who speak sub-standard English improve their command of the language. A model scenario, commentary on the drama-lab approach, description of video taping lab, outline of class procedure, and sample coaching and critique cards are…

Students transferring from "terminal" junior high schools or from Realschulen to the Gymnasium (humanities-oriented high school) should take "assimilation courses." These have four phases: (1) evaluation of phonetic knowledge, (2) increasing language skills, (3) introduction to text interpretation, (4) completing an 11th-grade basic course. (Text…

A course given to help German teachers of English master English phrases used frequently in the classroom is described. It was found that initial contextualization followed by language laboratory work enabled teachers to assimilate phrases best. (CHK)

A pilot course in mastery learning in a survey course in English literature at the Beirut University College is described. The course was designed to increase the retention of knowledge and skills of students of another culture, utilizing the lecture-discussion method and the mastery learning concepts. (Author/RM)

The article describes a British project to demonstrate the value of appropriate training for improving industrial and race relations: (1) an English language course for immigrants in factories; (2) an industrial relations course for immigrant leaders; and (3) a course for indigenous supervisory personnel on immigrant culture and customs. (MF)

Describes courses in the teaching of English as a foreign language which have attempted to utilize various aspects of English linguistic and literary studies as a preparation for specialists in this field. (Author/MB)

Describes a self-pacing procedure for helping students of diverse backgrounds handle the materials of a composition course in English as a second language. Sample instructional materials are appended. (JB)