In recent years, the amount of time allotted to foreign language teaching has tended to even up in the various types of schools in West Germany. The Hauptschulen (grade 9 "terminal" schools) have shown a marked increase, the Realschulen (secondary schools) some increase, and the Gymnasien (university-preparatory) a decrease. (IFS/WGA)

TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) students are usually people who are in the process of assimilating a new language and culture and therefore require more than a superficial knowledge of the language. Adults learning English as a second language might be taught by a language experience approach. Building upon the learners' experiences…

The English Language and Concepts Program for Spanish-Speaking Children Assessment System is described from a development and program evaluation perspective. (Author/RM)

This article surveys numbers and types of immigrant children in the provinces of Canada and outlines types of English classes and language programs available to them. Problems include the great variety in quality of classes, organization and funding. (CHK)

Discusses the merits and limitations of programed learning and its use in teaching English as a foreign language. Emphasizes the need for testing such programs and offers suggestions on how to test. (IFS/WGA)

Possible clues on the impact of a government sponsored language training program to immigrants generally identifies the program as a favorable one, having positive pay-offs in terms of the immigrants' employment success, income improvement and occupational upward mobility. (Author/AM)

The author is Director of the English for Speakers of Other Languages Program at the Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C. Paper presented at the TESOL Convention, Chicago, March 1969. (FWB)

Urges community colleges to provide the instruction necessary for foreign students to develop proficiency in English, focusing on program options (intensive, semi-intensive, support services), staffing, international students advisers, placement examinations, program evaluation, and possibilities for technical assistance. (AYC)

Assesses the status of English as a second language teaching in Canada. Focuses on a broad discussion of four areas; programs, cultural adjustment, research and experimentation, and professionalism. (PMP)

Foreign language study at the Karl Marx University of Economic Sciences in Budapest aims to develop the ability to use the language as a native would in a particular business or profession, and to help the student become fully aware of the political, historical, sociological, and geographical background of the foreign country and the…

Describes the English language program at the University of New Brunswick at Frederiction, including its history, development, current organization, attributes, and problems. (RL)