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Peer reviewedRowlands, David – Modern Language Journal, 1972
Part I, describing the Pilot Scheme for the teaching of French in primary schools in England and Wales, appeared in the January 1972 issue of Modern Language Journal". (DS)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Experimental Teaching, FLES, French
Peer reviewedGalante, Vera Villegas – Hispania, 1970
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Evaluation, FLES, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedStrasheim, Lorraine A. – Classical Outlook, 1982
Describes the diversity of Latin programs from elementary through high school. Discusses five essential characteristics of Latin textbooks for the 21st century. (EKN)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedSpicer, A. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teacher's Association, 1981
Describes a pilot scheme for the Early Teaching of Modern Languages (ETML). Four points are discussed: (1) the aims and organization of the Pilot Scheme; (2) the limitations of the scheme and implications for ETML in general; (3) current developments in Britain; and (4) implications for the future of ETML. (PJM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Children, FLES, French
Peer reviewedDonato, Richard; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1994
This paper describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of the first year of a three-year pilot project to teach Japanese to all students in grades K through five at a Pittsburgh elementary school. Findings from this multiple perspectives analysis are reviewed. (41 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, FLES, Japanese, Program Development
Thompson, Richard A.; Blackwell, Janet M. – Elementary English, 1974
Resources should not be devoted to FLES unless student need and interest are demonstrated. (JH)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Bibliographies, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Bartos, Marilyn; And Others – 1972
This curriculum guide presents a program introducing sixth-grade children to the study of language, of languages other than English, and specifically of French. An initial section includes a variety of activities designed to interest students in the study of language, its peculiarties, complexities, and importance in life. Prior to the first…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cultural Education, Elementary Education, FLES
Peer reviewedLandry, Richard G. – Modern Language Journal, 1973
Hypothesizes that second language learning at the elementary level results in an increased development of potential creativity in children. (DS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Creativity, FLES
Georgeoff, John – American Foreign Language Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, FLES, Language Research
Peer reviewedMasciantonio, Rudolph – Modern Language Journal, 1972
For a related article, see Innovative Classical Programs in the School District of Philadelphia," in the May 1970 issue of Foreign Language Annals." (DS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Enrichment, FLES, Language Instruction
Las lenguas vivas en la ensenanza primaria (The Teaching of Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools)
Riddy, D. C. – Yelmo, 1971
Descriptors: Child Language, FLES, Language Instruction, Language Role
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1988
This guide contains daily lesson plans for a 4-week, 4-hour a day immersion program for an introductory German-as-a-foreign-language program. The program uses repetition, gestures, realia, puppets, and comprehension-based activities such as Total Physical Response; it also uses illustrations designed to promote the goals of comprehension,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, FLES, German
Peer reviewedFord, James F. – Hispania, 1974
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, FLES, Instructional Materials
Download full textOLMO, FILOMENA PELORD DEL; OLMO, GUILLERMO DEL – 1967
THE LACK OF UNIFORMITY IN TEACHING PRACTICES, COURSE CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND TEACHER PREPARATION HAS HAMPERED ACHIEVEMENT IN FLES PROGRAMS AND PRODUCED MANY UNSTABLE PROGRAMS. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR OBJECTIVES TO BE CLEARLY DEFINED AND CRITERIA TO BE DEVELOPED FOR JUDGING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SERIOUS FLES PROGRAMS. WITH PROPERLY SEQUENCED…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, FLES, Language Teachers
GASKELL, WILLIAM G. – 1967
THIS COMMENTARY ON AN EARLIER ARTICLE ABOUT THE DISCONTINUATION OF A 6-YEAR FLES PILOT PROGRAM (SEE "MODERN LANGUAGE JOURNAL," VOLUME 50, MARCH 1966) CRITICIZES THE LACK OF CLEARLY DEFINED GOALS OR EXPECTATION OF SUCCESS WHICH CHARACTERIZED THE PROJECT. THE PLANNERS MADE NO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROGRAM AND FAILED…
Descriptors: FLES, Modern Languages, Program Administration, Program Development
