This paper discussed Cross-Linguistic Transfer (CLT) and Language Proficiency in multilingual education in general and highlighted samples of CLT in Burundi as the existing literature reveals. As there exist CLT on all linguistic levels, this discussion has provided examples of phonological (including phonetics), lexical and semantic, and…

Describes some of the books that are available to help make French study interesting and fun. (EKN)

Gives objectives and instructions for games and exercises for the second language classroom. Examples are all in French. (EKN)

Analyzes use of passe compose and the imperfect in French. Gives examples of effective teaching and testing devices of pastness. (Author/BK)

Describes process and gives examples by which contradiction is introduced in a course using Total Physical Response approach. Gives students opportunity to say "no" and come up with an alternative while demonstrating understanding of original command. (BK)

Presents methods for teaching insults, abbreviations, and grammatical agreement of nouns and verbs in French to French language students. Suggests possible uses of catalogs and miscellaneous facts in teaching French. (BK)

French is no longer considered the sole property of France's inhabitants; it is shared by 40 or so diverse peoples all over the world. If French language instruction is to be modern and effective, it must reflect this worldwide phenomenon and the cultural and linguistic diversity inherent in it. (Author/MSE)

Suggests that students in French classes are not given enough practice in using numbers. Offers several suggestions, activities, and texts to help increase comprehension. (EKN)

Discusses the use of French language newspapers in the second language classroom. Gives a model for analyzing the articles' content and examines some of the advantages and drawbacks in using newspaper articles as teaching materials. (EKN)

A model of foreign language education is presented that takes into account the complexity of instruction itself and the dimensions added by interaction of teacher, learner, institution, materials, and environment. Uncertainty is seen as a by-product of complexity, and innovation and variation in instructional practice are ways of dealing with…

In an effort to untangle theories of French verb tense for second language classroom use, an instructional approach that moves the learner progressively through the tenses and their meanings is presented. The system focuses on the relationship of each tense to the present tense. (MSE)

The laboratory school for Southeast Missouri State University offers individualized French and Spanish second language instruction to secondary students by scheduling them together in one multilevel class. Students progress individually and in small groups through planned, self-paced, continuous progress programs. Each student is given a checklist…

Describes writing exercises in which students transform a simple text into their own original, more complex production. (EKN)

Describes French language game called Metropolice which provides excitement of a chase over a board map of the Paris Metro. Game provides an opportunity in which degrees of skill in asking, answering, and responding have a proving ground and creates a blend of chance and linguistic challenge. (Author/BK)

Discusses a method of teaching French past tenses in which students are taught to choose the appropriate tense by learning to view the situation as a native speaker, instead of by trying to memorize and apply very specific grammar rules and all their exceptions. (EKN)