Grammar is not a four-letter word. Learning vocabulary is not a form of punishment. They are the basis of any language, and a student who wants more than a tourist's booklet of useful phrases will need to learn them sooner or later. The second edition of this popular little book takes the sting out of the exercise and even makes it a pleasant…

Semiotics can be a useful tool for analysis in language learning situations. This is particularly true for delineating student comprehension and the familiarity/strangeness aspects of discourse or texts. Use of semiotics can help differentiate the problems facing learners of French as a native language from those facing learners of French as a…

This manual was prepared to instruct the language teacher on concepts of French culture to be taught in a beginning French class to students of any age. The cultural concepts are cross-referenced and intended to be used with five of the most widely used French texts. Certain deeper cultural concepts are meant to be used for longer unit…

A set of six programmed culture assimilators, written in English for use in French classes at all levels, is presented. The assimilators do not deal with specific classroom activities but rather with Mary's activities outside class. The assimilators are entitled: Having Breakfast, Taking the Bus, In the Latin Quarter, Lunch in a Cafe, In the…

Eight culture capsules describing various aspects of French housing are presented. Each capsule includes a French-American contrast and gives ideas for classroom presentation and student activities. The capsules deal with: le logement, les immeubles, les exterieurs, la minuterie, les portes, la salle de bain, le refrigerateur, and culture grains…

This guide is designed to hel teachers in all disciplines to expand students' awareness of foreign languages and their importance in career education. The guide urges interdisciplinary cooperation between foreign language instructors and other teachers. Study and activity suggestions using foreign languages are made for elementary, junior high and…

This volume is a collection of articles, activities and resources in the foreign language field from both state and national sources. The collection deals with teaching methods, trends in the field, instructional materials, learning activities and creative student work. Various kinds of resources for foreign language teachers, including…

The tape scripts in this French instruction manual are intended to accompany audio tapes prepared for use at level 3 in New York City secondary schools, to present and drill grammatical structures. The scripts provide the teacher with a variety of grammar drills; enable the teacher to use the drills with or without tapes; permit review of certain…

Three approaches to vocabulary presentation in the second language classroom are described. The examples used are drawn largely from German, Russian, French, Latin, and Greek, but they can be extended to all commonly taught languages, although certain approaches are particularly suited to specific languages. In addition, the goals of a particular…

This classroom activity supplement is designed to accompany the "En Francais" language instruction series (programs 1-13) used on closed circuit television in South Carolina. It is intended to enrich classroom follow-up of the film program and to prvide a variety of activities and suggestions for teaching French language skills. Lessons introduce…

This guide for French teachers was prepared with the help of teaching professionals who responded to a questionnaire administered in April 1973. It gives suggestions and information on: (1) curriculum planning, achievement levels, and sample programs; (2) teaching materials; (3) testing; (4) teacher aids such as workshops, professional…

This book presents a sequence of learning activities that have been used with success in the foreign language classrooms of Kenston High School, near Cleveland, Ohio. The activities, based on group dynamics principles, are designed to facilitate relevant oral communication in the target language and, through this communication, to help the…

This publication is a guide to the use of television in language instruction, in particular for Grade 7 French instruction in Ontario. Basic methodology is reviewed, followed by a description of how television instruction can be individualized through the use of a video-recorder. Student television productions are also discussed. A sample…

The foreign language teacher training program described here is competency-based and therefore assumes the use of stated assessment criteria. Foreign language teacher competencies are listed in three categories: (1) content area, (2) learning-teaching process, and (3) teacher-school-community and profession. The team leader responsible for…

This bilingual French-English unit for first-year high school students discusses how to travel by train in France. It is divided into five parts: (1) "Les Horaires," which teaches the twenty-four hour time system and how to read a timetable; (2) "Le Billet," which teaches how to purchase a train ticket and the choices that are…