THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMED LEARNING IN AN AUDIOLINGUAL FRENCH COURSE WAS INVESTIGATED. THE EXPERIMENT INTENDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE WAS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A COURSE TAUGHT UNDER TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM CONDITIONS, WHETHER THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS DROPPING OUT COULD BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND WHETHER STUDENT…

Reports on the lab's activities as a center for the development of university language lab courses and for research into contemporary oral colloquial French, a part of the applied linguistics research area, and a center for the development of a language lab grammar for Zurich German. (RM)

Presents an aural comprehension exercise (French) for the language laboratory, which has been undergoing try-out at the Romance Language Seminar of the University of Berlin since the summer semester of 1973. Basic to the concept of this exercise is the combining of oral training and area study. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

TO CIRCUMVENT LARGE ENROLLMENTS AND A TEACHER SHORTAGE, UTILIZE MODERN EQUIPMENT, AND STILL RETAIN PERSONAL CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS AT ANTIOCH COLLEGE DESIGNED A NEW PROGRAM FOR FRENCH I, II, AND III CLASSES. THE CORE OF THE COURSE WAS A SET OF 39 FILMS WITH SCRIPTS WHICH SERVED AS A BASIS FOR CONVERSATIONS. ALL STUDENTS FROM…

STUDENTS AT ANTIOCH COLLEGE WHO PARTICIPATED IN A NEW PROGRAM IN FRENCH I, II, AND III RECEIVED THIS COURSE SYLLABUS WHICH EXPLAINS THE OBJECTIVES, METHODS, SCHEDULE OF CLASS ACTIVITIES, AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN READING FOR EACH LEVEL. THE SYLLABUS EMPHASIZES THE UNIQUE ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM WHICH IS THE HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION, EACH…

A set of language laboratory materials currently being tested in eight Scottish universities is described. The aim of the completely self-taught course is to increase the student's exposure to the language as a whole. The unity of each tape is based on the communicative function of the introductory text. (AMH)

The language learning room planned for the French Language Training Center proposed for Simon Fraser University is described. It is planned to accommodate a variety of pedagogical philosophies and programs--lockstep audiovisual, lockstep audiolingual, individualized audiolingual, and other tried or experimental approaches. (Author/RM)

Describes a method designed to increase language skills in the advanced student through French-English or English-French translation and interpretation exercises. (AM)

A REPORT ON THE HISTORY OF FRENCH TEACHING IN THE UNITED STATES MAKES US AWARE OF THE GROWTH OF INTEREST IN MODERN LANGUAGE STUDY WHILE FOCUSING SPECIFICALLY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRENCH INSTRUCTION. THE CONSEQUENT STUDY OF FRENCH IS TRACED IN THE OPENING CHAPTER WITH A BRIEF PICTURE OF THE TIES BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE AMERICAN COLONIES.…

A study of a first-year French course using programed instruction at the University of Kentucky is described. Attention is directed to the performance of average and below-average students in the class. An outline of the learning situation notes the use of inexperienced graduate assistants as teachers, the "Basic French" text, minimal…