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Pelz, Manfred – Franzosisch Heute, 1974
First the author discusses the question of the most propitious age for beginning the learning of a second language. He then describes the experimental FLES curriculum of the State of Baden-Wurttemberg and analyzes its results to date. (Text is in German.) (TL)
Descriptors: FLES, French, Language Instruction, Modern Language Curriculum
Ropa, Denis – Francais dans le Monde, 1972
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, French

Christ, Herbert – Zielsprache Franzosisch, 1974
It is possible to make the People's College certificate the basis for high-school graduation certification at the end of Grade 10 for French as a second language, or else to complete with it the courses in French as a second or third foreign language, which do not begin until grade 11. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: French, Graduation Requirements, Language Instruction, Modern Language Curriculum

Brown, C. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, French, Grammar, Language Instruction
Kleine, Winfried; Schroeder, Konrad – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1978
Two articles discuss educational policy in Germany regarding foriegn language teaching. One pleads for giving French a fair chance along with English. The other agrees that no one language should be favored, and says that the whole question needs thorough consideration and that adequate planning is required. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, English (Second Language), French, Language Instruction

Kosciusko-Morizet, Jacques – French Review, 1973
Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French, December 29, 1972, New York, New York. (DS)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Cultural Context, Culture, French

Gugli, William V. – French Review, 1973
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Language Programs, French, Language Instruction

Taffe, Denis – Babel, 1974
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, French, Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction

Culajevic, Radmila – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1974
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Elementary Education, Experimental Teaching, FLES
Nelson, Robert J. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1970
Published as an article in French Language Education: The Teaching of Culture in the Classroom," edited by Charles Jay and Pat Castle, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield, Illinois, 1970. (DS)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Development
Preisendoerfer, Hans – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1974
This essay presents a model for an intensive course in French designed for pupils of approximately age 16. The student devotes himself for two periods of 14 days each, morning and afternoon, exclusively to learning the foreign language. Each intensive phase is followed by half a school year of a language training phase. (Text is in German.)…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, French, Intensive Language Courses, Language Instruction

Cardy, Michael – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
A discussion of university-level FL instruction in Canada. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, French, Higher Education, Italian
Klenner, Karl-Ernst – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1975
Following introduction of a reform program by the Ministry of Culture in the FRG, French has slumped in the upper level gymnasium curriculum. Reasons for this are discussed, including students' opinions. Suggests less rigid requirements and more generous grading policies. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: French, Language Enrollment, Language Instruction, Language Programs

Carter, Thomas P. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
The second-year French course at Dalhousie University was divided into two semesters and redesignated as separate, half-credit courses, allowing science students to complete the basic program in less than two years and allowing the others more options for the second semester. (RM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, French
Olbert, Jurgen – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1978
Traces the history of the study of French in West Germany's educational system, and argues that French, and not English, should be the principal second language taught there. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), French