Various ways of incorporating area studies into the curriculum are examined. The three approaches mentioned in the title are found impractical. The best approach for the foreign language teacher is to put the language first, and bring in area study items where appropriate. (WGA)

Discusses the need to standardize foreign language curricula to the extent that content for each of the four successive years of a language program is universally accepted. (DD)

In the fall of 1973, an experimental college course designed exclusively for students with a background of high school German was initiated at the University of Texas at Arlington. The course was limited to those who placed out of the first semester but not high enough for the third semester on the UTA placement test. The course was found to be…

Suggests guidelines for the teaching of culture and presents a possible classroom vehicle. It is emphasized that while refinements of civilization should not be ignored, culture as perceived by the man on the street should be of central concern, particularly in early states of language study. (EJS)

The first University of Minnesota Work-In was conducted in 1971 in the belief that specially prepared and appealing materials would motivate students to study foreign languages longer. The preparation of culturally authentic materials was seen as a process of definition of objectives, selection of interesting activities and evaluation of learning…

German as a Foreign Language Philology is a new subject developed at the New Philology Faculty of the University of Heidelberg. Students whose native language is not German can earn a Master of Arts in this field. The study plan, educational goals, and the content and organization of the curriculum are described. (Text is in German.) (TL)

Argues that literature should have a place in the foreign language classroom even at the beginning level. It aids in clarifying vocabulary, grammatical structures and certain cultural idiosyncracies. (Text is in German.) (TL)

Outlines the goals and content of the syllabus aimed at developing reading and listening comprehension in a beginners' course in German. Types of written and spoken texts; language register used; language structure patterns desired; lexis and vocabulary; and language function are discussed as they are included in the syllabus. (CHK)

Describes the flexible course modules used at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (DS)

Presented at the 36th annual meeting of the AATG (American Association of Teachers of German) held December 26-28, 1968 in New York, New York. (DS)

Assesses a volume of essays evaluating German studies in the United States. Problems pointed out in the essays include isolation of Germanists; lack of flexibility in choice of syllabi; the place of "culture" in German studies; lack of basic language skills in college students, and language teacher training. (CHK)