A vastly influential form of film-making seen by millions of people, educational films provide a catalog of twentieth century preoccupations and values. As a medium of instruction and guidance, they held a powerful cultural position, producing knowledge both inside and outside the classroom. This is the first collection of essays to address this…

A SERIES OF FILMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED ON AUDIOLINGUAL TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE. THIS MANUAL, WHICH DISCUSSES THE FILM ON FRENCH, HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVOKE DISCUSSION, INTERPRETATION, CRITICISM, AND PROVIDE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNIQUES PORTRAYED ON THE SCREEN AND OF THE LEARNING PROCESS AS A WHOLE. THE ORGANIZATION OF…

A BROCHURE HAS BEEN PREPARED WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE MOTION PICTURE "8MM FILM IN EDUCATION--ITS EMERGING ROLE," PRODUCED BY THE PROJECT ON EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF THE HORACE MANN-LINCOLN INSTITUTE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BROCHURE IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL WHO AIDED IN MAKING THE FILM, AND TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE…

More than 100 films, selected for use in college-level French programs, are evaluated in this teaching guide. Films are listed alphabetically under the following categories: (1) "Beaux-Arts," (2) "La France Contemporaine," (3) "La France et le Nouveau Monde," (4) "Histoire," and (5) "Langue." The index gives an alphabetical list of all the films…

WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRES FROM UPWARD BOUND PROJECT DIRECTORS, THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES BRIEF DISCUSSIONS AND SELECTED REFERENCES FOR (1) INSTRUCTIONAL USES OF FILMS, (2) TYPES OF FILMS, (3) SUBJECT MATTER OF FILMS, (4) AVAILABILITY, SOURCES, AND EXPENSE OF FILMS, (5) STUDY OF THE FILM AS AN ART FORM, AND (6) FILM PRODUCTION. THIS ARTICLE…

In an interview with the archivist of the Motion Picture Unit in the National Archives, holdings of various libraries are discussed, as are potential uses historians may find for film. (JB)

A SERIES OF FILMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED ON AUDIOLINGUAL TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES. IN THIS MANUAL THE FILM ON GERMAN IS DISCUSSED. THE MANUAL HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE DISCUSSION, INTERPRETATION, CRITICISM, AND A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNIQUES PORTRAYED ON THE SCREEN AND OF THE LEARNING PROCESS AS A WHOLE. THE FILM IS DIVIDED…

The National Council of Churches has assembled this extensive audiovisual guide for the benefit of schools, churches and community organizations. The guide is categorized into 14 distinct conceptual areas ranging from "God and the Church" to science, the arts, race relations, and national/international critical issues. Though assembled under the…

IN A GUIDE TO ALL FILMS AVAILABLE FREE OF COST (NO RENTAL, SERVICE, OR SALES COST) THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES GENERALLY, WITH THOSE AVAILABLE IN CANADA INDICATED SEPARATELY, 4,751 TITLES ARE LISTED WITH ANNOTATIONS. OF THESE, 1,056 TITLES ARE NEW. THERE ARE TITLE, SUBJECT, AND SOURCE INDICES. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY EDUCATORS PROGRESS…

The National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM) at the University of Southern California, using a computer to search a data bank of over 70,000 titles of non-book materials, has compiled a motion picture film catalog. First, the films are listed by title under one of the subheadings of 26 subjects. Then an alphabetical title section…

A history teacher lists and evaluates films he has found particularly effective in his high school history course. (JB)

Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue includes seven articles focusing on humanistic films for children. Following a brief editorial encouraging the ideals of humanism, the first article presents an analysis of seven films with positive sex-role models. Included is a model for evaluating children's films. The second article…

This directory of selective film titles has been prepared to serve as a ready index to many of the films of potential value for the enrichment of a corrections curriculum. Recognizing that the list is not complete, the directory has been assembled in a manner which allows for adding titles by alphabetic sequence on the blank sides of the pages.…

This document is intended to facilitate the use of mathematics films and videotapes. All materials listed are readily available from film and videotape companies or from film rental libraries. All descriptions provided are excerpts from distributor's brochures. The materials are generally suitable for college students, and are categorized into the…

One hundred and eighty Japanese 16mm motion pictures, 8mm cartridges, and video tapes produced and judged appropriate for a variety of audience levels are listed in alphabetical order by title with descriptive and evaluative information. A subject heading list and a subject index to the film titles are included, as well as a sample of the…