THIS TEXT, BASED ON AN "EXPERIMENTAL COURSE IN SWAHILI" (FSI 1965), WAS PREPARED FOR THE PEACE CORPS. THE STUDENT IS INTRODUCED TO THE RUDIMENTS OF SWAHILI GRAMMAR AS WELL AS TO A NUMBER OF THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY PATTERNS AND CLICHES WHICH HE WILL NEED IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVAL IN EAST AFRICA. THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF THIS COURSE IS ITS…

ONE OF THE FOUR DRAVIDIAN LANGUAGES RECOGNIZED BY THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION OF 1950 AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE COUNTRY, TELUGU IS SPOKEN BY 42 MILLION PEOPLE IN ANDHRA PRADESH. THESE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE INTERMEDIATE STUDENT OF TELUGU AND ARE DIVIDED INTO NEWSPAPER READINGS AND DIALOGUES OF EVERYDAY CONVERSATION. SUBJECTS…

This beginning text in Hindi follows the "microwave" style of lesson organization originated by Earl W. Stevick of the Foreign Service Institute. (An explanation of the "microwave" approach, as well as suggestions to the teacher, are provided in the Introduction.) Successful trial versions used in Peace Corps training programs…

This exercise book, prepared for use after Lesson 121 of the Defense Language Institute Basic Course in Japanese, provides for instruction in the use of Kanji dictionaries, familiarizes students with useful phrases and expressions that are not included in the Basic Course, and allows for greater variety in the classroom. The ten lessons, in the…

Part 1 of a two-part series on teaching spoken and written French as a communication tool. Part 2 will appear in the April-May issue of "Le Francais dans le Monde". (DS)

Explains how to simulate dinner at a foreign restaurant to aid language learning in adult education classes. (CK)

This report, a follow up to H. McKaughan's article "Language Materials Development" (Philippine Journal for Language Teaching; v2 n1-2 1969), reports on a project at the Pacific and Asian Linguistic Institute (PALI) of the University of Hawaii to develop a set of materials for seven Philippine languages: Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon,…

The present volume is a 176-unit course in spoken Sesotho, designed to prepare Peace Corps volunteers to communicate using basic sentence patterns in the most commonly encountered cultural contexts. The units, or "microwave cycles" are presented in two phases, "manipulative" and "communicative" oral practices. The…

THIS TEXT IS DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE THE BASIC VOCABULARY OF NAVAHO (NAVAJO) IN CONVERSATIONAL FORM. EACH OF THE 64 SHORT LESSON UNITS CONTAINS A PAGE OF QUESTION-AND-RESPONSE PATTERNS IN NAVAHO (TRANSLATED IN ENGLISH ON THE NEXT PAGE), FOLLOWED BY DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMATICAL EXPLANATIONS AND OCCASIONAL COMMENTS ON NAVAHO USAGE AND CULTURE. A…

The present volume comprises an introductory course to spoken siSwati, an African language of the Niger-Congo group, also referred to as Swazi. The materials have two principle components, "Understanding siSwati" and "Speaking siSwati," each consisting of a series of "Cycles." The purpose of the U.S. component is to give the student an opportunity…

The objects of this beginning text in Hawaiian, the result of two decades' efforts in teaching, are to present the principal conversational and grammatical patterns and the most common idioms, in order to prepare the student to read and enjoy the rich heritage of Hawaiian traditional legends and poetry. A short introductory section discusses…

The format of this 23-unit course in Mauritian Creole is based on "microwave" cycles, each cycle beginning with the introduction of new material and ending with the use of that material in communication. A small amount of new material is introduced at a time (usually in a monolog, drill, or dialog) which, after a brief bit of practice is…

Based on a paper given at the Fourth Annual Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, December 30-January 2, 1971. (DD)

This article discusses the use of authentic oral documents such as radio or television programs as instructional materials for teaching English to native French speakers. Sample transcriptions are included, and teaching methods are discussed. (Text is in French.) (CLK)