THE FIRST PART OF THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR SUPERVISORS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ITALIAN IS DEVOTED TO AN EXPLANATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVES, COURSE CONTENT, AND METHODS OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. IN THE SECOND PART, THE TOPICS TO BE TAUGHT ARE DEVELOPED IN DETAIL. EACH TOPIC FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, AND…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PRESENT A BASIC STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND TO SERVE AS A WORKING GUIDE TO PERSONS WHO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN ADMINISTERING AND COORDINATING PROGRAMS AT THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS. MAJOR SECTIONS DEAL WITH (1) BACKGROUND AND…

A PLAN IS PRESENTED FOR REDESIGNING THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CURRICULUM IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, BASED PRIMARILY ON THE USE OF FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING, THE REVISION OF COURSE CONTENT AND ACTIVITIES, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM SEQUENCES OF 6 YEARS IN MODERN LANGUAGES AND 4 YEARS IN LATIN. TOPICS DISCUSSED ARE (1) THE VALUES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE…

A directory of over 20 foreign language courses lists classes alphabetically by student language and target language. The course information refers directly to the questionnaire, duplicated at the beginning of the directory, which covers general information, course availability, area of use, principles and goals, organization, tests, auditory…

THIS CURRICULUM OUTLINE PROVIDES A SET OF MINIMUM ESSENTIALS, BASED ON A MODIFIED AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH, FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN GERMAN. FOLLOWING A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE NEED FOR LONGER STUDY SEQUENCE AND UPDATED INSTRUCTIONAL PHILOSOPHY, THE GUIDE DESCRIBES THE BASIC OBJECTIVES, CONTENTS, AND SUGGESTED TEACHING PROCEDURES FOR EACH…

This is a sequel to the French guide for Levels 1 and 2 (grades 7 and above). Materials for Level 3 center around: (1) the teaching of grammar using two different texts, (2) reading, (3) cultural education, and (4) supplementary lesson plans, quizzes, exercises, and tests. Other chapters discuss coverage of basic materials, differences among the…

A PROGRAM OF CURRICULUM REVISION, BEGUN IN 1962, HAS RESULTED IN A CURRICULUM GUIDE WHICH DELINEATES THE AIMS, TECHNIQUES, CONTENT, AND SCOPE OF FRENCH INSTRUCTION AT EACH LEVEL OF A FIVE-LEVEL SEQUENCE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK CITY. A MODIFIED AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH IS STRESSED AND SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES ARE SUGGESTED FOR TEACHING…

A PROGRAM OF CURRICULUM REVISION HAS RESULTED IN A CURRICULUM GUIDE WHICH DELINEATES THE AIMS, TECHNIQUES, CONTENT, AND SCOPE OF GERMAN INSTRUCTION AT EACH LEVEL OF A 4-LEVEL SEQUENCE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK CITY. A MODIFIED AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH IS STRESSED AND SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES ARE SUGGESTED FOR TEACHING LISTENING, SPEAKING,…

This curriculum outline provides a set of minimum essentials, based on a modified audiolingual approach, for secondary school programs in French. Following a brief discussion of the need for longer study sequences and an updated instructional philosophy, the guide describes the basic objectives, contents, and suggested teaching procedures for each…

This curriculum outline provides a set of minimal essentials, based on a modified audiolingual approach, for junior high and secondary school programs in Russian. Following a brief discussion of the need for longer study sequences and updated instructional philosophy, the guide describes the basic objectives, contents, and suggested teaching…

The Prince George's County, Maryland Board of Education developed this curriculum guide for teaching German to high school students in a 3-level culturally-based audiolingual program. A brief introduction consists of teacher recommendations, guided study period suggestions, and an article reflecting a teaching philosophy. Following are three…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of German instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and cultural backgrounds. Also discussed are the use…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of French instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and cultural backgrounds. Also discussed are the use…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of Spanish instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and cultural backgrounds. Also discussed are the…

The objectives, content, methods, and scope of Hebrew instruction for each level of a 3-year FLES program designed for intellectually gifted children are delineated in this curriculum guide. In the first part, an audiolingual approach is advocated, and specific techniques are suggested for teaching language skills, grammatical structures, and…