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Peer reviewedLee, Stephen C. – Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association, 1978
Presents an overview of the Chinese language teaching situation in Victoria, Australia. (KM)
Descriptors: Chinese, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Rinke, E. R. – Levende Talen, 1975
Suggests a framework of criteria against which a teacher may evaluate the appropriateness of prospective foreign language teaching materials for his class. (Text is in German.) (DH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Peer reviewedAnderman, G. m. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1974
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Media, English (Second Language)
Download full textPillet, Roger A., Ed. – 1967
This volume in a series of annual reports focuses on FLES as an integral part of the elementary school curriculum. The areas investigated in this study include ways in which FLES programs can make significant contributions in helping elementary pupils to develop necessary skills for vocational, social, and economic competence; to gain access to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Peer reviewedSchulz, Renate A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1978
A discussion of foreign language education, especially the lack of common goals, proliferation of options and unrealistic demands made by instructional materials. Reinstatement of a general language requirement after a reexamination of the discipline for its contribution to basic humanistic goals and development of an articulated curriculum are…
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
MALECOT, ANDRE – 1967
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES INHERENT IN CURRENT METHODS OF MODERN LANGUAGE TEACHING ARE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDAGOGY DERIVED FROM THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LANGUAGE. THE IMPACT OF PHILOGICAL AND LINGUISTIC STUDIES OF "EXOTIC LANGUAGES" ON TRADITIONAL GRAMMATICAL CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, French, Grammar, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationCalifornia Univ., Santa Cruz. – 1974
If children in a bilingual education program are to be equally competent in Spanish and English, there is a clear need for teaching Spanish. This can be done indirectly, by presenting curriculum material such as math, science and art bilingually or in Spanish, by telling stories in Spanish, and by using Spanish for various classroom and playground…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Instructional Materials
De Greve, M., Ed.; And Others – 1973
The papers in this collection were presented at the second seminar of the International Association for the Research and Dissemination of Audio-Visual and Structural-global Methods (AIMAV). The purpose of the seminar was to discuss the following in relation to teaching modern languages to adults: (1) operational definitions for proficiency levels,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Applied Linguistics, Audiovisual Instruction, English for Special Purposes
Curland, David J. – 1975
Films can contribute a great degree of authenticity to the foreign language classroom. The University of Oregon has found very enthusiastic reactions to the BBC Spanish language program "Zarabanda" among both students and instructors. "Zarabanda" consists of 25 episodes, each approximately 30 minutes long, available in video…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Content Analysis, Cultural Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Morel, Stefano – 1971
A three-year experimental program established in 1966 in Spanish language instruction at the secondary level is reported in this study. Students at Commack High School North, New York, participated in a total immersion language program in Spanish, taking two to four classes of instruction in the target language per day. Classes included regular…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills, Cultural Education, Educational Innovation
BURDETT, BRUCE E. – 1967
BECAUSE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED IN CRITICIZING OPENLY THE ILLS OF THE PROFESSION, A NUMBER OF CRITICAL PROBLEMS REMAIN UNSOLVED. IF THE NEED FOR UPGRADED SPECIFIC KINDS OF MATERIALS WOULD BE ARTICULATED OPENLY, PERHAPS PUBLISHERS WOULD PRODUCE MORE EFFECTIVE AND APPEALING TEXTBOOKS. IF THE PROFESSION WOULD RECOGNIZE THE…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Problems
Gomes de Matos, Francisco; Wigdorsky, Leopoldo – 1966
This report presents a survey of foreign language programs in Latin America. English as a second language is discussed as well as the teaching of other foreign languages. Remarks are made concerning language programs at various levels, teaching methods and materials, teacher preparation, status, and organizations, and acute problems. In the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
LEWIS, E. GLYN – 1962
THREE BRITISH SPECIALISTS, VISITING THE SOVIET UNION IN 1961, STUDIED BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN SOVIET ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THEIR EXAMINATION OF THE TYPES OF SCHOOLS, LANGUAGE POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY, TEACHER TRAINING, METHODOLOGY, AND MATERIALS REVEALED THAT SOVIET EDUCATORS WERE INTENT UPON…
Descriptors: Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1977
This is a report in outline form of the status of teaching English literature in Austria. The schools syllabus prescribes that English literature should be taught after students have studied English for four years, that is, in the 5th form. The short story is the usual prose form selected. In the 5th and 6th forms, one literary work is studied in…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Curriculum, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
BIRD, THOMAS E. – 1967
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW INFORMATION, THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1967 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES PUBLISHED UPDATED REPORTS ON READING INSTRUCTION, LITERATURE IN THE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM, AND TRENDS IN REQUIREMENTS AND PLACEMENT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY, DISCUSS, AND PARTIALLY SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS INHERENT…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Curriculum Problems, Degree Requirements, Graduation Requirements
