Questions the effectiveness of the French language assistant(e)'' in the English school system and wonders whether the money required to finance the program might be better spent elsewhere. (RL)

Typical experiences of the French teaching assistant in the English school system are presented with suggestions for improving utilization of the teaching assistant. (RL)

Critical remarks are directed toward recent articles on foreign language instruction in American journals. (RL)

Summarizes proposals outlined in the British Schools Council Working Paper No. 28, published in 1970, which suggests sixth-form or post-O studies in modern languages. (DS)

Discusses a rationale for reading aloud in language classes. (RL)

Describes an experiment in bilingual education whereby two classes, one selective in ability and the other representing varying degrees of ability, were taught Georgraphy through French, as a first step toward French-medium instruction for other subjects. (AM)

After briefly discussing the causes and meaning of laughter, the phenomenon of the comic, the value of humor, and the difference between cruelty and "mellow" humor, the article examines the role of humor in the language class. It concludes that humor, meeting the highest standards, both textual and pictorial, provides a valuable motivational…

Descriptions of courses, materials, and future developments in English further education programs are presented; paper presented at a meeting of the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research EPC Joint Consultative Group, March 16, 1973. (RL)

Paper presented at the FIPLV Congress, Saarbrucken, West Germany, April 4, 1972. (RL)