The premise that diglossamania, which is a pressure for second language learners to produce in English the equivalent style of the mother tongue, and which in turn leads to an artificial style, is discussed. (HP)

It is argued that contrastive linguistics cannot necessarily be used to simplify teaching of a foreign language by leaving out areas in which the mother tongue and target language are similar. Possessional adjectives in English and German are discussed in support of this argument. (RM)

Paper presented at Indiana University, Bloomington on February 24, 1971, under the auspices of the Committee for Research and Development in Language Instruction. (VM)

Asserts that the attainment of bilingualism is not the only valid objective for second language learning, and suggests that factors such as student attitude, needs and aptitude may be more important for learning success than the teacher's skill or the methods he employs. (FB)

Research supported in part by grants from the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal, the Canada Council, and the Defense Research Board. (RS)

This article has four purposes: (1) to define sexism relating to foreign language textbooks; (2) to exemplify manifestations of this s and elimination of sexism in future projects. (CHK)