Report of a discussion group of the ADE/ADFL Joint Summer Seminar, June 25-29, 1973, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.; concludes that curriculum planners are accountable to students, the "discipline", faculty, institutions, legislators, and other funding agencies. (RL)

Describes the problems posed by the teaching of workers of different nationalities who find themselves in a country whose spoken and written language is unknown to the majority. (Author/ML)

Teacher accountability should be a means of improving instruction and renewing professionalism. Accountability should alleviate problems of articulation between the various levels of foreign language study. The measurement of achievement would be improved by initiating positive evaluation based on minimal performance objectives. (Author/RM)

This consideration of the foreign language profession concerns goals and objectives of foreign language education, student and community attitudes, college foreign language requirements, enrollment, financial allocations, professional insularity, teaching and learning strategies, materials and technology, testing, and staffing. Goals have been…

This study was designed to outline possible forms of guided self-assessment in adult language learning and to suggest steps that might be taken in order to further develop methods judged to be suitable for use within the European unit/credit scheme for foreign language learning by adults. The report includes a review of relevant literature and…

The core of this report is three papers which focus on the current status and function of the foreign language supervisor. Klaus Mueller's paper, "Responsibilities of the Foreign Language Teacher Trainer", advocates the design and development of achievement tests that would validate teacher competency. Jermaine Arendt's, "The Local Supervisor's…

The papers in this collection focus on: (1) individualizing instruction, (2) comparative roles of the foreign language supervisor and the science supervisor, (3) mini-courses, (4) parents and the community, (5) a classical heritage course, (6) use of non-book instructional materials, (7) a total immersion language program, (8) vocational…

This volume concerns the realities surrounding the foreign language profession, reactions to the state of the profession, and responsibilities of educators and professionals. The following chapters are presented: (1) "The Realities Facing the Profession," by Stephen L. Levy; (2) "Many Learners, Many Goals, Many Curricula," by Wahneta M. Mullen;…

Speech delivered at the TESOL Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 6, 1971. (VM)

The current state of teacher education is reviewed to compare what is being done now with predictions of future needs. An attempt has been made in the last year or so to achieve greater accountability through competency-based teacher education programs. Moskowitz's attempt to discover how and why master teachers are effective has been helpful, but…

Paper presented at the third meeting of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, April 15-17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan. (DS)

Three interrelated, principal factors bearing on the concept of "individualized instruction" are critically examined in this study. They include the notions of: (1) "integrity of the discipline," (2) "democratization" of instruction, and (3) academic accountability. Discussion of the growing mythology surrounding individualized instruction reveals…

This article examines what types of language tests are suitable in evaluating instructional programs in testing for educational accountability. Norm-referenced measurements are found unsuitable for this purpose; new, criterion-referenced tests must be developed. (CHK)

Educational innovation in English-as-a-second-language (ESL) should promote control of the profession by those who practice it. ESL teachers should provide the criteria by which they wish to be evaluated and by which a conscientious teacher can evaluate her own performance. The members of the Florida affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of…