The experimental use of computer assisted instruction (CAI) to replace conventional laboratory sessions for first-year German students at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, is described. Materials used in the program are outlined, including hardware, pre-text program, text program, student manual, and diagnostics. Pedagogical…

Following an introductory review of foreign language teaching since the Second World War, the author discusses the cybernetic aspects and psychological basis of instructional technology; programmed learning/computer-assisted instruction and behavioral objectives; hardware versus software; linear programming; branching programs; programming verbal…

The computer-assisted instruction project in review Spanish, Computer-Assisted Review Lessons on Syntax (CARLOS), initiated at Dartmouth College in 1967-68, is described here. Tables are provided showing the results of the experiment on the basis of aptitude and achievement tests, and the procedure for implementing CARLOS as well as its place in…

The underlying theory of comprehensive achievement monitoring is applied and illustrated in this German 1 language instruction guide. This computer-oriented approach to individualizing instruction and to student evaluation monitors progress in every basic idea and skill in the language course. Materials used in this course include advice to…

The documents listed in this annotated bibliography on programmed instruction in foreign languages were announced in the monthly ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) publication "Research in Education" during the period from 1967 through March 1971. The selection, which is selective rather than comprehensive, comprises reports on…

THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROCEDURES OF A COMPUTER-BASED FIRST YEAR COURSE IN RUSSIAN VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR, WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED AT STANFORD IN SEPTEMBER 1967. THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE THE SAME FOR THE COMPUTER-BASED SECTIONS AS FOR THE CONVENTIONAL SECTIONS. THE PROGRAM IS BEING PRODUCED THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE…

The composition and operation of two computer drills for learning Russian grammar are discussed. Particular features and advantages of the drills and computer instruction are noted. (CHK)

This commentary on innovations in language instruction developed at the State University of New York at Stony Brook examines how German is taught with the aid of a computer. The article describes selected features of the introductory German course, including (1) computer-assisted instruction, (2) programed language laboratory manual, (3) study…

The last decade has witnessed considerable advances in the development of hardware for foreign language teaching; yet advances in the production of software, which demands tremendous outlays of time, imagination, and energy, have not kept pace. In order to tap the potential of instructional machines, educators must attempt to obviate the economic…

A project which combines television and the new technique of three-dimensional computer-generated animation to teach language to aurally handicapped children has been proposed. (BD)

This paper introduces a method of computer analysis of responses in French tests, and describes a Branched Program Achievement Test suitable for computer analysis. Computer mediation and programmed testing is shown to be an efficient and economical educational strategy. (CHK)

The documents listed in this annotated bibliography on computer-aided and programmed instruction in foreign languages appeared in RIE during the period from April 1971 through February 1977. The selection comprises reports on conference and research projects, papers concerned with theory and application, and descriptions of teaching materials. The…