States the reasons for introducing the study of foreign languages as early as possible in the scholastic curriculum. (CFM)

LAPs are Learning Activity Packages. (DS)

A more detailed description of these programs appears in Foreign Language Annals" v3 n4, p592-595, May 1970. (DS)

Paper presented at the ADE/ADFL Joint Forum on Curriculum Change at the Annual Convention of the Modern Language Association, New York, N.Y., December 29, 1972. Discusses professional and institutional reform in foreign language instruction. (DD)

A discussion of the relevance of foreign languages to high school and college students seeking employment after graduation is presented. In addition, the significance of teaching culture in a foreign language curriculum as exemplified by the FLES program of the Eugene, Oregon, public school system is discussed. The relevance of language study is…

This is an account of the first two years' operation of a national experiment in language instruction in England, jointly sponsored by the Schools Council and the Nuffield Foundation for teaching French in primary schools. The report discusses: (1) origins of the experiment, (2) planning the pilot project, (3) "Why French?," (4) the…

From a special report, "What's New in Curriculum.

Newly-conceived Latin programs, designed to improve the English reading and vocabulary skills of pupils of all backgrounds and abilities, have been initiated in several urban school districts. The studies, undertaken in Philadelphia, Indianapolis, the District of Columbia, Los Angeles, Alexandria, Erie County (Pa.), Illinois, and Worcester…

Papers compiled in this report from a conference on teaching a foreign language (usually French) to all primary school pupils in England reflects the national effort to extend language instruction in the comprehensive school programs now under development. The papers raise fundamental questions about the nature and purpose of the general…

This two-hour, comprehensive examination in Latin for grades 6 through 9 is composed of three separate tests. Each tests language forms, translation of Latin into English, and translation of English into Latin. An optional translation passage is included. The first test, Alpha, is designed for the end of the first year of Latin in either grade 7…

This curriculum guide examines aspects essential to the development and maintenance of FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary School) programs with particular respect to the teaching of German. Sections include: (1) a rationale for FLES, (2) basic factors in developing a program, (3) patterns of program organization, (4) teachers, (5) FLES in…

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…