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Download full textAttwood, D. C., Ed. – 1971
This report consists of summaries of papers given at the conference at the University of Hull on "Post 'A'-Level German Teaching" in England and includes summaries of the discussion which followed. Topics and papers included are (1) the present position of German in schools, colleges of education, polytechnics and colleges of further…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Degree Requirements, Educational Trends, German
Smith, Philip D., Jr.
An overview of language instruction on the national level and specifically in Nevada during the late 1950's and the early 1960's reveals five major factors which contributed to the changing trends. The author discusses: (1) the new understanding of the nature of language, (2) changing philosophies and objectives, (3) modern foreign language and…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Instructional Program Divisions
Documentation Centre for Education in Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1970
Details of a circular distributed in November 1969 by the National Minister of Education of France proposing some controversial changes in the instruction of modern languages are reported in this paper. The principal changes allow students wider choice in determining whether to study one or more languages during the same period of time. German,…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Change
Rhodes, Jack W.; And Others – 1969
Four California educators consider whether foreign language study will disappear from the curriculum. Suggesting that their topic is one that vitally concerns the nation's interests, the participants summarize their opinions in this report. Margaret A. Collin believes that California's removal of the mandated elementary foreign language…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Core Curriculum, Degree Requirements, Educational Objectives
Rothberg, Irving P.; And Others – 1969
Asserting that the importance of language arts in the contemporary world is a liberating and humanistic educational experience, a plea is made for establishing a fresh approach to the foreign language requirement in two semesters or less by providing the student with a series of options, by maintaining the universal requirement administered by the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Admission, College Faculty, College Language Programs
Benardo, Leo – 1969
This report by a former President of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and Director of Foreign Languages Instruction in New York City Schools, concerns itself with five major areas. They include: (1) foreign language teacher and administrator relations, (2) a proposal for regional support teams, (3) the development of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
