It is suggested that for checking purposes, "Questions and Answers" should accompany, in the form of a class work blank, the study of a given text. Justification is given, possible objections refuted. An example shows how such work can be quickly corrected and evaluated. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Finds that teaching textbooks are becoming more complex and difficult, and less interesting. A procedure is suggested for measuring these qualities in a textbook, based on the "Reading Ease" and "Human Interest" indices of R. Flesh, in Volume 6 of his work "The Good Companion". Two samples from texts are appended. (IFS/WGA)

Discusses evaluation methods in two individualized language instruction programs: the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), and the Self-Instructional Language Programs (SILP), both of which follow the model set by the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP). (AM)

The English Language and Concepts Program for Spanish-Speaking Children Assessment System is described from a development and program evaluation perspective. (Author/RM)

Questions the effectiveness of contrastive linguistics in measuring the difference between two languages and therefore in predicting the ease or difficulty of acquisition from one to the other. The simplicity of a language is not objectively quantifiable since it is measured as relative to other languages. (Text is in French.) (TL)

Discusses a system for evaluating student performance in the language laboratory, grading for comprehension and correctness, with four categories: complete, limited, severely limited, unsatisfactory. Evaluation of laboratory performance is more objective, being based on what has been taught and learned under stable conditions. (Text is in German.)…

Addresses modern language teachers, especially of French, on the notions of objectivity and subjectivity, and the problems of testing knowledge. Specific written and oral measures are discussed, and a glossary of testing terms is provided. (Text is in French.) (MSE)

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of error analysis in specifying and planning remedial treatment in second language learning. Part 1 discusses situations that demand remedial action. This is a quantitative assessment that requires measurement of the varying degrees of disparity between the learner's knowledge and the demands of the…

An evaluation design is provided to help teachers identify the most suitable textbook for cultural studies. The evaluation design is applied to five recent college German textbooks in order to determine the interaction of culture and language instruction. (SW)

Six journal articles (1972-1975) on auditory comprehension are presented, with their content and conclusions. These deal primarily with the objective evaluation of performance, giving suggestions for preparing and administering tests, example of game-type exercises, and other concrete suggestions. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This article presents a checksheet for systematically evaluating foreign language textual materials. (CLK)

Presents a sample class assignment in which students are challenged to examine a text on their own. The text, from "L'Expres," on "Youth Strikes," was studied from the students' background of personal knowledge and of previous magazine articles. Questions are listed, and hints on evaluation given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes five techniques to be used in the evaluation of writing and as exercises in foreign language teaching: the so-called free response to problems presented, fill-in blanks, construction form, alternative form, and association form. (IFS/WGA)

Describes techniques for measuring and developing the syntactic fluency of students learning French. (P M P)

Proposes a system that can be used to analyze and evaluate any language teaching method at any level, by breaking down a particular method and comparing it to another, in terms of linguistic and sociocultural content, methodological organization; and physical quality. (AM)