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…

These descriptive information sheets have been compiled by the Clearinghouse for Self-Instructional Language Materials at the Center for Applied Linguistics. They are intended to provide potential program users and other interested persons with detailed information on available programed materials in English as a foreign language, English as a…

The author reports on the organization and methodology of her Japanese program for the primary grades in Canberra, Australia. (PMP)

Describes the classroom management of an individualized program in English as a second language currently in operation at Washington Irving Educational Center in Schenectady, New York. Included in the article are three charts: the floorplan of the classroom, a sample progress chart, and a daily record chart. (PMP)

Presents the guidelines used in selecting instructional materials and describes the English program in the public elementary and secondary schools of Quebec, Canada. (RB)

To assist teachers and administrators in the selection of materials, the Peabody Language Development Kits (PLDK), Levels 1 and 2, are reviewed and evaluated. The PLDK contain 180 daily lessons, teaching manual, and materials for an intensive language training program for mentally retarded and culturally deprived children. Level 1 can be used in…

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…

Annotations for this 16-item bibliography on audiovisual FLES French courses include details on the aims, content, method, texts, visual aids, coordinated activities, and testing possibilities for each course, as well as listings of course components and their costs. General comments at the end of each course description indicate special features…

A French Language Teaching Project at the University of Bradford, England, was developed and revised during the early 1970's. Main aims were integration of language activities, restructuring activities to emphasize language skills in which students were deficient, examining roles of audio equipment and determining student attitudes. The program is…

This manual describes the Kolehion Mandikike English-Chamorro bilingual/bicultural education project in Guam. Begun in 1970, the project is located at Price Elementary School in Mangilao and Torres Elementary School in Santa Rita. A general overview of the project is presented here, along with a discussion of training for staff members, materials…

A program designed to teach English as a second language is described in this paper. The primary objective of the program is to teach adult immigrants to discriminate and articulate English speech sounds so that they are able to participate in oral communication with the English-speaking community. Following a description of the program, the…

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)

Students at Mountain View High School, California, are participating in an experimental foreign language program which is based on individualized instruction within a modular schedule. This collection of sample materials which students and parents receive reflects the goals and requirements of the program. Materials include: (1) program…