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Peer reviewedMcKim, Lester W. – Hispania, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Elementary Education
Download full textSchools Council, London (England). – 1966
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…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Experiments, Elementary Schools, FLES
McKim, Lester W. – 1970
A chart of FLES program types indicating possible variations in program design due to variables in teachers, materials, time, and students focuses on the lack of a national, standardized, FLES policy. After discussing the patterns of organization of instruction, the author notes criticism often levied at FLES programs and provides sample, typical,…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Elementary Schools, FLES, Instructional Design
Thompson, Elizabeth Engle; Hamalainen, Arthur E. – 1958
Information and recommendations concerning foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) center about a set of criteria for examining proposals and programs made in 1954. Included among the criteria are the importance of goals and their cooperative development, provision for the mental health of teachers and children, sound teaching-learning…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Articulation (Education), Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Rupp, Theodore H. – Bulletin of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association, 1969
Language teaching problems from elementary to graduate schools, identified by a series of questionnaires and centering around problems of program articulation, are described. The lack of bona fide FLES programs is noted. Problems of placing FLES students at the junior high school level with different training, the proper time to begin second…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Coordination, Curriculum Design, Educational Cooperation
Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. – 1954
A 1953 MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION-SPONSORED CONFERENCE OF SPECIALISTS ON TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DREW UP A SERIES OF ANSWERS TO THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT FLES. IN 1954, SPECIALISTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MET TO CRITICIZE THESE ANSWERS AND TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS IN FLES. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS BOTH THE…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Bibliographies, Child Development, Conference Reports
Agard, Frederick B.; And Others – 1944
A survey, involving visits to the 44 institutions offering the Army Specialized Training Program's (ASTP) Foreign Area and Language Study Curriculum, provides information on program structure, faculty organization, student requirements, instructional procedures for presenting language skills and grammar, instructional aids, and the result achieved…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Curriculum Evaluation
