The paper explains how Project LIFE (Language Improvement to Facilitate Education) has applied the principles of programed instruction in developing language materials for language handicapped children, especially the hearing impaired. Early strategy decisions are said to have involved obtaining a teaching machine which would be equipped with a…

Explained are the program development, evaluation, validation, and dissemination procedures of Project LIFE (Language Improvement to Facilitate Education), a series of programed instructional materials for language handicapped children, especially hearing impaired children. Project LIFE is said to employ a series of visual perceptual filmstrips…

DIRECTED TOWARD THE INITIATION OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN A SPECIFIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, TRADITIONAL AND AUDIO-ORAL METHODS OF TEACHING GERMAN ARE COMPARED. A DESCRIPTION OF A PILOT CLASS IN AUDIO-ORAL, BEGINNING GERMAN IS GIVEN. SUCH ASPECTS AS PHONOLOGY, CONTINUED ORAL DRILL, CLASS ACTIVITIES WHICH DEMAND INSTANTANEOUS RESPONSES IN GERMAN,…

The definition, purposes, and possible uses of the language laboratory are discussed in this booklet. Consideration is given to such related topics as the production of materials, the student's task in the laboratory, the planning and supervision of the laboratory, and the problems and future of the laboratory. The second half of the booklet…

The results of the work described here were taken as evidence of the feasibility of developing effective totally self-instructional materials for spoken language training. The author is Director of the Psycholinguistics Program at the Center for Applied Linguistics. This article comprises Supplement 24 to "The Linguistic Reporter. (FWB)

THIS TEACHER'S HANDBOOK IS FOR LANGUAGE LABORATORY INSTRUCTION IN MANDARIN CHINESE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE MATERIALS ARE PLANNED ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE CURRICULUM ADOPTED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHINESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND CONSTITUTE THE FIRST LEVEL OF A 4-YEAR SEQUENCE TO BE USED BY NINTH-GRADE…

This guide to running a foreign language camp is intended to cover all aspects of camp administration and program planning. The philosophy of language camps is set forth. The chairperson's responsibilities regarding staff recruitment, staff assignments, and handling finances are outlined. Sample schedules for French, Spanish, and German camps are…

This survey of educational practices in Great Britain is intended to allow a comparative view of the state of modern language instruction as it exists within the country and abroad. Chapters focus on general principles, language selection, grammar and secondary schools, instructional materials, foreign relations, teacher training, and teaching…

Fourteen French courses designed for use in the elementary school are described in this annotated list of instructional materials. A general summary of course contents is followed by reference to specific components, including printed, visual, and recorded materials. Bibliographic information and publishers' addresses are cited. (RL)

Instructional materials for independent learning include two sample units taken from a full-year, 12-unit, Latin 2 course. The units direct the student in the study of irregular adjectives and adverbs, the passive tenses of regular verbs, indefinite pronouns, indirect commands, and descriptive clauses. The unit description lists the forms,…

This volume, one of a series in an introductory course in Swedish language and culture, is designed for use in secondary school programs stressing development of audiolingual and basic skill concepts through individualized means of study. The course is divided into two stages: the introductory units establish the sound system and provide the…

This volume, one of a series in an introductory course in Swedish language and culture, is designed for use in secondary school programs stressing development of audiolingual and basic skill concepts through individualized means of study. The course is divided into two stages: the introductory units establish the sound system and provide the…

This volume, one of a series in an introductory course in Swedish language and culture, is designed for use in secondary school programs stressing development of audiolingual and basic skill concepts through individualized means of study. The course is divided into two stages: the introductory units establish the sound system and provide the…

This volume, one of a series in an introductory course in Swedish language and culture, is designed for use in secondary school programs stressing development of audiolingual and basic skill concepts through individualized means of study. The course is divided into two stages: the introductory units establish the sound system and provide the…

TO REALIZE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF DIAL ACCESS INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS (DAIRS), GREATER AMOUNTS OF CREATIVE PROGRAMED MATERIAL MUST BE PRODUCED AND MADE READILY AVAILABLE TO TEACHERS SO THAT CLASSROOM TIME MAY BE USED MORE CONSTRUCTIVELY, AND TEACHERS MUST CHANGE FROM TEACHER-ORIENTED TO PUPIL-DIRECTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES SO THAT DAIRS CAN…