Describes the restructuring of the German department at Stanford University: paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, December 26, 1973, Chicago, Illinois. (RL)

Comments on the basic elements found in all individualized programs and the need for curriculum designers to be aware of their integral relationships. (RL)

Summaries of three papers presented at a panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association, November 1, 1973, Chicago, Illinois. (RL)

This two-part, state curriculum bulletin sets forth guidelines for the teaching of modern languages. Part one is concerned with the rationale behind language programs, student selection, and program articulation. Instructional objectives, methodology, culture, language laboratory procedures, and guidelines for testing are examined in the second…

BASED UPON DATA GATHERED IN A SURVEY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER COLLEGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, LEADERS IN THE PROFESSION WERE CALLED TOGETHER TO DISCUSS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON EXISTING PROBLEMS. THE CONFERENCE CONSISTED OF 18 PARTICIPANTS AND OBSERVERS WHO WERE PRESENTED WITH SUFFICIENT DATA TO DESCRIBE CONDITIONS AND DISPARITIES. STUDIES…

Some general information about foreign study for high school students, and source listings where more specific information may be found, make up this report. Information on three different program types, choice of a foreign study program, planning and operating one's own program, advantages of foreign study, and establishing program standards is…

This handbook is the culmination of an examination of problems encountered in the articulation of foreign language programs from secondary schools to college. The report contains the results of discussions with the chairmen of language departments at the college level and the examining committee, the findings obtained from on-campus interviews,…

This booklet is intended to acquaint potential secondary school students of foreign languages and their parents with the purpose of studying a second language and the benefits which derive from such study. Questions and answers are given in the following sections: (1) Why Should You Study A Foreign Language?; (2) Should You Study A Foreign…

A series of four proposals for foreign language teachers suggesting the development of a "sales" approach to generate student motivation for language study is developed in this study. A brief analysis of advertising procedures used in television commercials underscores the importance of consumer motivation in sales programs. (RL)

This report reviews the practices of the various states represented at the second national Study Conference of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (May 1963) pertaining to inservice education. Results of a questionnaire distributed to the state supervisors focus on the following topics in this article: (1) types of inservice programs, (2)…

This article examines the nature of course outlines and the means of attaining a more explicit and comprehensive elaboration of course objectives. A course outline format is suggested, listing 11 items of information. Two German courses are outlined in detail in five major areas. They include: (1) phonology, (2) morphology, (3) syntax, (4)…

This brief review of German programs for undergraduate language majors in North Carolina summarizes findings in four charts. They include: (1) high schools offering German during 1969-70, (2) colleges offering only elementary and intermediate German, including community colleges, (3) curriculums of colleges not offering a major in German, and (4)…

An experimental course in college-level, introductory German, based on a modification of Fred S. Keller's work in individualized instruction, is described in this study. The establishment of specific time limits for completion of predetermined subject matter and the provision of tutorial services are essential variations from the classical…