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Peer reviewedCampbell, Patricia Ann – Foreign Language Annals, 1972
Reports on an individualized program in German at the Rose Hill Junior High School in Redmond, Washington. (DS)
Descriptors: German, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs, Instructional Materials
Gamble, Cynthia J.; Smalley, Alan – Modern Languages, 1975
Discusses weaknesses in the Burstall report's evaluation of a pilot experiment in elementary-to-secondary French instruction. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, French
Download full textLindfors, Judith – 1970
This review describes and evaluates the "Michigan Oral Language Series," a series which includes structured oral language lessons for preschool and kindergarten children learning English as a second language or standard English as a second dialect, and programs in testing and teacher training. With the exception of the "Spanish Guide," all the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Meyen, Edward L.; And Others – 1968
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…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Nuffield Foundation, Leeds (England). – 1965
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…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Course Content
Matzat, Hartmut – Neueren Sprachen, 1971
Evaluation and application of Hilmar S. Ankerstein's "Lehren und Lernen im Sprachlabor, Band 2: Programmtexte zu Eckermann-Piert, Einfuhrung in die englische Sprache," (Klett Verlag, 1967). (WB)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedBlanco, Marjorie Beatty; Charro, Mary English – Foreign Language Annals, 1972
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Language Programs, Experimental Teaching, French
Peer reviewedKnief, Lotus M. – Urban Education, 1975
The stated purpose of the research discussed here was to evaluate a program developed jointly by two teachers of bilingual and economically and otherwise disadvantaged students to deal with language deficiencies in seventh and eighth grade students: the methods incorporated language training in both English and Spanish, and perceptual training.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedLogan, Richard; Colarusso, Ron – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1978
The effectiveness of two training programs on the linguistic skills of 79 Black high-risk kindergarten students was assessed. Journal availability: see EC 112 927. (DLS)
Descriptors: Blacks, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Research
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1976
This report from the Comptroller General to Congress is designed to assess the effectiveness of the Bilingual Education Program and to suggest ways to improve its administration. The program as originally conceived is described, and funding, participation, and recent legislative developments affecting bilingual education are discussed. It is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Improvement, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Miles, James L. – 1969
The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to examine the linguistic influences of each of the five elementary spelling series currently used in Texas and (2) to describe the elementary spelling programs in 20 selected school districts. A check list was developed which reflected textbook linguistic influence, and a questionnaire covering…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, CA. – 1971
To demonstrate that individualized prescriptive instruction would improve facility in oral language a preprimary class for children three to five years of age was established in Bakersfield, California; and a primary class for children six through eight years of age was established in nearby Shafter. All pupils were of normal intelligence, had no…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials
Birkmaier, Emma – The North Central Association Quarterly, 1966
Components of language instruction today are identified and discussed. The basic steps of the audiolingual approach are first presented and are followed by brief discussions of curriculum guides, instructional materials, and language facilities. Instructional procedures, student and teacher roles, and the means of evaluating a language program are…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Curriculum Guides, Educational Specifications, Instructional Materials
Valencia, Atilano A. – 1969
The instructional effectiveness of videotaped instruction in basic oral English to non-English speaking, adult speakers of Spanish is the focus of this report. A field testing program involving subjects who had been exposed to the films developed by the Southwestern Cooperative Educational Laboratory ascertains the effectiveness of the lessons in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Television, English (Second Language), Field Studies
Rammuny, Raji M. – 1973
In recent years, individualized instruction has been gaining popularity in foreign language teaching. The results obtained from experimentation with this new approach has offered new insights into methods of teaching and students' needs. This article is based on experimentation with "A Programmed Course in Modern Literary Arabic Phonology and…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Language Programs, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
