This paper attempts to identify and explore multiple lists of recommended books, sources of book reviews, and names of commercial supplies, both foreign and domestic, of foreign language children's books. The languages explored were Spanish, French, German, and Italian. A list of United States publishers, distributors, and dealers in foreign…

The question of how a scientific researcher copes with a text written in a language which he or she does not adequately understand is examined in this Dutch language study of Dutch preservice engineers. Although French, German, and English are traditionally taught in secondary schools in the Netherlands, French gives Dutch engineers the most…

This volume is a preliminary edition of an elementary Somali reader. The materials were designed to serve three purposes: (1) to provide experience with rather simple expository Somali prose, (2) to provide an elementary introduction to Somali culture, and (3) to accompany the students' study of spoken Somali. It is noted that there is no official…

This textbook offers a course in French designed for those who need to make themselves understood on ordinary topics in French and cannot devote years of study to the language. It is a self-instructional course, but it is designed to be used with a native French speaker as a guide or, if no native speaker is available, with recordings that are…

This Spanish language picture and rhyme book about animals in the zoo was designed for Spanish-speaking students in grades 1 through 5. It is intended to meet the early reading needs of these students and to establish a foundation for the acquisition of reading skills. It may be used in compensatory education classes for Spanish-speaking students,…

Transmitted orally for generations until the Eskimo language became a written one, the eleven St. Lawrence Island legends compiled in this volume for high school students tell of feats that were accomplished through supernatural power. Meant for both entertainment and instruction, the tales convey wise council indirectly through the conversations…

This article describes the principles for planning an experimental teaching-learning system of the comprehension of English social and behavioral scientific texts at the university level. Results from a related evaluation study are also presented. The study was undertaken because of the unsatisfactory development of foreign language teaching and…

The legend of an Eskimo hunter, trapped on a moving, melting ice flow and subsequently rescued by a friendly but shy giant who returns him to his village, is presented in the St. Lawrence Island Yup'ik language and in English. Ten full page color illustrations by J. Leslie Boffa visually tell the story for those readers who may not yet have…

A history of food gathering and food preparation techniques of Alaska natives on Atka Island in the Aleutians are presented in Western Aleut and English with illustrations by J. Leslie Boffa and Mike Dirks. Directions are given for preparing: various plants, including wild rice; salted, dried, or smoked fish; baked flour; fried dough; boiled…

Research reports, including some foreign ones, completed since 1945 or in progress in 1964 are included. The research reported was performed pursuant to a contract with the United States Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Bibliographies, periodicals, and serials are listed with occasional annotations; however,…

This selected bibliography of books and articles related to foreign language pedagogy is compiled from a master list of over 300 journals and reference sources. This compilation, which lists publications that appeared during the two calendar years 1975 and 1976, contains 4,224 citations. They are divided into the following topics:…