The teaching of Greek in American high schools is summarized. Teaching materials are listed. (HP)

Pleads the case for study of classical languages in contemporary education because today's youth may take valid knowledge from history and culture of the past. (CK)

A review of the status of classical studies in France reveals a serious decline in enrollment in Greek classes. The essential problem in curricular planning is seen as the need to find an equilibrium between culture and technology since Latin is seen as the key to the culture of the Western world. Criticism of teaching methods and theory is…

It is argued that the purpose of the study of the classics should be to learn about the ancient Greeks and Romans as they were rather than as an end in itself. Traditional methods of teaching are evaluated. (RM)

The value of a wide experience of literature to the development of human personality is described. Barriers to the understanding of classical literature, and ways that student and teacher can overcome them, are discussed. (RM)

This Greek reader for children in kindergarten and first grade is about a drop of water that comes to life in a trip through the water cycle of evaporation, condensation, and subsequent return to a drier part of the earth's surface environment. The story is suitable for reading aloud or independent reading. The text is entirely in Greek.…

Intended for use with English-speaking students, this text is based on the most frequent errors of interference and overgeneralization made by these students learning Modern Greek. The material is presented in the form of translation drills from English into Greek. Each drill begins with a sample sentence given in both languages followed by nine…

The classical languages program at a boys' grammar school in which the students are prepared for Oxford and Cambridge A-level examinations is described. Individual courses and teaching methods are described. (RM)

The enrollment in Latin and Greek classes in the Philadelphia public schools has increased greatly in the last ten years. Courses are offered in elementary as well as secondary schools. An audiolingual approach is used. Available from Universitaet des Saarlandes, Fachbereich 6.2, D-6600 Saarbrueken, West Germany. (Text is in Latin.) (CFM)

A list of teaching aids in classical language, literature, and history is presented. Ordering instructions are provided. (HP)

This text focuses on the nature of language learning in the light of modern linguistic analysis. Common linguistic problems encountered by students of eight major languages are examined--Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, and Russian. The text discusses the nature of language, building new language habits, overcoming…

Describes the theory of "dependential grammar" and how it can be used in language teaching, specifically in the area of syntax. (AM)

This annotated bibliography of programed language instruction materials lists forty-eight programs by language; including French (17), Spanish (15), German (6), Russian (3), Latin (3), and other languages (4). Information is provided on title, publisher, or supplier, author, price, student level, course objectives, mode of student response,…

Five topics of interest to persons involved in classical studies are discussed in this report: (1) "A Survey of the Classical Scene" focusses on the future of classical studies in elementary and secondary schools with some mention of the situation in colleges and universities. (2) "ACL: The State of the League" includes…

Three approaches to vocabulary presentation in the second language classroom are described. The examples used are drawn largely from German, Russian, French, Latin, and Greek, but they can be extended to all commonly taught languages, although certain approaches are particularly suited to specific languages. In addition, the goals of a particular…