Discusses the characteristics of three types of Italian students (called "newly arrived,""nostalgic," and "uprooted") and their motivation. (RM)

Reports on a research study designed to find out more about the successful second language learner. By means of interviews, a list of the learning strategies of good language students was developed. (PMP)

A questionnaire was given to 1,262 FL students at Bochum People's University to obtain data on social background, field of interest, motivation and perceived goals. Comment is made on a part of the results and their bearing on further work on courses for the university. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Advocates that information on student aptitude for foreign language learning be used not, as in the past, for determining the best general method for language teaching but rather for determining the best teaching method for particular kinds of students. (FB)

Discusses the implications of language instruction to all pupils, regardless of ability, for the education of language teachers. (AM)

An investigation was undertaken to examine relationships between student learning styles and traditional environments or individualized settings in second language learning. Students with high conceptual-level scores preferred an individualized environment, while those with low conceptual-level scores needed a traditional environment. (CHK)

Discusses the results of a survey of characteristics of adult students of French attending courses at the Alliance Francaise in Paris. Also examines some of the social services provided by the Alliance, including housing, employment, and meal services. (AM)

Proposes a language pedagogy for migrant workers that takes into account the economic, cultural, and social characteristics of the target population, as well as the nature of the target language. (AM)

This article recommends the use of individual student projects in community college foreign language classes to capture attention and foster communication. The technique is described, concrete examples provided and suggestions given for adaptation to secondary school or university classes. (CHK)

Examines some problems involved in compulsory second language instruction on the secondary level, and suggests some approaches to second language instruction that stress cognitive development and awareness of language. (AM)

Examines the learning strategies successful language learners employ and suggests that teachers can help their less successful students by paying more attention to learner strategies already seen as productive. (PMP)

Presents a model of second language teaching which attempts to describe the categorical components of teaching styles, and to identify the sociological, educational, and personal factors which determine individual teaching styles. (AM)

Institutions of higher learning must formulate language policies, and these policies must be based on a thorough understanding of the student constituency. (CFM)

Examines the constraints on adult second language learners in a bilingual country, their characteristics, and the teaching methods and programs at their disposal. (AM)

Recent research that has attempted to define the good language learner can also yield information about the good language teacher. While it remains clear that there is much variation among learners, the following characteristics have been distinguished as identifying the good language learner: (1) field independence in classroom or tutored…