This article attempted to discover whether it would be both feasible and educationally desirable to extend the teaching of a foreign language to pupils who represented a wider range of age and ability than those to whom foreign languages had traditionally been taught. (Author/RK)

Discrimination among errors is based on the degree of hindrance to understanding. The importance of error correction is emphasized, as is promptness in correction, with many students participating. Various possibilities for correction by students and teacher are presented. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Discusses a system for evaluating student performance in the language laboratory, grading for comprehension and correctness, with four categories: complete, limited, severely limited, unsatisfactory. Evaluation of laboratory performance is more objective, being based on what has been taught and learned under stable conditions. (Text is in German.)…

Shows that learning goals in language teaching today fall in the following "catalogs" and lists: 1) Situation catalog, 2) Topic catalog, 3) Speech-intention catalog, 4) Text-type catalog, 5) Vocabulary list, 6) Construction list, 7) List of laws of word-formation. These are found necessary for the exact formulation of course goals. (Text is in…

Discusses two conflicting concepts of correcting and grading high school graduation examinations in French: "mathematical" grading of complex exercises versus objective grading of reduced segments. Recommends higher valuation on goal-orientation as against extreme objectivity. Students' performance must be evaluated individually. Various concrete…

Six journal articles (1972-1975) on auditory comprehension are presented, with their content and conclusions. These deal primarily with the objective evaluation of performance, giving suggestions for preparing and administering tests, example of game-type exercises, and other concrete suggestions. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This article describes the practice of asking students in a foreign language class to write statements of their personal assessment and educational goals at the beginning of the semester. It has been found that a discussion of these statements can be of value to both teachers and students. (CFM)

Teacher accountability should be a means of improving instruction and renewing professionalism. Accountability should alleviate problems of articulation between the various levels of foreign language study. The measurement of achievement would be improved by initiating positive evaluation based on minimal performance objectives. (Author/RM)

A variety of possible language methodologies and the effects these have on the learners are examined. A sample questionnaire, designed to discover how students have previously been instructed in foreign language, is included. (SW)

A discussion of three possible formats of a bilingual education program: early total immersion, early partial immersion and late partial immersion. A French cloze test was used to evaluate the lead group of students in each program. A tentative conclusion is drawn in favor of the early total immersion program. (AMH)

Poor attendance in foreign language classes is presented as an indicator of poor performance. (HP)

Reinforcement and drill must not be neglected in favor of grammar presentation. All students must activate the knowledge they acquire. Drills should be situational in content. The article also discusses analysis of student achievement, and the possibility of departmental advisers helping to improve teacher qualifications. (Text is in German.)…

This curriculum guide is designed for use in a course based on the English translation of Book 1 of Vergil's "Aeneid." The life of the author is briefly surveyed along with the Augustine Age of Latin literature. A study of the dactylic hexameter and poetic devices used by Vergil is emphasized. The guide includes a statement of the broad…

The third part of a five-part Spanish course serves as a curriculum guide to accompany the basic text, "ALM Spanish," Units 21 and 22. The overall goals of the course are to teach students to understand, speak, read, and write at a normal speed any arrangement of lexical and structural material learned. The guide focuses on six areas of…