INFORMATION ON THE AUDITORY SKILLS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDENTS WAS OBTAINED AND A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF THOSE SKILLS TO EASE OF MASTERY OF FRENCH AND SPANISH. THIS RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE CURRENT TREND IN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIOLINGUAL SKILLS BY PREDOMINANTLY AURAL…

THE WOLOF LANGUAGE AS SPOKEN IN DAKAR, SENEGAL, IS PRESENTED TO THE BEGINNING STUDENT IN THIS TEXT THROUGH DIALOGS, EXERCISES, GRAMMAR EXPLANATIONS, AND CULTURAL NOTES. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION GIVES A THOROUGH PRESENTATION OF WOLOF PHONOLOGY AND EXPLAINS THE PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTION USED. IN EACH OF THE FIVE LESSONS WHICH FOLLOW, A DIALOG INTRODUCES…

Describes point of introduction, function and content of the French tape "Un joune homme parle de sa vie" (A Young Man Talks about his Life). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes point of introduction, function and content of the French tape "La situation des ouvrieres francaises" (The Situation of French Women Workers). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Presents the function, content and structure of the French tape "Maurice Thorez - fils du peuple" (Maurice Thorez - Son of the People"). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Examines reasons for dissatisfaction with audiolingual methods for language instruction (LG)

A PROPOSED PROJECT IS DESCRIBED THAT AIMS AT IMPROVING LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION METHODS AND AUGMENTING THE CAPABILITIES OF SCHOOLS FOR TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE EFFECTIVELY, EVEN WHERE A SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LANGUAGE TEACHERS EXISTS. IT IS PROPOSED THAT THESE GOALS BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUDIO-LINGUAL-VISUAL COURSE, UTILIZING…

This article opposes drawing a sharp distinction between different methods when discussing language teaching and considers the possibility of a fruitful synthesis of the three conceptions of teaching discussed here (audiolingual, audiovisual and conventional). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Describes theory and experimental findings of Asher and Postovsky in their investigations on how children acquire listening skills. (RL)

THE MATERIALS IN THIS HANDBOOK CONSIST OF 64 PRONUNCIATION DRILLS FOR THE "PASHTO BASIC COURSE." THESE DRILLS ARE BASED ON A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF PASHTO AND ENGLISH PHONOLOGY AND ARE TO BE ADMINISTERED BY A NATIVE SPEAKER. SIXTY PASHTO ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN EACH DRILL, 30 CONTAINING THE PARTICULAR SOUND BEING TAUGHT AND 30 CONTAINING…

INTENDED FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND AUDIOVISUAL SPECIALISTS, THIS MONOGRAPH EMPHASIZES A DYNAMIC VIEW OF THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY IN CHAPTERS THAT DISCUSS THE HISTORY AND CURRENT USE OF LANGUAGE LABS, CURRENT RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS, AND APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE LAB PRINCIPLES TO NEW MEDIA. APPENDIXES INCLUDE GRAPHICS OF THE…