A SURVEY OF CRITICISM FOR AND AGAINST THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH RESULTED IN A CONFERENCE'S PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE LINGUISTIC METHOD. PRESENTED IN BRIEF REPORTS ARE THE EXPERIENCES OF A COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR WHO CHANGED FROM TRADITIONAL METHODS TO THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH, AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN COLLEGE GERMAN CLASSES TAUGHT BY THE…

The many uses of tapes (as a substitute for actual observation) to affect articulation between school and college language programs are outlined. The mechanics of a tape exchange system and its applicability for secondary school teachers, college teachers, teachers of advanced placement courses, and teachers in training are explained. (AF)

TWO CONSIDERATIONS ARE STILL BASIC IN TEACHING RUSSIAN. FIRST A STUDENT MUST ACQUIRE A REALISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE TASK INVOLVED IN LEARNING RUSSIAN AND MUST ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPLYING HIMSELF TOWARD KNOWN OBJECTIVES RATHER THAN MERELY PUTTING IN TIME. IF A STUDENT IS TO HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF HIS GOALS HE COULD BE TOLD THAT ABOUT…

GREAT BRITAIN'S LANGUAGE TEACHING PROFESSION HAS BECOME INVOLVED IN RESOLVING THE NEW DEMANDS PUT ON THE PROFESSION BY THE GREAT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES OF THE PAST 25 YEARS. THE FIRST OF THE TWO MAIN TRENDS OF THIS REVOLUTION CONCERNS ORGANIZATION. MOST RADICAL AMONG THE CHANGES IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN (1) THE DEVELOPMENT, IN THE NEW…

This is a description of an introductory Spanish and Spanish American literature course at the University of Akron. Its major feature is the grouping of 100 plays, novels, and collections of short stories by the students into a 7-point difficulty-interest scale. Inclass procedure is explained and suggested methods for assigning reading materials…

This report presents detailed, nonevaluative descriptions of instructional methods used in a sample of outstanding language training centers. Together these 19 different training programs represent a student age range from subteen to adult. Included are both intensive and nonintensive, military and civilian, and governmental and nongovernmental…

THE SIX WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1957 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES CONTRIBUTED TO THIS VOLUME OF REPORTS ON VARIOUS, INDEPENDENT ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. THE REPORT PREPARED BY BLANCHE A. PRICE AND HER COMMITTEE ON THE ARTICULATION OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS CITES MATERIALS AND METHODS THAT…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO CODIFY A PROFESSIONAL OVER-ALL POLICY STATEMENT, THE 1959 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES ASKED ITS FOUR WORKING COMMITTEES TO DETERMINE, AS AN INTERIM GOAL, HOW TO MAKE MAXIMALLY EFFECTIVE THE 6-YEAR SEQUENCE OF STUDY FROM GRADE 9 THROUGH THE SECOND YEAR OF COLLEGE. THE COMMITTEE REPORTS COMPRISE THIS…

This volume contains the second part of the proceedings of the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Council on Foreign Languages. The focus is on second language teaching, and relevant linguistic research is included. The proceedings are divided into six major sections. Following the major addresses, which concern audiolingual…