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Download full textPillet, Roger A., Ed. – 1967
This volume in a series of annual reports focuses on FLES as an integral part of the elementary school curriculum. The areas investigated in this study include ways in which FLES programs can make significant contributions in helping elementary pupils to develop necessary skills for vocational, social, and economic competence; to gain access to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Brooks, Nelson – Foreign Language Beacon, 1970
An overview of foreign language instruction is seen as a spectrum composed of five distinct areas. The speech includes discussion of concepts related to the curriculum, linguistics, psychology, culture, and a "Master Plan". The author comments on the importance of understanding that language instruction, as an academic pursuit, is directly related…
Descriptors: Culture, FLES, Humanities, Instructional Program Divisions
Peer reviewedCulajevic, Radmila – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1974
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Elementary Education, Experimental Teaching, FLES
Bolanz, Louise; Teetor, Will-Robert – 1970
This curriculum guide examines aspects essential to the development and maintenance of FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary School) programs with particular respect to the teaching of German. Sections include: (1) a rationale for FLES, (2) basic factors in developing a program, (3) patterns of program organization, (4) teachers, (5) FLES in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
STREVENS, PETER – 1965
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…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, College Language Programs, Educational Change
POWERS, JAMES R. – 1966
A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED DURING THE 1964-65 SCHOOL YEAR AS PART OF THE PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AUTHORIZED BY TITLE III OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT. SIGNIFICANT GAINS CITED BY STATE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SUPERVISORS ARE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONGER SEQUENCES OF STUDY, GROWTH IN…
Descriptors: Educational Television, English (Second Language), FLES, Inservice Education
Lawson, John H. – Foreign Language Beacon, 1970
A superintendent of schools shares his views on the problems of maintaining and developing foreign language programs. Reasons supporting foreign language study underscore the need for innovative programs which are socially relevant for the masses as well as for the gifted student. Discussion of the significance of communication, cultural…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
Schools Council, London (England). – 1966
This study provides an overview of an experimental French language program in elementary schools in Great Britain. The program reported, sponsored by the Nuffield Foundation, covers a period from 1963 through September 1970. The first part discusses origins and aims of the pilot scheme, instructional materials, teacher education, FLES, and pilot…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Schools, Experimental Programs
POLITZER, ROBERT L. – 1965
THE AMBIGUITY AND AMBIVALENCE THAT CHARACTERIZE ALL DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY ARE DERIVED FROM THE "DOUBLE NATURE" OF THE SUBJECT. TO COMPLICATE THE SITUATION FURTHER, THERE IS NO CERTAINTY THAT EITHER THE "CONDITIONED" OR "CONCEPTUAL" MODES OF LANGUAGE LEARNING REALLY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER. THE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Concept Teaching, Conditioning
Miller, Helen B., Comp.; Strasheim, Lorraine A., Ed. – 1969
This annotated bibliography of integrated FLES materials in French, Spanish, and German is designed to help teachers and administrators select classroom materials. Each of the major sections lists principal publishers and programs with current prices for each component. Subclassifications discuss: (1) time allotment, (2) teacher training…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Guides
CASTLE, PAT; JAY, CHARLES D.
A NEED FOR A STATEMENT OF SIMPLIFIED CRITERIA BY WHICH SECONDARY SCHOOLS MAY MEASURE THE EXCELLENCE OF THEIR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS HAS STIMULATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE GUIDELINES, DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN SETTING UP THE BEST POSSIBLE AUDIOLINGUALLY-ORIENTED CURRICULUM TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF SCHOOLS. FOLLOWING AN OUTLINE OF BASIC…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, FLES
MOODY, NANCY L.; POWERS, JAMES R. – 1967
A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION BY 46 STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE NDEA TITLE III PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION. ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 1965-66 SCHOOL YEAR ARE SUMMARIZED FOR EACH STATE UNDER THE THREE HEADINGS OF EVIDENCE OF IMPROVED INSTRUCTION, EVIDENCE…
Descriptors: FLES, Inservice Education, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Materials
Lipton, Gladys; Mirsky, Jerome G. – 1970
This program and teaching guide describes the nature of foreign language instruction in the elementary school (FLES). Chapters include discussion of: (1) program development and organization; (2) the FLES teacher; (3) methods, motivation, and instructional materials; (4) culture; (5) program evaluation; (6) outline of recommended structures; and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Elementary Education, FLES, Language Guides
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1961
This pamphlet outlines the educational philosophy behind foreign language instruction in the elementary school (FLES) and organizational procedures for the establishment of such programs. Major sections explain: (1) the nature of FLES, (2) program planning, (3) student eligibility, (4) teacher preparation, and (5) program articulation. A chart of…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, FLES
Thompson, Elizabeth Engle; Hamalainen, Arthur E. – 1958
Information and recommendations concerning foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) center about a set of criteria for examining proposals and programs made in 1954. Included among the criteria are the importance of goals and their cooperative development, provision for the mental health of teachers and children, sound teaching-learning…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Articulation (Education), Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
