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Download full textCASTLE, 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
Dusel, John P. – 1969
A questionnaire for students discontinuing their foreign language study is presented along with suggestions for its administration and use as a diagnostic tool for administrators. The brief form covers such factors as--(1) reasons for dropping the language, (2) availability of advanced courses, (3) notions of fluency, (4) student objectives, (5)…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Huebener, Theodore – 1975
This guide to careers requiring knowledge of a foreign language details a wide range of positions. It begins with a general survey of the field of foreign languages--historical background, need for trained personnel, attributes necessary for success, comments of business and professional people. Educational preparation in high school, college, and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Counseling
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
Viens, Claude P.; Wadsworth, Philip – 1957
Results of the first investigation made in 1957 by the Foreign Language Program of the Modern Language Association of America into foreign language requirements in graduate schools throughout the United States are presented in this report. Based on a questionnaire sent to 225 colleges and graduate schools, tables are furnished which illustrate…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, College Students, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Committee for Out-of-School Education and Cultural Development. – 1972
Plans and objectives for a symposium on the development of a system of language instruction for European adults, patterned after the American unit/credit concept, are outlined in this orientation paper. The background and rationale for the symposium reflect an emerging interest in European education which will allow for greater flexibility in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conferences, Credit Courses, Credits
National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Language. – 1971
Criteria for the evaluation of study/travel abroad programs for high school students of foreign language originally approved in 1966 by the National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages are reevaluated and reexamined in this pamphlet. Guidelines are presented in these areas: (1) selection of students, (2) recruitment of group leaders,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Check Lists, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Arbelaez C., Vicente; And Others – 1970
This text, developed by the Foreign Service Institute for an intensive, programed language course in Spanish, is accompanied by an "Instructor's Manual" and tape recordings. The Instructor's Manual contains those portions of the course which have been recorded by which do not appear in printed form in the student's basic text. This volume,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiolingual Skills, Autoinstructional Aids, Grammar
EATON, ESTHER M. – 1963
AN INTERIM SURVEY DESIGNED TO SUPPLY STATISTICAL DATA TO ANYONE INVOLVED IN PLANNING AND EVALUATING FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT. FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS BY PERCENT OF HIGH SCHOOL POPULATION, BY LANGUAGES, AND BY LANGUAGE LEVELS ARE TABULATED. FOREIGN LANGUAGE OFFERINGS ARE LISTED ACCORDING TO THE…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Consultants, Curriculum Guides, Enrollment Rate
LADU, TORA TUVE – 1963
THIS BRIEF BULLETIN, OUTLINING A 6-YEAR FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN FRENCH, GERMAN, AND SPANISH, COMPLEMENTS A 1962 CURRICULUM GUIDE OF A 4-YEAR SEQUENCE OF LANGUAGE STUDY ISSUED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE DOCUMENT IS A CHART OF A 6-YEAR PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTING, AT EVERY LEVEL,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Counselor Role, Course Objectives
MALECOT, ANDRE – 1967
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES INHERENT IN CURRENT METHODS OF MODERN LANGUAGE TEACHING ARE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDAGOGY DERIVED FROM THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF LANGUAGE. THE IMPACT OF PHILOGICAL AND LINGUISTIC STUDIES OF "EXOTIC LANGUAGES" ON TRADITIONAL GRAMMATICAL CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, French, Grammar, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationCalifornia Univ., Santa Cruz. – 1974
If children in a bilingual education program are to be equally competent in Spanish and English, there is a clear need for teaching Spanish. This can be done indirectly, by presenting curriculum material such as math, science and art bilingually or in Spanish, by telling stories in Spanish, and by using Spanish for various classroom and playground…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Instructional Materials
Willbern, Glen D.; Rutimann, Hans – 1970
This survey of 1,814 public and nonpublic senior high schools presents statistical data in 22 tables on: (1) the lengths of sequences that the schools offer in French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Italian; (2) the extent to which students avail themselves of the sequences offered; and (3) the extent to which senior high schools give recognition…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
