THE FIRST SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TEACHING ACQUAINTED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM THE ELEMENTARY THROUGH COLLEGE LEVELS WITH MODERN TECHNIQUES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED LECTURES, WORK-STUDY SESSIONS, DEMONSTRATION CLASSES, FILMS, AND EXHIBITS OF EQUIPMENT. THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES--(1)…

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…

This guide provides general direction to school districts on elementary French programs. In addition to giving the rationale of an elementary French program and indicating where supplementary resource material can be found, it suggests program goals and learning outcomes for programs in grades K-7. A second section on current research on second…

This guide was prepared to assist teachers in selecting appropriate learning resources and evaluation methods for their French classes. It is divided into five parts: (1) an evaluation of commerical FLES programs and recommendations on appropriate grade levels for them; (2) a list of supplementary books and audio-visual material, with a…

THE EFFECT OF AUDIOLINGUAL FRENCH INSTRUCTION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE PUPIL'S ACHIEVEMENT IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL LANGUAGE PROGRAM, AS SHOWN BY THIS FOLLOW-UP STUDY, IS DEPENDENT UPON PROGRAM ARTICULATION THROUGHOUT THE GRADES AND COORDINATION BETWEEN TESTING AND THE LEARNING SITUATION. THE PROCEDURE FOR THE STUDY INVOLVED 354 GRADE 9 PUPILS…

Papers related to the work of the Bloomington Conference (April, 1968) for foreign language education improvement and standardization, particularly in teacher training programs, are presented in this special publication. A major effort is made at establishing the idea that good foreign language programs require cooperation between the subject…

A 3-year study of the effect of 3 years of audiolingually oriented FLES instruction on student achievement in French and Spanish classes in grades 7-12 is described. Samples of the language proficiency tests used as research instruments for grades 7 and 9 are reproduced in the extensive appendixes, along with the objectives of the FLES program.…

REPORTS OF EIGHT WORKING COMMITTEES CONSTITUTE THIS 1956 PUBLICATION OF THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES. OBSERVATIONS ON PRESENT PRACTICES AND THE LONG RANGE POSSIBILITIES OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LANGUAGE LABORATORY ARE IN THE REPORT PREPARED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNIQUES, HEADED BY FREDERICK D.…

THESE SIX REPORTS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE FIRST NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, HELD IN 1954, REFLECT THE BASIC AIM OF ASSEMBLING LANGUAGE TEACHERS OF ALL LEVELS WITH THE PURPOSE OF REACHING COMMON AGREEMENT CONCERNING THEIR OBJECTIVES AND THE BEST METHODS OF ACHIEVING THEM. HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS VOLUME IS A…

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…