The all-encompassing term "Medical Spanish" references the Spanish used by healthcare professionals. Medical Spanish courses have gained traction as the Spanish-speaking population in the U.S. continues to grow. Consequently, demand for courses in Medical Spanish and other areas of Spanish for Specific Purposes (SSP), a subfield of…

This article describes how the author has successfully combined polling with more traditional instructional strategies to enhance student presentation skills in an advanced course teaching technical German. By helping students select and prepare topics, anticipate questions and engage the audience, instructors can eliminate some of the root causes…

In this article, the authors examine two distinct but closely related fields, research on teaching and research on teacher education. Despite its roots in research on teaching, research in teacher education has developed in isolation both from mainstream research on teaching and from research on higher education and professional education. A…

This publication, written primarily in Spanish, is an activity book designed to teach Spanish through translation based on the theory that, in order to produce an acceptable translation, students must focus their attention on lexical and grammatical detail. The book combines incisive grammar explanations, relevant lexical information, and a wide…

One French university's experience with the developing need for specialized second-language vocabulary instruction in two programs, specialized translation and business administration, revealed not only second-language instructional needs but also the desirability of offering instruction in specialized native language terminology. (MSE)

It is proposed that while interest has focused on specialized professional vocabulary as an object of language instruction, the same vocabulary can be viewed as a tool for teaching. The exchange of concepts and terminology between student and teacher improves student understanding of the language and the problems of translation. (MSE)

Problems associated with instruction in languages for special purposes, particularly French, are discussed. The central issue is the difficulty of tailoring instruction to the student's actual needs, which may vary widely according to the discipline, situation, and functions desired. Some promising methodological directions are seen. (MSE)

The bilingual English/Haitian Creole dictionary is intended to provide teachers with Haitian Creole equivalents for basic English terms used in science. It contains over 3,000 English terms used in physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, earth sciences, medicine, geography, and so on, with Haitian Creole equivalents. The book is divided into two…

The Nihongo tutorial system is an intelligent tutorial system designed to use a computer to assist scientists and engineers in developing reading competence in technical Japanese. It consists of three applications: the Nihongo Tutor, which provides useful information about an article (translation, syntax, pronunciation) to help understand the text…

German business correspondence is an essential part of a business German course because of the difficulties involved in using the required language style and because it is integral to business practice in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. A recently published text by W. Schmitz and D. Scheiner of the Goethe Institute is reviewed and found to be…

Contrary to recent observations about an excessively vocational orientation, programs in foreign languages for business are not limited to narrow career goals. The syllabus design readily accommodates concerns for transmitting culture, examining the civilizing heritage, and leading students to self-understanding. The subject matter is different,…

Ideas for French instruction are offered, including a grammar exercise on pronouns; exploration of a comic strip's language and culture; use of a taped program on fashion; and an activity to help French language teachers cope with unfamiliar discipline-specific texts, whose topics (but not language) are familiar to their students. (MSE)

It is proposed that video materials for French language instruction help illustrate two closely related aspects of the foreign language, linguistic and cultural. Guidelines for video materials selection are offered, common pitfalls are noted, and principles used by a French applied linguistics group to develop a series of materials are outlined.…

A presentation on maximizing the use of video in the business language classroom looks at why video pedagogy can be effective and outlines a variety of classroom viewing strategies aimed at different learner levels and instructional objectives. These strategies involve using the visual only or focusing on certain aspects of the sound track, and…

This course guide aids university professors in doing research to develop a course in scientific and technical French. The course is intended to aid students in developing communicative skills in French in the context of science and technology. The course introduces students to the culture of France as well as to its industrial and technological…