A teacher describes the development of and preparation for a "French Day" for secondary school students. The event focused on modern technological development and involved student projects such as videos, writing, computer activities, and reading sessions. (CB)

Proposes the possibility that in languages for business, the systematic integration and use of video can help carry the instructional load, offer teachers another instructional method, and re-engage students' interests in their own learning. (Author/CB)

A project was undertaken to develop new curriculum materials that could be incorporated into an existing health assistant program to cover recent advances in health care technology. Area physicians' offices were toured and meetings were held with administrators of local hospitals in order to discover what kinds of advances in health care…

MacLang, a user-friendly authoring system for the Macintosh computer, helps second language teachers prepare and tailor computer exercises and activities; is usable with any Roman-alphabet language, Russian, and Greek; gives students intelligent feedback; and allows students to control computer activity in order to individualize learning.…

A shortage of English teachers at Jinan University led to video and computers being used to present lessons and provide written exercises and tests. A sample computer-based lesson on reading comprehension is appended. (Author/CB)