THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THE AUDIOLINGUAL REVOLUTION IS BEING SUBJECTED TO A COUNTER-REVOLUTION IS APPARENT IN SUCH RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AS THE 1966 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE, WHEN CARROLL, FERGUSON, AND CHOMSKY DENIED THAT PSYCHOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT FOR AUDIOLINGUAL TEACHING, THE WRITINGS OF RIVERS, HAYES, BELASCO, AND VALDMAN WHO…

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…

Now that teachers and administrators have become aware of the administrative organization of the language laboratory and the daily routine essential to the proper functioning of its equipment, attention ought to be focused on its more creative use in enhancing the learning processes. This orientation in attitude is reflected in the newly generated…

Designed for teachers and administrators, this curriculum guide outlines the aims, techniques, contents, and scope of language instruction at the various levels. Topics detailed include the language laboratory, summer institutes and camps, team teaching, teacher qualifications, materials selection, foreign study, exchange programs, tests, and…

A prologue to the 1967 ACTFL Bibliography (American Council on the Teaching o f Foreign Languages), this bibliography contains items published between 1920 and 1966 and a few very important documents of earlier date. It is designed for use by researchers, methods teachers, supervisors, and classroom teachers, and includes articles, studies,…

Four- and six-year language programs emphasizing the development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding are outlined in this guide. Major sections cover guiding principles in the development of the foreign language curriculum, teaching techniques, and evaluation. Subclassified materials include coverage…

This report describes research into the effectiveness of the language laboratory in improving students' reading, listening and speaking skills in secondary school language programs. The experiment, involving some 5,000 students in 21 school districts of the Metropolitan School Study Council, was restricted to students of French. Student…

Language instruction techniques are developed through extensive discussion of methodology with sample lesson plans in Spanish, French, and German at the elementary and secondary level. This state curriculum guide also comments on program articulation, selection and use of a language laboratory, evaluation of student achievement, and the place of…

DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, THIS MANUAL PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. THE METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR FOUR- AND SIX-YEAR SEQUENTIAL PROGRAMS ARE OUTLINED IN CHARTS, WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL FOUR SKILLS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL. A CHAPTER ON THE…

THE VARIETY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING SEQUENCES IN MINNESOTA HAS CAUSED A SERIOUS ARTICULATION PROBLEM--BETWEEN LEVELS WITHIN A GIVEN SEQUENCE, BETWEEN SEQUENCES, AND IN INTEGRATING DIFFERENT SEQUENCES AT THE MORE ADVANCED LEVELS. TO HELP ALLEVIATE THESE PROBLEMS THREE COURSES OF STUDY ARE SUGGESTED AND DESCRIBED IN THIS GUIDE. SEQUENCE A…

A College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)-sponsored survey presents data derived from the questionnaire responses of a representative sample of 5,382 secondary school seniors who took the CEEB French, Spanish, or German achievement tests during the 1965-66 academic year. Written analyses of questionnaire data, along with many supporting graphs…