Foreign language teachers are urged to consider the interrelatedness of language and culture and the importance of making cultural instruction an integral part of their program. Reasons for teaching culture and practical suggestions for the development of resource materials, based on practical experience, are developed. The newspaper is discussed…

A rationale for the study of second languages focuses on problems encountered in communication which impede the development of interpersonal and international understanding. Difficulties caused by faulty translation, word order, stress, juncture, and intonation are illustrated. As a means of maintaining interest in second language learning, the…

A brief review of the nature of teaching methodology and instructional materials used in traditional and audiolingual language programs focuses on weaknesses considered to be inherent in long, sequential programs. The remainder of the article discusses the development of instructional modules which allow greater opportunity for individualizing…

A compilation of the results of an attitudinal questionnaire completed by a 19-member panel of leading language instruction methodologists focuses on some 36 questions fundamental to both researchers and teachers. Topics include questions concerning the use of English in the classroom, teaching of grammar, transformation generative grammar,…

Noting the present state of declining enrollment figures in foreign language education, the future of language instruction is questioned in this address. The author deplores the resultant provincialism resulting from a neoisolationist movement throughout the country in which the English language is seen as the only acceptable medium of cultural…

The first half of this article examines the function of various types of language laboratories. They are classified principally as: (1) audio-passive, (2) audio-active, and (3) audio-evaluative laboratories. A chart illustrating the major types of technical installations and their components further classifies laboratories in terms of whether they…

This final report examines the nature and contents of a federally-supported program to improve language and social studies instruction in the secondary schools of Minneapolis through the interaction of the teaching staff and the students with a professional, educational consultant from Germany. General objectives included: developing multi-media…

This guide, prepared by the K-12 Foreign Language Committee in the School District of Philadelphia, formulates a series of behavioral objectives in the basic skills of second language learning. They include listening, speaking, reading, and writing as well as cultural education. The study specifies desired student learning behavior, describes the…

Articulation of materials, methods, and educational objectives of language programs in French, German, Spanish, and Latin focuses on achievement goals in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, writing, culture, and language analysis for levels 1 through 5. The programs emphasize the attainment of language fluency through the audiolingual…

Description of a project involving the use of the video-tape recorder in a beginning course in Japanese focuses on cultural implications of basic unit dialogues. Instant replay, close-up, and other camera techniques allow students to concentrate on cross-cultural phenomena which are normally not perceived without the use of media. General…

The role of language instruction in a changing society is scrutinized in this article. Enrollment trends in several subject areas are compared and reasons for the decline in English, mathematics, science, and languages are related to current student attitudes. Instructional objectives of language programs are criticized particularly for their…

This bibliography of doctoral dissertations completed from July 1961 through June 1971 in modern language education is a study of trends which suggest new directions for further research in foreign language learning and teaching. Some 841 dissertations are listed under these categories: (1) general, (2) linguistics, (3) culture, (4) teaching the…

The problem of teaching culture in language classes is reflected in the criticism directed to the current Part 4 section of the Regents foreign language examination given in the State of New York. This paper, the result of a panel discussion on culture, proposes changes in the examinations and proposes new directions in the study of culture.…

This guide presents an analysis and rationale of foreign language programs in elementary and secondary schools, stressing development of cultural understanding through language instruction in the basic skills of the target language. Major sections cover: (1) purposes of foreign language instruction; (2) contributing disciplines--psychology,…

This third volume in a series on foreign language education reviews the experience, writing, and research in the United States during 1970. The central theme, pluralism in foreign language education, is exemplified in each chapter. This theme suggests that the profession is no longer consciously oriented to a single approach to the learning of a…