This study set out to explore non-English major postgraduates' use of motivational regulation strategies in English learning. Subjects for this study were 156 Chinese postgraduates studying in a national teacher education university in central China. A self-reported questionnaire and individual semi-structured interviews were complementarily…

The nature and dimensions of the crises facing the language teaching profession are explored in this speech. Community and teacher attitudes must be redirected if language learning is to remain at the center of humanistic education. In achieving such change, teachers are exhorted to become "consumer-oriented" and utilize existing media to their…

A case for inservice training programs for language teachers in public schools is developed in this paper. Key reasons showing the need for such programs focus on: the new teacher involved in team teaching, independent study programs, and individualized instruction; social and educational change; program articulation and coordination; and teacher…

A brief review of language instruction in primary, secondary, and preparatory schools; colleges of education; and universities is developed in this article. General commentary concerning the outgrowth of the "language revolution", recognition of the importance of modern language study, extended teaching programs, new teaching…

Details of a circular distributed in November 1969 by the National Minister of Education of France proposing some controversial changes in the instruction of modern languages are reported in this paper. The principal changes allow students wider choice in determining whether to study one or more languages during the same period of time. German,…

Recognizing that psychological and social changes of the late 1960's have a strong influence on current educational issues, the working committee reports of the 1970 Northeast Conference focus attention on the "new student" and foreign language instruction. Three major areas of study are: (1) the search for a relevant curriculum, including…

An examination of changing student attitudes and behavior and current foreign language programs leads the author to propose strategies for developing new attitudes toward teaching, curriculum planning, and second language learning. Noting the characteristic unrest of today's youth and the bases for it, a plea is made for teachers and…