Tasks can vary in terms of difficulty and implementation conditions, and these in turn may affect the nature of the language produced by the learner. There have been a large number of studies which have investigated the effects of these task properties and implementation conditions on the language the learner produces. To date, results have been…

This presentation is a case study of the Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) development of Mark, one of ten American students engaged in a desktop-videoconferencing telecollaborative exchange with a class of French students. Due in part to its inherent complexity, this context has not been widely researched. To observe ICC development, I…

An approach to perfecting French language skills, "Mon francaise, je m'n occupe," is described. (LB)

Describes a 1978 experiment in which French conversations (among advanced students of French) were transmitted by satellite from Hawaii to other locations in the Pacific. (AM)

The author used a movie poster to initiate three weekly exercise sessions. The first concentrated on types of posters and notices, the ways they may be mounted, and how that activity may be described. The second phase was description of the poster's subject. The third concerned the myths and symbols and emotional qualities of the drama portrayed.…

A great variety of authentic cultural elements may be introduced in the foreign language classroom, not at the expense of language learning but as an interrelated system. (Author)

Presents and compares findings from both teaching and learning diaries from French conversation courses, assembling and evaluating the perspectives of teacher, student, and researcher. (Author/VWL)

An activity intended to foster authentic conversation in the foreign language classroom--a hypothetical situation involving a choice of people who are to survive--is reported. French, German, and Spanish versions of the material are provided. (RM)

Describes conversation activities that can help students experiencing difficulty in French oral language increase confidence and speaking skills. Small groups of students form conversations around key words, and then expand the conversation for larger groups, incorporating more words and structures. (CB)

A collection of four short articles giving detailed lesson plans using magazines, editorials and recipes to teach grammar. "A" is used as the example in these lesson plans. The first article deals with avoir and the past participle. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Czechosovakian television has just presented a series of French Conversation Classes using audiovisual techniques and starring Czech actors and actresses. The setting of each dialog is in Czechoslovakia, and the situations are those in which a Czech would use French in his or her native land. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Some of the methods used in teaching a French class composed of about 20 children classified as slow learners with an average reading age of 6 plus are described. Emphasis was on listening skills and background knowledge. (RM)

Describes conversation courses offered by the New York branch of the Alliance Francaise to adult native English speakers. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Describes strategy for teaching culture and conversation at the third- and fourth-year undergraduate level using authentic documents as the primary materials. The medium chosen for this course was the French chanson, but similar strategies may be applicable to any modern language using the culturally appropriate materials. (eight references) (LET)