Discusses the suitability of functional syllabuses as a basis for general course design, and means whereby functionally oriented materials may be integrated within existing language programs. (Author/AM)

Proceeding from a presentation of the present state of discussion as well as of the unsolved or only apparently solved problem, the article attempts, in the light of curricular-based need for internally individualized types of work, to give suggestions for the organization of content for individualized instruction. In this connection, a theory, as…

Discusses the direction in which language laboratory instructional practices should be developed. (Text is in German.) (Author/KM)

This writer questions some of the basic conventions of foreign language teaching in this country. As an alternative approach, he suggests an exploratory concept for grades 5-8. (Editor)

A method for individualizing the study of a literary text is presented. It emphasizes the need to develop the four skills while deemphasizing the traditional role of literary texts as a vehicle for acquiring critical literary skills. (Author/RM)

Criticizes the three leading Russian textbooks used in West Germany for not basing their phonetic teaching on a firm knowledge of Russian phonemes. Suggestions are made for incorporating a "minimum phonetics" into a basic Russian course. Authentic language situations, imitation, and theory are important. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Two experimental bilingual classes in French begun in Somerset, Scotland, in September 1973 are described. Included in the course are the study of the language itself and of geography and French civilization through the French language. (RM)

This paper provides a brief survey of the uses of videotape recording (VTR) in the field of foreign language education. Points in favor of VTR are: 1) it reproduces the totality of the speech act, and 2) it is ideal for individualized instruction. (TL)

The Modern Language Association conducted a survey of career-oriented, community-related interdisciplinary, and non-traditional foreign language offerings in US colleges and universities. Informal descriptions are given of seven such courses relating to the teaching of literature. (Author/RM)

An individualized program at the third-year level in French at the University of Toledo is described. (RM)

Paper presented at the Modern Language Teachers Association of South Australia Seminar, September 1972. (DD)

Calls for reexamination of English courses, as to content, organization, and procedures. Adds a report of experience with language workrooms at "general education schools" in Bremen, and some suggestions regarding intensive courses. (IFS/WGA)

A foreign language (FL) teachers' congress held at Mainz in 1976 dealt especially with the level Secondary Grade 1, stressing such topics as course content, research on FL teaching, curriculum building, minimum goals for various target language, orientation courses and honors courses. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The German weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" contains a very rich variety of topics and is therefore an inexhaustable source for an exciting conversation class. This article outlines and lists the advantages of a German conversation course organized around this newspaper. (Text is in German.) (TL)