The process of matching teaching materials and methods to the student's learning style and ability level in foreign language classes is explored. The Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) model offers a diagnostic process for the identification of style. This process can be applied to the language learning setting as a way of presenting material to…

Presents observations on the teaching of Russian in an evening extension course and four teaching techniques which involve variety in lesson planning, flexibility in presentation, a relaxed atmosphere and encouragement. (LG)

Urges the use of drama in foreign language teaching, providing practical sugggestions as to methods of instruction and interpretation. (LG)

This information letter is the first issue in a series dedicated to suggestology and suggestopaedia. It consists of a brief history of suggestology in the Public Service Commission of Canada and an account of several international conferences where suggestology was discussed. Both English and French versions of this information letter are…

How drama is used to teach English as a second language in Great Britain. (HB)

Proposes a method for French language instruction that uses an unidentified object, that is, an object constructed in such a way as to represent different things to different students. (AM)

Argues for an integral role of contrastive analysis and translation in a foreign language teaching program. (AM)

Looks at the work of Thomas Prendergast, a nineteenth century language-learning specialist. Reviews those aspects of his work which come closest to Harold Palmer's work, either in its theoretical assumptions or in its practical prescience. Prendergast believed that a language is learned by imitation, planned repetition, mimicry, and memorization.…

By reviewing historical background of mnemonic techniques in second language learning, detailing two imagery-based mnemonics and discussing theoretical interpretations of the mnemonics, this paper discusses the practical implications of the problem of transfer of learning to naturalistic situations. Also noted are classroom applications of…

Examines ways to stimulate sense perceptions and imaginative analysis to make poetry accessible to students learning French as a second language but also an enjoyable subject to teach. (Author/VWL)

Discusses changes in methods of teaching foreign languages in universities since the 1960s. Suggests that there are islands of effective instruction of a communication-based nature in French and in German. (RS)

Four self-access centers (SAC) are described, as well as their rationale, human resources, and end users. A framework for establishing a SAC is proposed; an informed decision about the type of self-access system, based on the rationale of the institution and the human resources available, will ensure a system suited to end users. (Contains 13…

Describes the workings of one cognitive model for the development of literary knowledge. The model derives from current discussions of the role of conscious processes in language learning. (Author/VWL)