Examines three curriculum models for teaching second languages. Each model represents a particular form of teaching, either analytic "skill-getting" (microlanguage learning), experiential "skill-using" (macrolanguage use), or a combination of the two. (57 references) (GLR)

Lack of knowledge of learning psychology is the underlying reason for failure in second language learning. The highest cognitive step is not given the required attention. The unanswered question is whether an institutional setting allows for this, or whether an immersion program should be a mandatory complement to any program. (MSE)

Delineates curricular, empirical, and pedagogical frameworks of content and media-based approaches to teaching German. Specifically, the historical and contemporary dimension of popular music lyrics as a barometer of society are highlighted, and classroom procedures for presenting them are suggested. (23 references) (GLR)

Discusses the Spanish se and el/la/lo within the theoretical framework of a choice-centered grammar, based on a Saussurean conception of language as a system of semantic classifications. It is argued the choice of grammar is more relevant to student learning than the choice of method or technique for teaching grammar. (10 references) (GLR)

This article discusses an approach to teacher education in which strategy training for strategy instruction is integrated with other teaching methods instruction. Current trends in strategy instruction and teacher education are identified, and the integrated approach is described. (43 references) (JL)

This paper addresses some of the far-reaching issues of German and foreign-language pedagogy in the United States in the form of an elementary primer in five lessons. (Contains 18 references.) (JL)

A technique, referred to as "Personalities," for helping students practice second-language conversational skills is described. The exercise can teach and review vocabulary, grammatical structures, and cultural information. (Author/LB)

Discusses a demonstration-based question-answer sequence developed for conjugating the Spanish verb "caminar" (to walk) that may readily be applied to a wide variety of verb concepts that students can grasp quickly through classroom performance, in any language. (two references) (VWL)

Proposes a theory of second-language (L2) learning that differs from accepted modes of theorizing in the second-language field. The theory is based on data gathered from the L2 classroom and strives to consider practical knowledge from other fields. (72 references) (JL)

Introduces a colloquium on the scope and form of a theory of second-language learning. The value of a general theory is argued for, and the relation of theory to practice is considered. (16 references) (JL)

Suggests reasons why beginning second-language students try to translate into their primary language as they listen, even though this strategy is recognized as problematical, and proposes some teaching techniques to avoid their adopting it. (22 references) (GLR)

Explores classroom pedagogy through a focus on classroom interaction. Takes ideas from conversation analysis as a foundation and starts to unravel some of the structures used for classroom pedagogy. Uses the notion of repair, but takes it one step further by understanding repair to be a pedagogical tool used in the English-as-a-Second-Language…

Twenty-nine subjects enrolled in a fourth-semester Spanish course were assigned to one of two treatments, processing instruction and meaning-based output instruction. Results show that processing instruction has an overall greater effect than meaning-based output instruction on how learners interpret and produce the Spanish subjunctive of doubt.…

Discusses the increasing importance of culture in the foreign-language classroom. Suggests that if the question of culture and language learning is addressed from the perspective of the affective elements contained within both, it may be possible to adopt a more ecumenical approach to the former and obtain a more powerful tool for helping students…

Discusses the importance of focusing on developing listening in English-as-a-Second-Language instruction and offers four suggestions for developing listening skills: have students listen to authentic recorded materials and then do simple tasks, have students take notes, make sure attention is focused during listening, and allow students to just…