This article provides the results of an investigation of the system of pronunciation faults of English speakers learning French, and describes means of correction based on the verbo-tonal system. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Describes a technique to be used in the French language class, simulating an attempt to fill a position in the socio-educational field. (Text is in French.) (AM)

Discusses dramatic techniques and their limitations in French language learning. (Text is in French.) (AM)

The equipment and use of language laboratories are described, and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Comparisons are made between the use of a language laboratory and the use of tape recorders. (RM)

Elementary Russian textbooks are criticized generally as failing to supply sufficient specific syntactical information. A method for teaching sentence subordination is described. (RM)

A seminar held in the Soviet Union on the linguo-stylistic analysis of a literary text is described. This approach focuses on the linguistic code and cultural context of the text. The applicability of this method in the classroom is discussed. (RM)

A study conducted with secondary level students in a Swiss school shows that the future of the language laboratory cannot be disassociated from other aspects of second language teaching. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)

"Oral skills" are defined in detail. A survey is given of the kinds of oral skills which should be taught in foreign language courses, with some discussion of appropriate methods. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

A unit intended for self-instruction developed in 1974 at the University of Minnesota Work-In in Besancon, France is given. The goal of the unit is to enable the student to use the metro for transportation in Paris. (RM)

Foreign language teachers must be able to correct pronunciation errors that go beyond the level of the segmental phoneme. Extending a technique used with students, it was found that teachers can deal with a number of problems more efficiently if they separately consider single features or aspects of the continuum. (Author/KM)

Discusses the validity of offering courses concerning foreign civilization in English to non-speakers of foreign languages, in order to motivate students to study foreign languages. (CLK)

Ways in which the slide projector can be used to help the student of English with vocabulary acquisition are examined. A teaching technique to enable the language learner to acquire rapidly a basic vocabulary is outlined. (Author/RM)

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Documenting some of the myriad of voices assembled in Brisbane, Australia in July 1995 for the Second World Congress of the International Drama/Theatre and Education Association, the essays in this book address the central question of the Congress: What can be the role of drama/theatre and education in a rapidly changing world entering a new…