This paper discusses common objections to the use of small group activities in the second language classroom; advantages which outweigh these objections; and guidelines for successful implementation of these activities. Prototype small group activities are outlined in two sections. The first lists activities according to skills focus, including…

This paper is a detailed description of the foreign language methods course at Eastern Montana College. It is designed as an aid to teachers and curriculum planners who need practical suggestions about the format of a methods course. The paper begins with the course description that appears in the Eastern Montana catalog. This is followed by the…

This bibliography is divided into six main sections. The first section cites books and articles generally concerning the teaching of English literature overseas. The following five sections cite books and articles dealing specifically with English literature instruction in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle and Far East. Entries…

This newsletter begins with an editorial on the meaning of individualization in education. In his article "Individualizing Instruction for Teachers: Current Efforts in Individualization," T.B. Kalivoda describes an individualized oral language course at the University of Georgia called "Oral Spanish for Teachers." An article by…

This report begins with a list of the publications of the national FLES Committee and an introduction in which T. Andersson describes how FLES programs can adopt bilingual education practices. Seventeen papers are included in the report. R. Bennett and M. Lala discuss how FLES programs can be individualized. Specific teaching techniques are…

This paper begins with a discussion of the meaning and importance of error analysis in language teaching and learning. The practical implications of what error analysis is for the classroom teacher are discussed, along with several possible systems for classifying learner errors. The need for the language teacher to establish certain priorities in…

This notebook was designed to provide general guidelines for beginning teachers who are establishing a Latin program. Prepared by Latin teachers in independent schools, the notebook offers suggestions and information on the following: (1) reasons for studying Latin, (2) the age for beginning Latin study, (3) methodology, (4) testing, (5)…

This newsletter begins with an editorial comment on the current progress of foreign language individualization. Other items included are: "Practical First Steps for Individualizing--Suggestions for Teachers Who Must Start from Scratch" (Ronald Gougher); "A Statement on Skills and Feelings: The Dimension of 'Depth' in Individualization" (Earl…

This instructor's guide for a modular sequence in English as a second language is itself in modular format. It presents the rationale for, and the objectives and organization of, the sequence modules as well as management guidelines for the instructor, including checklist forms for each module in sequence. The objective of the entire sequence is…

This module provides theoretical aspects of listening comprehension and practical teaching suggestions. Learning activities are designed to achieve the following objectives: (a) explain briefly a theory of the speech process; (b) define redundancy, semantic encoding, phonic patterning, and phonological decoding; (c) enumerate and explain the…

This module provides a theoretical overview of the process and skills of second-language reading and practical classroom applications. The learning activities are designed to aid the participant in achieving the following objectives: (a) distinguish the characteristics of three categories of the second-language readers; (b) explain the stages of…

This learning module is designed to provide the prospective teacher of English as a second language with an overview of the major methods and techniques used in ESL in the past and those in current use. The objectives of the module are to enable the student to: (a) define "method"; (b) compare and contrast the various features of the…

There appears to be a general realization in the Southwest that the fact that English is not the mother tongue for large numbers of American Indian children has implications for the method and materials by which English should be taught to these children. TESL (teaching English as a second language) methods are generally considered superior but,…

This paper presents ideas on using programed instruction in the language laboratory for second language learning. Linear programing is more suited to language instruction than is branching, because the former more easily allows comparison between the students' and teachers' solutions and is technically less complicated and less expensive to…

A comparative analysis of foreign language teaching methods considered within the framework of the author's EBTA Cube (Eight Basic Approaches to Teaching) contrasts methods of instruction in three categories: (1) non-programed versus programed instruction, (2) mass versus individualized instruction, and (3) traditional versus compensatory…