This article reports on language instruction methods used for teaching Chinese to foreign students in the People's Republic of China. The methods place great emphasis on the practice of the language, on lessening the gap between theory and practice, and on the social aspect of language learning. (CLK)

Part I reviews foreign language teaching methodologies and suggests extracting the most effective aspects of each to be synthesized into the Cognitive-Active-Situational (CAS) Method. Part II presents results of an experiment done to find the best way of achieving optimum balance between thinking and doing within the CAS Method. See FL 507 969 for…

Shows the necessity of foreign language education for cognitive and attitudinal purposes as well as for utilitarian reasons. Foreign language learning/teaching can be of great educational value when it follows the thread of the logical and psychological steps in the creative/discovery procedure. A learning algorithm is mapped on page 61. See FL…

Though much time and energy are spent expanding foreign language programs, students are often unable to use a language in its environment. This article stresses the need for a sociolinguistic framework in foreign language teaching to correct this situation, suggesting ways to incorporate linguistic competence and performance awareness in language…

An attempt is made to answer these questions: (1) whether writing practice has a place in foreign language instruction; and (2) if so, what kinds of writing pupils should learn. Suggestions are proposed as to content and procedure of a continuing course in writing skills for Dutch secondary schools. (AM)

This article describes a course on English for Special Purposes, in this case, Scientific English. Three samples of materials are discussed. (AM)

This guide brings together three types of resources for educators who need information about foreign language camps. A directory describes 26 such camps in 17 states. A contact person is listed for each camp. The Ohio University Summer Language Camp is then described in detail. Subjects covered include staffing, fees, activities for each time of…

Trends in foreign language education in the United States have addressed themselves to the questions "Who?""What?""Why?" and "How?" In the period when the grammar translation method was in vogue, "Who?" was answered by the other three questions, since this approach to foreign language instruction was appropriate only for an intellectual elite.…

This paper discusses those aspects of personality development relevant to language learning. In particular, second language learning is shown to entail personality modification. References are made to the place of values, attitudes, and the model of the world in personality; to the role of language learning in developing favorable cross-cultural…

LESSON PLANS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE 1964-65 SCHOOL YEAR UNDER A PILOT PROJECT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF THE CALEXICO BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IMPERIAL COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE PLANS PROVIDED GENERAL SUGGESTIONS AND SUGGESTED DAILY LESSON PLANS FOR 21 WEEKS.…

A PROJECT HEAD START COURSE OF STUDY WAS DEVELOPED TO BE USED AS A GUIDELINE FOR TEACHERS WORKING WITH NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING MEXICAN-AMERICANS IN A 1965 SUMMER PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE CALEXICO, CALIFORNIA, SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO RAISE THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF DISADVANTAGED PUPILS. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON…

LESSON PLANS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE 1963-64 SCHOOL YEAR UNDER A PILOT PROJECT THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE CALEXICO BOARD OF TRUSTEES, IMPERIAL COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE PLANS PROVIDED GENERAL SUGGESTIONS AND SUGGESTED DAILY LESSON PLANS FOR 26 WEEKS.…

BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) CAN BE PROFITABLE TO BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES, AN EXPERIMENTAL COURSE IN GERMAN WAS DESIGNED WHICH COULD MAKE USE OF COMPUTER CAPABILITIES IN A LANGUAGE LABORATORY SITUATION. RESEARCHERS CHOSE TO EXPERIMENT WITH A FAIRLY LONG, LESS CONTROLLED BEGINNING LANGUAGE…

This book is intended to serve as a practical introduction both to the phonology of English and to the general practices and techniques used in teaching and learning pronunciation. It is written primarily for the teacher who has had little or no formal exposure to the field of linguistics, but who has an interest in becoming acquainted with some…

This paper describes the rationale and strategies of a language teaching approach found to have been extremely effective with both adult and child learners. This approach does not require the language learner to speak until he feels comfortable doing so. Both past and current applications of a delayed oral practice approach to language learning…