ALTHOUGH THE TRADITIONAL OBJECTIVES OF HISTORICAL-CULTURAL APPLICATION AND ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE CONTINUE TO BE EMPHASIZED WIDELY IN LATIN CLASSES, THE TIMES DEMAND THE ADOPTION OF THE MORE VITAL MODERN METHODS CURRENTLY PRACTICED IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. OF COURSE, THE ORAL COMMAND OF LATIN CAN NEVER BE FUNCTIONAL, BUT IT CAN PERMIT A…

Empathy, or the immediate emotional apprehension of the affective experience of another person, plays an important role in the developmental acquisition of a first language. It is hypothesized that a capacity for empathy contributes to the mastery of the pronunciation of a second language. An operational redefinition of empathic skill as the…

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.…

Reports on several stages of development in the acquisition of the Spanish copulas "ser" and "estar" by adult learners of Spanish and how the data relate to current hypotheses about second language acquisition. Postulates three stages of competence in the use of "ser" and "estar." (SED)

Describes a study done to determine if foreign language students are at a disadvantage when their teachers assume that the students have a working knowledge of English grammar terminology, which they may never have learned. Attempts to document the extent of students' knowledge of traditional English grammar terminology. (SED)

Discusses the organization of a German games weekend and suggests appropriate games and activities. (EKN)

Despite its clear advantages, international broadcasting is a neglected technology in the promotion and learning of foreign languages. With good electronic reception and, thus, effective listening, the potential usefulness is great in the areas of oral receptive language skills, language acquisition, and cross-cultural understanding. (SL)

This article explores the impacts of school leaders on the school curriculums of preparing students to life. Even if the school leaders and teachers are expert in their area related to the functions of the schools, it seems that schools are failing in the preparation of the students to life. The school leaders may play an important role to…

This textbook is a pictorial Japanese-language reading primer in for primary students. Lessons are in English with phonetic Japanese spelling.

A successful second-language student adopts various aspects of behvior which characterize another linguistic-cultural group. His attitudes and orientation regulate his motivation to learn and his ultimate success. Appears in "The Florida FL Reporter anthology issue "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American Education. (AMM)

Available experimental evidence is reviewed concerning the keyword method, a two-stage procedure for remembering materials having an associative component. The review examines subjects' memory for definitions, given vocabulary words; subjects' learning of other aspects of vocabulary, given definitions; group-administered keyword studies; and…

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…

Presents results of survey conducted to discover the reading habits and preferences of secondary school students in Greece. Results show a high percentage read a newspaper often and the number of books read per month is high. (BK)