Analyzes the ways in which second language learners of Spanish and native speakers of Spanish deal with relative and complement clauses in writing. The few differences between beginners' and advanced students' skills raised questions regarding the degree to which foreign language writing instruction focuses on the development of syntactic…

Discusses Japan's Ministry of Education's plan to raise the number of foreign students studying in the university system up to 100,000 by the year 2000. Barriers to the program include insufficient technical training and mastery of the Japanese language. (MDH)

In order to become cognizant of resources within the community and to practice speaking Spanish, the alumni of the University of the District of Columbia took a cultural excursion, using the services of an engraver as their guide. They listened to instructions in Spanish with the necessary pauses so that they could contribute their observations.…

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 how adult second-language acquisition proceeds in, more or less, cultural ways. The discussion focuses on the literature of bilingualism, one individual's recent experiences with Austrian German, and a discourse analysis perspective. (38 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)

Isolates domain-general decision-making (DM) processes in their specific instantiations in adult second-language acquisition (SLA). Some impediments to success in SLA may be artifacts of mature (adult) DM procedures. (Contains 29 references.) (JP)

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)

A summary of the major concerns involved in modeling the process of reading attempts to integrate both the cognitive, psychological aspects of the process and some salient aspects of learning to read in a second language. A model of reading as a cognitive activity is outlined. (four references) (CNP)

The text of dialogues published by the British Broadcasting Service and reprinted by the U.S. Information Agency were studied to determine various aspects of the two versions of the English language, particularly differences in the uses of the present perfect tense. (three references) (LB)

It is argued that, although materials are an important form of support to language classroom activities, they also constitute a constraint that can undermine the value of those activities for the processes of learning. (three references) (LB)

Suggests that insights from the discipline of literary theory can generate new agendas for the study of foreign literature. A detailed description is provided of a foreign language and literature program at Michigan Technological University, including its implications for intercultural studies and film. (JL)

Describes a study of 18-year-old Roman Catholic and Protestant students in Northern Ireland, undertaken to determine differences between the 2 religious groups regarding foreign language learning. Although both groups showed interest and relatively positive attitudes toward learning foreign languages, Catholic children appeared to be more…

Second-language learning is becoming essential for employees of companies with international interests. Some companies draw upon internal resources and others choose commercial language schools and cassette-tape programs. (JOW)

Investigates the effect of vocabulary glossing on recall and vocabulary learning, as well as learners' preferences as to glossing. Finds that glossing did not significantly affect recall for the college students but that those with higher than average proficiency recalled more if they had read a glossed version of the text. Notes that participants…