States the hypothesis that a second language learner's motives for choosing a particular language for study are rooted in the depths of one's personality and that there is an effective relationship between the learner and the language being studied. Outlines the consequences for teaching methods of development of this hypothesis. (AMH)

Individual learners' affective factors are very important for foreign language learning. In China foreign language learning mainly happens in the classroom. Foreign language teachers are the organizers and carriers of language classes, and thus they inevitably influence the students' affection. This study explores how EFL teachers influence…

Community Language Learning (CLL) is a humanistic approach to learning which emphasizes the learner and learning rather than the teacher and teaching. In some situations where the teacher is not fluent in the various languages spoken by the students, such as in the English as a second language (ESL) classroom, advanced students may serve as…

Human development tasks have become an integral part of many humanistic curriculum models. When such activities are employed in the foreign language classroom, several prominent factors can be indentified: on a psychological (affective) level, integrative and transactional motivation; on a linguistic (cognitive/affective) level, active listening…

Part I is a paper, "Authenticity and Communication in Foreign Language Teaching," presented at the workshop. This paper argues that improving the relationship between teacher and student is one means of promoting language study. The teacher must first of all abandon his pedestal of authority and accept his dual role as giver of a tool of…

This paper considers three critical areas in language learning--motivation, communication and affect--and then presents a teaching methodology that is compatible with the pedagogical principles derived from the theoretical discussion. While presenting the structure of the "fantasy" methodology, attention is given to classroom applications to…

The greatest single opportunity for influencing public opinion concerning foreign language study is through the teacher-student encounter. There is some indication that student motivation for foreign language study may be related to general cultural interests and travel facility rather than to research or career requirements. Flexibility in pace…

This article describes the evolution of a confluent language program, which provides simultaneous processes for successful language learning, self awareness, self appreciation, and interpersonal communication. The confluent language curriculum design has been successfully implemented in language classes throughout the United States and in some…

This volume on foreign language teaching and learning concerns the following topics: lifelong learning, small-group learning, the minicourse, student attitudes toward foreign languages, problems in secondary schools, humanistic education, curricula in uncommonly taught languages, foreign languages in elementary and adolescent-centered education,…