Briefly summarizes the history of language instruction in the United States, and offers statements and recommendations with regard to language instruction at the university level. (AM)

Evaluates student achievement in second year individualized language programs at the University of California at Berkeley and contrasts data with results of student achievement in basic courses. (RL)

Paper presented at a conference between American IREX exchange teachers and Soviet faculty, Moscow University, Moscow, U.S.S.R., August 11, 1972. (HK)

AUPELF is the Association des universites partiellement au entierement de langue francaise. (RL)

ALTHOUGH NATHAN ROSEN'S ARTICLE IN A 1966 ISSUE OF "THE SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN JOURNAL" (ED 011 175) DID PINPOINT THE FACT THAT NO WORTHWHILE ACTIVE CONTROL OF THE VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF RUSSIAN COULD BE ACHIEVED IN A TRADITIONAL 2-YEAR PROGRAM, HE DID NOT, WITH HIS PROPOSED USE OF READERS WITH FACING TRANSLATIONS, OVERCOME THE…

Proposes a four-semester plan for a foreign language program designed to fulfill degree requirements. The plan emphasizes audiolingual and reading skills and attempts to provide students with at least a minimal level of proficiency. (AM)

Presents some of the factors responsible for increased foreign language enrollments at one university. (AM)

Describes a French diction and oral communication course conducted at Franklin and Marshall College. Originally envisioned as a "necessary evil" to train students to write and deliver seminar papers, the course unexpectedly appealed to students as a practical experience while developing increased student interest in French language and literature.…

For English courses at the Continuation Level (i.e., after earning the certificate English 1 in the People's Universities), suggestions are offered as to methods and materials, based on experience at the People's University of Frankfurt. (IFS/WGA)

THE SUMMER 1966 NDEA INSTITUTE AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOR 40 COLLEGE JUNIORS FROM HOME INSTITUTIONS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES IN ITALIAN INSTRUCTION IS DESCRIBED IN THIS FINAL REPORT. HIGHLIGHTED ARE THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE INSTITUTE--THE FLEXIBILITY OF SCHEDULES, THE SECTIONING OF CLASSES IN ORAL AND WRITTEN ITALIAN, AND THE USE OF AUDIOLINGUAL…

Offers suggestions concerning the structure and content of "Introduction to German Literature" courses. (PP)