Paper presented at the Second International Congress on the Teaching of Spanish in Madrid, Spain, in February 1971. (DS)

Paper presented at the 1972 Summer Seminar of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL) held June 19-23, 1972, at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (DS)

THE CURRENT POSITION OF CLASSICAL STUDIES IN AMERICA WAS ASSESSED BY A PLANNING CONFERENCE OF 49 SCHOLARS, REPRESENTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES. IN FOUR PLENARY SESSIONS, FOUR WORKING PAPERS WERE PRESENTED. EACH PAPER DEALT WITH ONE OF THE CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES, WHICH WERE TO (1) REASSESS…

This collection of articles discusses various ways of teaching English to college, high school, and elementary students. The contents include: -Values in Today's Society: A Non-Lecture Composition Course," which discusses ways that college students are encouraged to participate in and direct class discussions; "Gambits: A Teacher Centered Language…

This paper examines several theoretical and empirical issues, together with new directions in thinking, which have emerged as the result of significant research done on the PLATO IV computer and with the advancement of the language pedogogical theory. CAI previously encountered three basic problems: (1) the cost of hardware, (2) the lack of…

Several creative classroom activities related to literary studies are discussed in this article. The plays of Plautus, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Shakespeare, Giraudoux, O'Neill, Anouilh, T. S. Eliot, and Goethe are read as the basis for comparative studies. The author discusses the problem of reading Latin plays in translation and comments…

An overview of foreign language instruction is seen as a spectrum composed of five distinct areas. The speech includes discussion of concepts related to the curriculum, linguistics, psychology, culture, and a "Master Plan". The author comments on the importance of understanding that language instruction, as an academic pursuit, is directly related…

This guide, designed to assist teachers in the classroom utilization of "Lingua Latina Secundum Naturae Rationem Explicata", the Nature Method Institute's Latin series, stresses discussion of presentation of early capitula in the course. Other commentary focuses on articulation, instructional approaches, timing and pacing, testing, and…

Collected readings by noted writers in the field of language instruction develop a case for the study of foreign languages. Discussion largely focuses on the problem of the language requirement, the place of foreign languages in the curriculum, methods, philosophy, and interdisciplinary studies. Articles included are: (1) "Should Foreign Language…

A foreign language and culture program is advocated in place of the traditional language and literature program in today's schools. The potential importance of television and films in presenting cultural context is stressed, but the poor caliber of existing foreign language television programs in the United States (with a few notable exceptions)…

Noting the sharp decline in Latin studies in England, the author reviews the rationale and educational objectives which serve as the foundation for existing programs. Commentary is made on the roles of science, history, literature, and philosophy in the curriculum. The function of classical studies is seen to be related largely to the development…

This curriculum guide, developed for use in a FLES (foreign language in elementary school) pilot project, embraces an audiolingual approach to the teaching of Latin while providing a source of materials for the teaching of the culture of ancient Rome. The course is organized around nine major units, subdivided into "Lectiones", each requiring 20…