Adapted from a speech given during the Seminar on Teacher Preparation at the Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association of America, Chicago, Illinois, December 1971. (DS)

Describes a program of individualized instruction in foreign languages developed by Gerald E. Logan at Live Oak High School, Morgan Hill, California. (DS)

This newsletter begins with an editorial on the purposes and methods of individualizing foreign language instruction. Mirta R. Vega describes an individualized Spanish course for English speakers, produced by the Dade Co. Public Schools, Miami, Florida. Also presented is a list, compiled by Robert McClennan, of the potential problems of foreign…

Station teaching can help solve problems of keeping student interest and providing individualized instruction in the junior high school language class. Students work individually on certain exercises and check their own progress at each station. (CHK)

Report of a study conducted to determine whether an individualized French course would retain more students than other types of courses have in the past. (PMP)

Describes the classroom management of an individualized program in English as a second language currently in operation at Washington Irving Educational Center in Schenectady, New York. Included in the article are three charts: the floorplan of the classroom, a sample progress chart, and a daily record chart. (PMP)

This newsletter begins with an editorial on the meaning of individualization in education. In his article "Individualizing Instruction for Teachers: Current Efforts in Individualization," T.B. Kalivoda describes an individualized oral language course at the University of Georgia called "Oral Spanish for Teachers." An article by…

This newsletter begins with an editorial comment on the current progress of foreign language individualization. Other items included are: "Practical First Steps for Individualizing--Suggestions for Teachers Who Must Start from Scratch" (Ronald Gougher); "A Statement on Skills and Feelings: The Dimension of 'Depth' in Individualization" (Earl…

Some characteristics affecting learning which vary with the individual are discussed. A rationale for individualized instruction is explained, as is its implementation through use of learning activity packages. (RM)

In language methods courses, there is an attempted integration of the concept of individualized instruction into all of the regular methods class activities. This integration can occur as follows: (1) In teaching language methods, different language learning activities for individual students are considered. (2) In discussing methods for teaching…

The preservice foreign language teacher training program in the individualization of instruction at Utah State University incorporates several components: (1) systems of accountability and mastery learning, which consist of rigorous systems of quality control; (2) personalized curricula through the expansion of the elective phase of the programs;…

The "theme approach" can be used by a teacher who has a class of students of different ages and varying abilities. A "theme" or topic is chosen which all of the students will work on individually at their own levels. Guidelines are given, using "Pioneer Life" as a sample theme. (CFM)