It is suggested in this column that trends in language testing in the last 15 years have followed trends in modern language teaching. Language testing adopted the tenets of audiolingualism and contrastive analysis, then incorporated test-making procedures of psychometrics, and finally became more eclectic in its approach. (SW)

Suggests that giving students two copies of a language test allows the student the opportunity to check his answers, know his results immediately, and possibly add points to his original score through self-correction. (CHK)

A definition of objective test items is given. The disadvantages and advantages of objective tests are discussed, and some examples of objective items are given. Hints on writing objective items are offered, and some non-objective items are discussed. (RM)

Summarizes Robert Lado's ideas on language testing and the study of linguistics. (DS)

Advocates the study of poetry in FL classes and suggests methods by which students could be tested on poetry. (KM)

Describes an experimental program in individualized instruction for intermediate-level college French, conducted at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. (DS)

Language learning is not maximally efficient without intentional practice following tests that evaluate student achievement of an instructional objective. Post-evaluation practice must be at increasing intervals to maximize student retention, and must sometimes be unscheduled, to achieve automatic language usage. A distribution schedule and types…

The BBC's French educational programs are valuable for classroom use. Use of worksheets with essay questions, filling in blanks in a passage, and writing equivalents of phrases can test pupils' comprehension. Tape copying is discussed, and a sample worksheet appended. (CHK)

Based on a paper by H. Schenk presented at 3. Arbeitstagung der Gesellschaft fur Angewandte Linguistik, Stuttgart, West Germany, 7-9 October, 1971 (Third Workshop of the Society for Applied Linguistics). (DD)

Paper prepared by a committee of North York (Canada) French teachers for discussion at one of their recent professional development sessions. (DS)

Second language teaching in Germany, as described in this article, follows the "moderate direct method" and has the principle aim of enabling the students to express their own ideas in the foreign language. (FWB)