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Sandstrom, Eleanor L. – 1970
This guide, prepared by the K-12 Foreign Language Committee in the School District of Philadelphia, formulates a series of behavioral objectives in the basic skills of second language learning. They include listening, speaking, reading, and writing as well as cultural education. The study specifies desired student learning behavior, describes the…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Hass, Glen – 1969
This pamphlet surveys the research and literature concerned with the effects of curriculum and instructional practices on pupil progress. Specific topics include (1) student grade acceleration and retardation, and elimination from school; (2) graded vs nongraded curriculum and school organization; (3) teaching and curriculum practices for…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Bibliographies, Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum Design
Taylor, Harvey M. – 1971
Description of a project involving the use of the video-tape recorder in a beginning course in Japanese focuses on cultural implications of basic unit dialogues. Instant replay, close-up, and other camera techniques allow students to concentrate on cross-cultural phenomena which are normally not perceived without the use of media. General…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Bockman, John F., Ed.; Gougher, Ronald L., Ed. – 1972
Sociological implications suggested by the growing national trend of individualized foreign language instruction in American schools are explored in the introductory remarks of this final report of a workshop held at West Chester State College, Pennsylvania. The rationale, structure, and daily schedule of the workshop, and a paper by Valerie M.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives
Busse, Bonnie B. – Bulletin of the Illinois Foreign Language Teachers Association, 1972
A brief review of innovative approaches to the teaching of foreign languages during the 1960's is presented in this report. The potential use of media in current programs is emphasized in a discussion of: (1) creative application of technology in the solution of instructional problems, (2) television and related media, (3) observation via…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Program Divisions, Interaction Process Analysis
Stedman, Lawrence C. – 1986
This review of the effective schools literature focuses on six teaching factors: the nature of instructional materials, lower versus higher order skills, classroom reinforcement practices, teacher selection, teacher training, and individual versus whole-group instruction. Different from earlier studies, the review concentrates on specific…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction
Walsh, Donald Devenish, Ed. – 1969
Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese will find varied information in 27 articles related to their profession. Articles pertain to the following general categories: (1) language learning theory, (2) teacher education, (3) teaching methodology, (4) program articulation, (5) student evaluation, (6) instructional materials, and (7) professional…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Educational Methods, Instructional Materials, Instructional Program Divisions
Sibilsky, Jessie – 1969
This curriculum guide offers suggestions and guidelines for teaching adults reading, writing, spelling, and arithmetic, together with vocational skills, basic citizenship and social studies, and other skills and attitudes to help disadvantaged adults live and function more successfully. Specific subject matter, desired skills and concepts, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Arithmetic, Bibliographies
Smith, Philip D., Jr. – 1971
A review of trends in the teaching of foreign language during the last decade focuses on the predominance of the audiolingual method and current criticism by leading theorists of its theoretical foundations. Discussion of a psychological model of learning explores the relationships of motivation, cognition, evaluation, and response formation. The…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Objectives, Generative Grammar
McCrum, M. – Didaskalos, 1965
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…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Classical Literature, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Dodge, James W., Ed. – 1972
The Report of the First Working Committee of the 1972 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages focuses on the interrelationship of culture and language. A discussion on teaching another culture and on sociocultural aspects of foreign-language study comprises the first major section of the "Report." The second part presents short…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Interrelationships, French, German
Brown, George H. – 1968
This paper describes two techniques designed to offer students genuine communication experiences in a foreign language. In "simulated tutoring," a recording of the tutor's voice is made while he tutors a live subject in the correct pronunciation of a short dialogue. Students subsequently responding to the prerecorded utterances experience the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Autoinstructional Aids, Educational Methods, Instructional Program Divisions
Warriner, Helen P.; And Others – 1969
Foreign language instruction guidelines designed to improve and extend current programs at all levels are offered to teachers, principals, guidance counselors, general supervisors, foreign language coordinators, and superintendents. Major emphasis on teaching a language is developed, particularly through remarks on the spoken and the written word.…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Basic Skills, Classical Languages
Altman, Howard B., Ed. – 1972
This anthology of selected articles aims to assist teachers of foreign languages develop effective individualized programs. Introductory remarks underscore the importance of changing teacher attitudes toward their relationship with their students as well as individualizing their instruction. The nature of individualized instruction is examined in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Experiments, Educational Objectives, Individual Needs
Weiss, Louis – 1971
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of the assumption that auditory discrimination and pronunciation in a foreign language are closely related. If the assumption were to be well-founded, then it might be possible for foreign language students with high auditory discrimination ability to work alone in the language…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Stimuli, Auditory Tests, Conditioning
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