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Frechette, Ernest A. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Ninety-three French textbooks were examined to produce this overview of content and methodology; the analysis indicates the books have introduced few innovations and follow traditional modes of presentation. (CK)
Descriptors: French, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Textbook Content

Danesi, Marcel – Modern Language Journal, 1976
The lack of adequate pedagogical material for the teaching of Italian in North America is criticized. Presently available grammars and textbooks are listed with brief descriptions. Criteria, guidelines and requirements for satisfactory elementary and intermediate Italian textbooks are presented. (MS)
Descriptors: FLES, Instructional Materials, Italian, Language Instruction

Scanlan, Richard T. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
The three major Latin textbooks published since 1968 are analyzed and they are shown to employ the latest theories of learning and of second language acquistion. (CK)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Latin

Bartel, Klaus J. – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Reviews four approaches to selecting language textbooks and outlines points to be considered before selecting. (CK)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods

Azevedo, Milton M. – Modern Language Journal, 1979
This article presents a survey of textbooks for second-year college Spanish courses published in the last ten years. (CFM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction

Walz, Joel – Modern Language Journal, 1989
Examines context and contextualized language practice exercises in college-level French language textbooks, focusing on their effectiveness in communicative classrooms. Current examples of these exercises do not adequately address the need for more realism, since many take too much time, confuse drill and communication, and encourage inappropriate…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Context Clues, French, Higher Education

Grittner, Frank M.; Welty, Sam – Modern Language Journal, 1974
Describes and compares five basic German texts for high school students and includes the evaluative criteria used. (CK)
Descriptors: German, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning

Dechert, Christiane; Kastner, Peter – Modern Language Journal, 1989
Analysis of the responses of 286 students of German to a questionnaire regarding their interest in textbooks' cultural content showed that the 10 textbooks analyzed did not generally offer much information on the highest-ranked 25 (out of 99) topics of interest to the students. (24 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Education, Foreign Culture, German

Tschirner, Erwin – Modern Language Journal, 1996
Presents an approach to developing a grammatical scope and sequence for elementary and intermediate foreign-language instruction that is different from the standard model, which bases the grammatical syllabus of a textbook on tradition, intuition, or both. The article argues that different descriptions of grammar are needed for each of the skills…
Descriptors: College Students, French, German, Grammar

Schillinger, John – Modern Language Journal, 1976
Analyzes representative texts now in use in undergraduate Russian instruction, and seeks to stimulate investigation of texts which may have been overlooked in this survey. (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Instructional Materials

Glisan, Eileen W.; Drescher, Victor – Modern Language Journal, 1993
A study examined the occurrence of specific grammatical structures (double object pronouns, nominalization with "lo," demonstrative adjectives/pronouns, and possessive adjectives/pronouns) in oral samples of native speaker Spanish and compared the results with the treatment of the structures in six beginning-level college Spanish textbooks.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Patterns

Ramirez, Arnulfo G.; Hall, Joan Kelly – Modern Language Journal, 1990
Analysis of the cultural content of Spanish textbooks used in New York secondary schools revealed that the majority of Spanish-speaking countries and Spanish-speaking groups within the United States were underrepresented. Photographs and references tended to depict the middle and upper classes, and few references were made to poverty,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Hispanic Americans, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education

Finneman, Michael D. – Modern Language Journal, 1987
While foreign language textbooks have improved in recent years, the standard grammatical base remains unchanged. Instead of the usual morphologically-based syllabus, a semantico-grammatical one is suggested in which the categories, relating meaning and form, make it possible to teach language structure in a coherent and communicatively relevant…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Language Proficiency, Morphology (Languages), Notional Functional Syllabi

Arizpe, Victor; Aguirre, Benigno E. – Modern Language Journal, 1987
Evaluation of college-level Spanish-language textbooks to determine depiction of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban culture found inaccuracies, oversimplifications, and omissions about the ethnic groups. Foreign language educators should establish criteria for evaluating foreign-language textbooks to assure accurate representations of cultures and…
Descriptors: Cubans, Cultural Awareness, Ethnic Bias, Ethnic Groups

Walz, Joel – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Discusses whether the goal of language proficiency is reasonable or even possible given the language textbooks available. Examines the description of the French language in college-level French language textbooks (all of which take a structural approach) to see if they lend themselves to the acquisition of a functional speaking ability. (SED)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, College Second Language Programs, Content Analysis, Educational Objectives
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