Based on surveys conducted by institutions such as the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, the National Council of Teachers of English and the Center for Applied Linguistics, this article attempts to present a composite picture of the EFL (English Foreign Language) program as it has developed in the 1950's and up to the present. (FWB)

A course in conversational Australian Kriol begins with a discussion of language learning and an outline of the course design. Thirty-five lessons follow, to be used with cassette recordings (not included). Each lesson, except the review lessons, has six sections: a conversation sample, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, useful expressions, and…

This audiolingual French course is designed for classes meeting for 100 minutes or more weekly. It provides for a transition from aural-oral skills to those of reading and transcription. A general introduction and an introduction to reading and transcription precede a section on the course of study. Linguistic structures, vocabulary, and…

This comprehensive analysis of French teaching methodology reveals basic problems underlying the current philosophy of language learning, while presenting new ideas based on extensive research. Two books, "Active French; Dialogues" and "Active French: Foundations Course" (Books 1 and 2), which stress well specified learning objectives, were…