This text, intended primarily for Arab trainees at the University of Arizona Environmental Research Laboratory and other native speakers of Arabic, contains 37 lessons of introductory materials. Each lesson contains dialogues and basic texts, vocabulary, pronunciation exercises, grammar, and drills. A vocabulary index concludes the text. (RL)

This series of three articles focuses on basic language skills involved in second language learning. The first deals with the importance of pronunciation. The author argues that proper pronunciation and intonation cannot be achieved without recognizing the value of repetition drills and correct speech models. The second article considers modern…

These exercises are intended for developing students' ability to recognize cognates commonly used in air technical communications. All exercises are to be conducted orally with emphasis on correct pronunciation. Each lesson is presented in two parts: (1) pronunciation drill, and (2) fill-in exercises (oral drills). Aside from English instructions…

English homophones are grouped in accordance with consistent patterns and suggested exercises are presented. "Homophone here designates "two or more words pronounced in an identical manner but different both in spelling and meaning. (Author/FWB)

THIS TEACHER'S MANUAL HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR TEACHERS WHO ADOPT THE TEXT--"FIRST LEVEL ARABIC, ELEMENTARY LITERARY ARABIC FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS." VARIOUS TECHNIQUES FOR APPLYING THE AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH WERE DISCUSSED UNDER THE HEADINGS OF (1) HELPING STUDENTS TO MEMORIZE THE BASIC DIALOG SENTENCES, (2) HELPING STUDENTS USE BASIC DIALOG…

This paper gives practical suggestions for the ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher who must prepare adult foreign students for academic life in the United States. The paper is based on activities carried out at the English Language Institute of the University of Pittsburgh. It is divided into three sections, according to language skills:…

THE SIX PAPERS COLLECTED IN THIS VOLUME DISCUSS CHANGES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN RECENT YEARS. THE PRINCIPAL PRESENTATION MADE AT THE CONFERENCE, "SOME THOUGHTS ON PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE," BY W. FREEMAN TWADDELL, DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE PROBLEMS FACING THE PROGRAMER WHO WORKS WITH PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE…

Assesses the progress being made in German schools toward the current goals of communicative competence in: pronunciation (beginners), vocabulary (Secondary 1) and work on texts (Secondary 2). Measuring achievement is especially important. Greater cooperation is needed between curriculum developers, administrators, teachers and students. (Text is…

For the teaching of English beyond the elementary level, a lesson plan for beginners is presented and discussed. In the center of the proposed lesson plan are, among other things, cooperative exercises ("individual pupils asking and answering questions of each other"), as well as exercises in vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation (voiced/voiceless…

A foreign language teacher has always been influenced by his conception of what language is; e.g., if he thinks language is mostly words, he concentrates on teaching words and measures success by the size of his pupils' vocabulary. The study of pronunciation gave rise to several developments within linguistics, which has up to the present time…