This glossary of common French words and expressions used in reference to major electric appliances is designed for consumers, producers, and advertisers. Emphasis is placed on current rather than technical French-Canadian vocabulary. The terms are classified into five sections according to type of appliance: (1) electric range, (2) refrigerator,…

An analysis is made, with the help of a computer, of a number of different teaching vocabularies for Thai students of English with a view, first, to finding out how far they correlate with one another, and, second, to establishing as far as possible a teaching order within lists themselves. (Author/RM)

Discusses word familiarity, an attempt to measure the degree of importance people attribute to words, and its role in preparing a basic word-list for the teaching of English as a second or foreign language. Word familiarity ratings for 192 nouns are presented. (FB)

This glossary of words and expressions commonly used in telephone conversation is designed for telephone users and not for technicians. The booklet is divided into the following sections: (1) a discussion of telephone etiquette, (2) a detailed description of the telephone, (3) a French-English list of current expressions, and (4) an English-French…

Critical evaluation of A Modern English Course'' (Munich: Hueber, 1972) with specific reference to contrastive presentation of English vocabulary with corresponding German translations. (RS)

Reviews French vocabulary lists and bilingual dictionaries and evaluates their usefulness for the preparation of materials for the language laboratory as well as for any programed approach to vocabulary teaching. (FB)

This article discusses ways in which vocabulary building can be simplified for the student of Russian. Computer analysis of text vocabulary can assist in selecting words to be learned and assessing the relative difficulty of texts for both students and teachers. (CHK)

In an effort to supplement textbooks for Elementary German college students, a series of spoken vocabulary lists has been recorded on tape. The added audio dimension gives an extra focus for learning and aids pronunciation and phonetic understanding. Students may copy tapes for independent study. A recording script is included. (CHK)

This military reader, prepared to be used in conjunction with the Portuguese Basic Course developed by the Defense Language Institute, contains 20 Portuguese reading selections with questions and vocabulary lists. The first five readings contain vocabulary used generally by military personnel of all the services while subsequent readings are of…