Between 1881 and 1889, a series of seven volumes was published by the French Government as a result of an investigation made by Marius Vachon. He visited the principal schools, museums, societies, and factories of the artistic industries throughout Europe, and his reports contain much basic information. It was felt that the translation of this…

In this textbook, the parts of speech are arranged in the usual order, and each part is discussed under a separate section. Each rule is followed by a familiar exercise, which the master may use in the place of a dialogue. The advantages resulting from the scholars learning and then repeating their own translations by heart, must, in the opinion…

Condensed version of a paper presented at the Delaware Valley Translators Association, November 29, 1972. (DD)

Discusses a dual track'' approach to language learning providing emphases on reading and on multiple linguistic skills. (DD)

Summary of this article appeared in the May 1972 issue of the Foreign Language Courier'', the newsletter of the University of Michigan Foreign Languages Department. (DS)

Airs pros and cons of direct method, grammar translation method, and audiolingual method in foreign language teaching. Suggests that the eclectic method which does not follow one principle, but combines three methods and follows psycholinguistic issues, is most effective. (DS)

Various types of translation problems in cross-cultural research are translation of questions or other verbal stimuli, vocabulary equivalence, equivalence in idiom, grammar, syntax, and back-translation. (Author/SB)

Reports on the 1971 International Conference of the Federation Internationale des Professeurs de Langues Vivantes in April 1971 in Budapest, Hungary. (DS)