This article discusses various studies that deal with understanding written and oral discourse and demonstrates the implications of these studies for second language teaching. (CFM)

Suggests a general teacher training design appropriate to the needs of teachers of English as a second language (ESL) in adult basic education (ABE) programs. The design derives from recent research and observations of practices among ABE/ESL teachers, and a statement of the teacher competencies determined by the TESOL (Teachers of English to…

A study is reported evaluating the effects on the development of bilingual reading skills of a second language--native language sequence of reading instruction as opposed to a native language--second language sequence in elementary grade French immersion programs. (RM)

Presents a collection of frequent errors, stock phrases teachers misuse that originate from a lack of acquaintance with the foreign land and culture, or from incorrect information. The correct versions are also given. The need is stressed for more attention to classroom English. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Presents an advertisement from "Der Spiegel," composed in English that is saturated with Germanisms. Teaching procedures based on this are suggested: finding and classifying errors, composing alternative versions, translating into German, retranslating into English. Suggestions are given for further work based on the students' own…

Describes a federally funded project at Meramec College to infuse international perspectives into general education; designed to develop in an individual an awareness of the impact of culture on attitude formation and behavioral patterns. The program consisted of new courses, generally interdisciplinary, and a weekly cross-culturally oriented…

It was considered that students of intensive scientific Russian courses could learn vocabulary more efficiently if they were taught word stems and how to combine them with prefixes and suffixes to form scientific words. The computer programs developed to identify the most important stems is discussed. (Text is in German.) (FB)

This article examines the teaching of English as a foreign language at the intermediate stage in Kuwait. It observes that a great deal of student interest and motivation depends on the teacher and the kind of material used, and suggests ways to improve these factors. (CHK)

This study found that reliable, accurate, time-saving placement information for English as a Second Language students can be derived from a procedure whereby an open-ended cloze is truncated and remodeled into a multiple-choice format. (Author/POP)

Examines the difference in reading skills between two children whose first language was Chaldean (Iraq) by consulting with each child's school to determine whether their reading difficulty stemmed from speaking English as a second language. (HOD)

Three aspects of foreign students' resistance to learning English are examined: (1) preconceived ideas of learning and teaching; (2) attitudes to the culture and its effects on the student; (3) effect of the teacher and teaching techniques on motivation. (CHK)

Ideally the ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher should have access to elaborate audiovisual equipment. When this is not possible due to stringent budgeting, extremely effective lessons can be based on a simple picture or picture series. The same pictures can be reused to teach a variety of structures. (CFM)

The Middlebury Undergraduate German Language Program is described as a model for a Total Immersion Foreign Language Training program. German is the language of communication, both in and outside of the classroom. Lesson structure, materials and testing are described. (CHK)

Research conducted at a German teachers' college revealed that in English instruction at a "Comprehensive" School, equal amounts of corrective measures were devoted to each of the various types of errors. It is recommended that differentiation be made between the importance of the categories of errors. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Bulletin boards in language classrooms can be highly motivating learning activities. Examples are given here of several activities used successfully at beginning and intermediate levels of Spanish in secondary schools. (CHK)