Literature/Film Quarterly, T. L. Erskine, Editor, Salisbury State College, Salisbury, MD 21801. Subscription Rates: $5.00, individuals; $4.00, students; $6.00, libraries; $2.00, single copies.

Described is the development and evaluation of an audiovisual instructional program to inform educable retarded adolescents about the legal consequences of drinking when underage and the potential dangers of driving after drinking. (CL)

Discusses at what point during foreign language instruction the use of visual aids is most pedagogically meaningful and technically efficient. Compares traditional instructional media with more contemporary and/or technical visual ones such as overhead, slide and film projection and comics. (Text is in German.) (TL)

Subjects who read about the legislative process in Oklahoma demonstrated slightly better factual recall of the material than subjects who saw a film version of the same material. (GW)

A multiple regression approach to testing several hypotheses relating two modernizing institutions, the school and films, to the economic development of poor countries. The school was found to promote economic development while films impeded growth by transmitting and promoting inappropriate Western values. Some interaction with political context…

This quarterly bibliography of Italian studies in North America includes books, bibliographies, and reviews of comparative literature studies, translations, and publications on art, music, philosophy, history, cinema, and sociology, which are closely related to literature. (SW)

The growth of pop culture courses is discussed with emphasis on Morgan State's master's degree program. Reasons for student interest are cited along with problems as well as advantages of the curricular permissiveness and flexible scope. (LBH)

A film workshop was conducted at a special residential school for four preadolescent boys with behavioral problems. Available from: American Journal of Art Therapy, 6010 Broad Branch Road, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015. (GW)

Defines interactivation; outlines a theoretical framework based on Merrill's Component Display Theory for systematic analysis of instructional strategies contained in conventional films and videotapes; and explores how computer-based interactive video systems can be used to improve strategies contained in conventional films and tapes through…

Points out that movies from the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's are excellent resource materials for the history and social science classroom. Suggests some ways particular films can be used to study mainstream, white, middle-class attitudes toward various issues and groups. (RKM)

Presents several strategies using nonprint media to motivate adolescents to read. Explains how television, film, video, filmstrips, radio, cassettes, and computers can all be used to make books more attractive to unenthusiastic readers. (MM)

Examines several novels, short stories, and movies in a mini-course on the image of rural America in popular culture to determine if the idyllic picture of country life sometimes favored in the media leads to a mythologizing of country life. (NKA)

Current technological advances make acquiring and producing oral history records easier for librarians. However, they must be aware of practical, philosophical, political, and legal issues involved therein. Preservation formats include (1) audiotape; (2) videotape; (3) disc recordings; (4) film; (5) slides and audiotapes; and (6) microfilm. (CDD)

Explores the relationship between fantasy and media use by examining the fantasy styles of college students and the kinds of movies they attend, recorded music they listen to, and books they read. (PD)

Reviews findings from a survey of U.S. teenagers on their attitudes and values relating to drug use, adolescent problems, schools and teachers, marriage, occupational trends, youth service, admired leaders, media exposure, entertainment preferences, and sports participation. Adolescent audience media viewing preferences based on these attitudes…