Paper presented at a conference of Massachusetts state English coordinators, Fitchburg State Teacher's College, November 1967. (RD)

A report from the Educational Resources Information Center at the Center for Applied Linguistics; includes ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to this topic. (RD)

Results of an experiment to test predictions derived from balance theory about social influence and communication within a psychological treatment situation indicated that subjects changed their meanings of words when such changes were advocated by the counselors, and reported increased confidence when they apparently agreed with the counselors…

Paper read at the Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) in Denver, Colorado, December 26-30, 1969. (DS)

Recommends that the speech communication profession provide models of speech communication across social-class boundaries that reflect with equal care the attitudes of both communicators." (Author/SW)

Reaction to another article in this issue, "How Not To Analyze the Syntax of Children" by Roger McCaig, pp. 612-18. (SW)

Considers current research into television viewing and its possible influence on student behavior; analyzes international developments in mass media and the cultural influences they may impose in the future; and suggests ways English teachers might face and oppose this new culture through language. (FL)

Investigates the concept of politeness as perceived by native speakers and advanced learners of English. Results indicate that the learner's ability to judge politeness in the target language does not necessarily mean s/he can use politeness strategies correctly in actual communication situations. (EKN)

Discusses the results of an examination of the scripts used in eight television programs popular with teenagers that indicate that viewers are exposed to short, simple sentences and largely unsophisticated language structures. (AEA)

Presents a method for impressing upon students the need for more precision in language usage. (FL)

The distinction between teaching the grammatical system in a simplified form and teaching the ways to use it is applied to teaching scientific writing in English. The specific language features referred to are differences in meaning resulting from grammatical choices and appropriateness of grammatical alternatives in a specific context.…

Discusses the current meager state of knowledge of sex differentiation in language variation and concludes that poor theorizing and inadequate methodology are to blame. Describes a study of pronoun usage by male and female Japanese speakers to show that research on sex differentiation in language is possible. (EKN)

Three brief articles present ideas for instructional materials and techniques. One idea examines word use in advertising, especially homophones. A second suggests a game to identify and label parts of the Great Pyramid. The third provides a number of mathematical games and exercises in French. (MSE)