Discusses factors pertinent to evaluating various language performances of elementary school children. (SW)

The 100-year-old official English language study program in Japan needs to be drastically upgraded through improved teacher-training and instructional methods. (IR)

States that the teacher of students with differing dialects should start by accepting the students and their speech; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 27, 1970). (Editor/SW)

Experiment supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education, OEC-0-70-1626. Bibliography included. (DS)

Defining stylistics as the study of all the varieties which constitute a language, the author discusses some of the concepts relative to stylistic analysis and describes the dimensions of style which the teacher must bear in mind when approaching the study of English. To be continued in a later issue. (FWB)

Results indicate that using the generic pronoun "she" can negatively affect perceptions of social attractiveness for all speakers; it particularly affects a male speaker's perceived competence. The generic "they," however, did not hinder perceived credibility in any way; in fact, it enhanced females' perceived competence. (PD)

Stresses the importance for language learning of ordinary and familiar situations that bring about dialog between teacher and children. Emphasizes an environment for language learning that is stimulating for the children and that enriches and enhances the linguistic skills they already possess while increasing their expressive skills. (FL)

Transcripts from four weekly one-hour elementary school science lessons indicate the possible interpretations of the teacher's utterance "What do you mean?" by attending to its interactional context. (MLF)

Discusses some syntactic evidence gathered in a recent study which suggests not only that the dialect of Puerto Rican Spanish spoken in the New York area may be undergoing greater change than has previously been documented, but also that English interference cannot adequately account for the nature of that change. (EKN)

Studies programs on death and dying emphasizing the need for health care professionals to focus on the affectual and experiential aspects of their patients and of themselves. Implicit elements of health professions education keep the attention of the student and clinician centered on technological factors. (Author)

Examines reactions to male and female discussants who express positions of dissent in small decision-making groups. Results indicate that both men and women were persuasive when they used well-supported arguments. The use of qualifiers (tag questions, disclaimers) only had an adverse affect, however, when used by women. (PD)

Describes five videotapes drawn from a conference on teacher education. The tapes discuss alternative ways of viewing current problems in reading and language development, the "Breakthrough to Literacy" program developed in Great Britain, language codes, language as a resource, and language as a part of human behavior. (FL)

Describes ERIC resources that present research on children's language usage and development and that suggest activities for the promotion of language development. (ET)