Examines studies in brain research which are closely related to language learning. Discusses Asher's Total Physical Response and Lozanov's Suggestopedia as approaches which activate the right brain hemisphere and involve it in the language learning process. Discusses practical applications for what is currently known about listening. (SED)

Outlines the main testing needs, problems, and recommendations formulated by Michael Canale and by the four authors who reacted to his paper, "Considerations in the Testing of Reading and Listening Proficiency." Discusses three major and interrelated needs and two key problems found in receptive skills testing and makes recommendations.…

Within the framework of David Wyatt's paper, "Computer-Assisted Teaching and Testing of Reading and Listening," discusses some limitations and problems in computer-assisted foreign language training in bringing a student up to level three of the Interagency Language Roundtable ratings. Notes that potentially effective software may be…

Two experiments compare listening and reading comprehension of sentences which follow Minimum Distance Principle and investiagte effect of composition of an experimental presentation list on performance. Implications for assessment of development of language competence are discussed. (Author/HS)

Criticizes the television French course "Les Gammas" for the usual TV faults: the "student" is 80 to 90 percent onlooker-listener, and 10 to 20 percent participant. TV can teach essentially only auditory understanding. The course is described in some detail; it is found to have high motivational value. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Understanding and accounting for gender performance differences on high stakes examinations has become a particular concern for educational researchers to ensure test fairness for all examinees. In the context of second/foreign language proficiency testing, research suggests that males and females do not react differently at the item level.…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a student's level of interest in a nonfiction topic affects his or her comprehension of that topic. An additional objective was to find out if the student's ability level had an impact on this interest-comprehension relationship. Three first graders (one low, one average, and one high ability)…

Describes a process of capitalizing on students' needs and developing lessons around the theme from Mission Impossible'' by providing directions on tapes. (MM)

Authors examine three broad purposes for storytelling and reading-to-them experiences as methods that broaden children's listening and reading experiences. (RK)

Paper read at the annual meeting of the Chinese Language Teachers Association held in conjunction with ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) on November 26, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois. (DS)