IF HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE LABORATORIES DO NOT COME UP TO EXPECTATIONS IN THE TEACHING PROCESS, IT IS RARELY THE FAULT OF THEIR EQUIPMENT, BUT RATHER A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THEIR USE. A LABORATORY IS AN OUTSIDE-OF-CLASS PRACTICE ROOM OR "LIBRARY," AND TAPES FOR IT MUST BE PERFECTLY CORRELATED WITH CLASSROOM TEACHING MATERIALS. SCHOOL SCHEDULES MUST BE…

THIRD IN A SERIES OF RELATED STUDIES UNDERTAKEN TO ARRIVE AT THE CORE ELEMENTS OF SPOKEN GERMAN, THIS LIST IS BASED ON THE LATEST COMPUTER TECHNIQUES IN FREQUENCY ANALYSIS. AN INTRODUCTION EXAMINES AND REDEFINES THE CONCEPT OF IDIOMATIC PATTERNS. THE BODY OF THE TEXT LISTS, BY FREQUENCY AND RANGE, 1,100 OF THE MOST COMMON IDIOMS IN SPOKEN GERMAN.…

This report discusses a study of a Norwegian six-year-old child's acquisition of English syntax in a second language environment. Interrogative and negative sentences which require periphrasis with "do" are the forms considered in the analysis. Although the formal aim of the study is limited to an effort at discovering more about developmental…

There are 452 idioms in this listing compiled from the 1,920 idioms in Gaetano Massa's work, "Italian Idioms and Proverbs." The study attempts to determine the range and frequency of each idiom by checking the master list against the end-vocabularies of 25 representative Italian texts consisting of novels, short stories, and plays. A bibliography…

This essay is addressed to the language student rather than the teacher. Second language learning and its component skills are explained briefly. Techniques of imitation, analogy, analysis, practice, and memorization are described, and speaking, reading, and writing skills are discussed. Suggestions are made for improving reading ability in…

Visual aids are considered in relation to their place in second language learning as a means of avoiding native language interference. The proper use and construction of visual aids is discussed according to principles of casuality, parallelism, and contrast. For related documents, see FL 000 823 and FL 000 467. (AF)

A preliminary set of content objectives for a 4-year Russian program for Wisconsin secondary schools is delin"ated in this curriculum guide. Trends in the high school study of Russian are discussed briefly, and the skills and concepts necessary for communication are spelled out. Major attention is given to the skill and content tables which chart…

Newspapers are practical sources of materials to help students of English as a second language (ESL) reach some degree of reading competency. Nine objectives for using the newspaper with ESL students are presented, and teaching procedures and techniques that can be used in the classroom are described. For example, newspaper pictures can be used…

After reviewing the purposes of descriptive research on teaching in general, this paper discusses the value of using a system of analysis and a technical language to describe classroom interaction. The need for such descriptive research in language classrooms is then outlined in detail. A critical review of the few systems of analysis designed for…

This study presents phonological and lexical data describing the speech of a two-year-old acquiring English and French simultaneously. After establishing the child's phonological system(s), four categories of lexical items are described: (1) the child knows and uses both the English and French lexical item; (2) the child is confused by identical…

The basic scope of this study is to investigate the learning of mathematical concepts by primary grade students whose native language is other than English (Spanish). The efforts of the investigators in the study and the analysis of students' behaviors are to be concentrated in the areas of addition and subtraction operations, concept of number,…

This article explores the possible language teaching situation for the generation born in 1964, with a view toward preparing for the challenges that 1984 will bring. A large percentage of the French population will find a second European language indispensable. To this end, secondary education will have to become an arena of linguistic…

This is a primary-level Portuguese reader for use in a bilingual education program. Three illustrated stories provide elementary vocabulary and reading practice. A vocabulary list follows each story. (AM)

This is a self-teaching textbook for learning Hindustani, based on the principle of exposure to the target language and practice. It is part of a series originally prepared for the Armed Forces and now offered to the public. The emphasis is on speaking rather than on reading or writing. The text is designed to be used with a native speaker of…

The UNT project (Instructional Methods in German), begun in 1965 and ended in 1974, had as its principal aims (1) to investigate scientifically certain prerequisites for and methodological approaches to teaching German to Swedish comprehensive school pupils and (2) in the light of this investigation and with the aid of successive trails and…