This land acquisition guide written in the Navajo language presents historical data concerning the formation of the Navajo Nation and subsequent land addition. It can be used in the classroom for grades seven through twelve. (NCR)

This children's reader in the Navajo language presents health concepts, such as the transmission of germs, through the use of illustrations and text describing the daily activities of a fly. The book is designed for children in kindergarten through third grade in a bilingual education setting. (Auth/NCR)

The term "syllabus" usually refers to an outline statement of what is to be taught and learned in a particular course. Among the several types of statements for language-teaching syllabuses are the grammatical, notional, and situational. These statements are not in themselves syllabuses but can be called pre-syllabuses. A grammatical…

This children's reader in the Hualapai language is to be used with "Hualapai Misith Mispo Book 2" in a bilingual elementary school classroom. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the text. (NCR)

This basic reader in the Hualapai language is intended for use in a bilingual elementary school classroom. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the text. (NCR)

Progress that has been made in second language research in the last two years and future directions in the research methodology of second language studies are discussed. In order to examine the continuation and expansion of current research, the research reported by Schumann (1976) is compared with current research as represented by the titles of…

Data delimited by the phonology-to-semantics framework of mainstream linguistics are inadequate to account for the subtle influences of first language (L1) upon second language (L2). Unique errors for which there is no L1 correlate are found in samples of written English produced by Japanese and Chinese second language learners. This is due to a…

A tripartite program of instruction in English as a second language for adults is described. Program materials discussed consist of a set of low vocabulary readers with exercises ("Reading Right"), a videotaped lecture accompanied by two workbooks with sets of exercises to develop listening comprehension ("Hearsay"), and two…

The results from three studies using data provided by the SLOPE Test and oral interviews are reported. The studies include: (1) a comparison of rank orders obtained over a period of time; (2) a comparison of rank orders obtained in instrument-elicited and spontaneous speech; and (3) a comparison of results obtained using two methods of analysis,…

Part One of this guide explores issues in English proficiency testing. Tests are discussed in terms of the aspect of language tested, and of different kinds of test tasks. The following kinds of test task defects are treated: (1) tests that required literacy skills, (2) tasks that reduce to a vocabulary test, and (3) errant notions of linguistic…

A study was made of a group of ninth grade students to investigate the effects of a bilingual curriculum on monolingual Spanish (MS) students with regard to their self concept and attitude toward school. The research used one treatment group (MS) and two comparison groups: monolingual English Students (ME) and Bilingual Students (BI). The ME and…

This volume of the French Basic Course provides visual representations of military situations and terminology for instruction in communication in French in these situations. It is divided into two parts; the first deals with scenes during a hypothetical war and the second deals with maps and schemata in both French and English on military…

THERE MUST BE A CHANGE OF EMPHASIS IN THE REASONS OFFERED FOR STUDYING LATIN. INSTEAD OF STRESSING IMPROVED ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY AND PREPARATION FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONS AS THE BENEFITS OF LATIN STUDY, WE SHOULD CAPITALIZE ON THE UNIQUE QUALITY OF LATIN, THAT IT IS A DEAD LANGUAGE, AND MOVE STUDENTS AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE INTO THE STUDY…

APPLIED LINGUISTICS CAN ASSIST TEACHERS OF FRENCH AND SPANISH IN DETECTING ERRORS IN PITCH, INTONATION, RHYTHM, WORD COMBINATION, AND SOUND REPRODUCTION, AS WELL AS IN ENABLING THEM TO DO A PROFESSIONAL JOB OF TEACHING STUDENTS MORE ACCURATE SPEECH HABITS. AS THE TEACHER CONCENTRATES ON THE SOUND OF THE LANGUAGE, HE MUST VALUE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF…

LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE A SYNTHESIS OF THE BEST OF ALL METHODS. NO METHODOLOGY OR COMBINATION OF METHODOLOGIES WILL CHANGE THE FACT THAT LEARNING ANOTHER LANGUAGE IS THE ACQUISITION OF A COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT SKILL AND CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED ONLY WITH A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND WORK ON THE PART OF BOTH TEACHER AND STUDENT. HOWEVER, IF, WITH THE…