THE LACK OF UNIFORMITY IN TEACHING PRACTICES, COURSE CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND TEACHER PREPARATION HAS HAMPERED ACHIEVEMENT IN FLES PROGRAMS AND PRODUCED MANY UNSTABLE PROGRAMS. THERE IS AN URGENT NEED FOR OBJECTIVES TO BE CLEARLY DEFINED AND CRITERIA TO BE DEVELOPED FOR JUDGING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SERIOUS FLES PROGRAMS. WITH PROPERLY SEQUENCED…

THE SECOND INSTALLMENT TO THE FALL 1965, SURVEY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY IN ELEMENTARY, UNIFIED, AND SECONDARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA REPORTS THAT, FROM THE SIXTH THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADES, DAILY INSTRUCTION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES IS MORE COMMON THAN LESS FREQUENT SCHEDULING AND THAT ELEMENTARY AND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS MORE THAN MEET…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE ENROLLMENTS IN MODERN LANGUAGE COURSES OFFERED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE REPORT WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS -- ENROLLMENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ENROLLMENTS IN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, AND ENROLLMENTS IN THE LABORATORY SCHOOLS. AN ADDENDUM WHICH GAVE 1959-60 FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS IN ELEMENTARY…

THIS COMMENTARY ON AN EARLIER ARTICLE ABOUT THE DISCONTINUATION OF A 6-YEAR FLES PILOT PROGRAM (SEE "MODERN LANGUAGE JOURNAL," VOLUME 50, MARCH 1966) CRITICIZES THE LACK OF CLEARLY DEFINED GOALS OR EXPECTATION OF SUCCESS WHICH CHARACTERIZED THE PROJECT. THE PLANNERS MADE NO ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROGRAM AND FAILED…

This text in beginning Cantonese is designed especially for children. Each lesson begins with a listing of new vocabulary, followed by the introduction of two simple Chinese characters and a step-by-step illustration of the strokes. Basic sentence patterns are introduced in simple substitution drills using the new vocabulary. The tenth, and final,…

Suggests six changes in the teaching of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES), among them increased attention to cultural understanding and the integration of FLES into the language arts program. (DD)

Describes the procedure and content of a test given to second graders who had completed a 10-week course (three 20-minute sessions per week) in German as a second language. The items of the test were taken directly from the material that was presented in the 10-week course. (SED)

Describes the inception and the activities of the Latin Cornerstone Project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. This program set out to: (1) create a new elementary school Latin curriculum in the New York City public schools, and (2) develop Latin preparatory courses for elementary school teachers. (SED)

Examines the efficacy of foreign language programs at the elementary school level by looking at three programs--immersion, partial immersion, and foreign language in the elementary school--currently found in 15 schools in the United States. Comparisons are made by measuring achievement in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. (SED)

A collection of ideas for class activities in elementary and secondary language classes includes a vocabulary review exercise and games of memory, counting, vocabulary, flashcard tic-tac-toe, dice, trashcans, questioning, and spelling. Some are designed specifically for French. (MSE)

Appeal to the profession to correct the weaknesses of the French language program in Australian secondary schools. (HW)