This annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern languages is a quarterly product of a German information dissemination system (IFS) similar to ERIC. Citations are compiled in conjunction with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics and a number of other institutions around the world. Entries include mostly German, French,…

This document consists of the four issues of a serialized annotated bibliography on the teaching of modern languages published during 1990. The bibliographies are published quarterly by a German information dissemination system similar to ERIC and list items compiled in conjunction with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics and a…

This collection of annotated bibliographies on the teaching of modern languages is the product of a West German information dissemination system similar to ERIC. The bibliographies are published quarterly and list items compiled in conjunction with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics and with a number of institutions around the…

Eight recent monographs and collections on area and culture study in foreign language teaching are discussed and compared. The focus is on the various authors' definitions of the topic (culture, civilization, realia, etc.). Mentioned also is the function of area study in the course. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This paper outlines the proceedings of a conference on foreign language education held in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1975. Various speakers and panels detailed the history of foreign languages in Wisconsin schools, the price of language education, value of language study, support of languages at university level, and bilingual education. (CHK)

The planned revision in the interpreter and translator curricula must not leave out of consideration the interests and needs of the students. Therefore students in the courses for translators and interpreters were interrogated about their motivation for study and their conceptions of the profession. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Discusses communication between multilingual individuals by means of a language other than their native languages. (Text is in Spanish.) (DS)

In 1974, after a trial period of two years, the study of two selected French feature films will be offered as an option to the study of prescribed texts in Higher School Certificate French in Victoria. (Author)

In the fall of 1973, an experimental college course designed exclusively for students with a background of high school German was initiated at the University of Texas at Arlington. The course was limited to those who placed out of the first semester but not high enough for the third semester on the UTA placement test. The course was found to be…

Describes an experiment in bilingual education whereby two classes, one selective in ability and the other representing varying degrees of ability, were taught Georgraphy through French, as a first step toward French-medium instruction for other subjects. (AM)

THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION PROFICIENCY TESTS PROVIDE THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITH AN ALTERNATIVE WAY OF JUDGING THE COMPETENCY OF POTENTIAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS WHO MAY LACK COLLEGE CREDIT OR WHO HAVE FOREIGN DEGREES. ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, THESE TESTS CAN HELP RAISE THE LEVEL OF LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION BY SETTING MINIMUM…

A STUDY OF COURSE DENSITY AND PACE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION WAS BASED ON DATA OBTAINED FROM THE STAFF MEMBERS AND STUDENTS OF NINE SCHOOLS OFFERING INTENSIVE, SEMI-INTENSIVE, OR NON-INTENSIVE PROGRAMS IN WHICH AUDIOLINGUAL SKILLS WERE STRESSED. THE LANGUAGES CONCERNED WERE CHINESE, RUSSIAN, GERMAN, SPANISH, AND FRENCH. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS…