THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PREPARED THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR TEACHING FRENCH AND SPANISH WITH AN AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH. A SECTION OUTLINING METHODS AND STRUCTURES FROM LEVEL THREE TO LEVEL SIX SHOWS HOW A LONGER SEQUENCE OF LANGUAGE STUDY CAN BE CONSTRUCTED. OTHER TOPICS DETAILED ARE CLASS GROUPING BASED ON ABILITY, AUDIOVISUAL…

A STUDY WAS MADE OF SEVEN NDEA INSTITUTES, GIVEN IN THE SUMMERS OF 1965 AND 1966 FOR UNDERGRADUATES PREPARING TO BE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS, TO DETERMINE IF THESE INSTITUTES ARE AN EFFECTIVE SUPPLEMENT TO COLLEGE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. INFORMATION SOURCES FOR THE STUDY WERE INSTITUTE DIRECTORS AND THEIR STAFF, VISITORS' OBSERVATIONS, AND…

An introduction provides a brief history of foreign language study in the primary school in various countries and a brief examination of the different attitudes toward early foreign language study. The body of the article presents a case for foreign language study in the primary school on the grounds of sociopolitical developments, trends in…

Factors important to the success of televised FLES programs are identified and discussed. These include--cooperation of secondary school teachers, training methods for the classroom teacher, team teaching, a procedure for the classroom teacher, teaching techniques, choosing a televised FLES program, and FLES in the elementary school curriculum.…

This report presents an evaluation of the Louisiana state-wide program of French instruction at the primary level for the academic year 1972-73. The aims of the program were to show that second language learning is feasible and beneficial, can fit within the educational priorities of the Louisiana school system, and is valuable for both anglophone…

This report characterizes the reading experience which develops as the outgrowth and normal extension of a sound audiolingual FLES program. General teaching procedures and techniques are described. The reading process exists in three stages: the prereading phase, the initial reading stage, and the real reading stage. The length of the prereading…

After presenting several prerequisites for the establishment of a successful FLES program, this paper discusses methods of organizing and executing German instruction in grades 3, 4, and 5. In the third grade, only listening and speaking skills are developed for the first half-year, following which the establishment of reading skills is begun.…

Thirty-nine tables of statistical information which summarize results of completed District Administrator Forms prepared by the Bureau of Statistical Services for the Bureau of Foreign Languages Education are presented in this report. The tables provide data pertaining to the following categories of information: (1) the Foreign Language Survey in…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish and Puerto Rican instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history. Materials are…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history. Materials are…

Studies are reported which attempt to discover the exact level of second language proficiency reached by students in second language immersion programs, with emphasis on analysis of error. (RM)