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Download full textKing, Charles L. – 1963
This speech summarizes the evaluations of the 1962 summer Language Institutes sponsored by the National Defense Education Act (N.D.E.A.) of 1958. Criticisms of the programs include discussion of: (1) institute program flexibility, (2) linguistics, (3) the lecture method of teaching, (4) demonstration classes, (5) methods courses, and (6)…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, FLES
Valdman, Albert, Ed. – 1966
Fourteen articles by anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, and linguists, bearing on the way foreign languages will be taught in the immediate future, constitute the major portion of this book. The contents include chapters on: (1) sociocultural context of language and literature, (2) Hispanic literature, (3) the use of contrastive…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Educational Research
Altman, Howard B.; Politzer, Robert L. – 1971
These conference proceedings contain addresses and comments of some 42 participants. Papers are grouped in three major sections: (1) the status of individualized foreign language instruction today, (2) small-group presentations, and (3) viewpoints on change. The papers cover a wide variety of topics including a review of the state-of-the-art,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Classroom Techniques, Conference Reports
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Center for Language Education and Research. – 1989
This 68-item annotated bibliography is composed of materials for teaching German language arts at the elementary and secondary levels. For each of the entries, the following information is indicated: target language, educational level, material type, content area, title, date of publication, author/developer, publisher and availability…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Records, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Rafferty, Eileen A. – 1986
A statewide study in Louisiana revealed that third, fourth, and fifth graders who participated in 30-minute elementary school foreign language programs in the public schools showed significantly higher scores on the 1985 Basic Skills Language Arts Test than did a similar group that did not study a foreign language. Further, by fifth grade, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Ames Foreign Language Association, IA. – 1986
A guide for the organization, planning, and administration of an elementary school extracurricular foreign language program emphasizing conversation and cultural exposure includes three sections: (1) information about the Ames Foreign Language Association's organization, services, and philosophy concerning program design and discipline policy; (2)…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Committees, Contracts, Curriculum Guides
Snyder, Barbara, Ed. – 1986
A collection of papers on second language instruction includes: "The Immersion Approach: Principle and Practice" (Helena Anderson Curtain); "Authentic Camera-Produced Materials for Random-Access Video Delivery" (Francis Lide, Barbara Lide); "Listening: What's Really Going on in the Classroom?" (Donna Reseigh Long); "Listening and Learning:…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Lindholm, Kathryn J.; Fairchild, Halford H. – 1988
The results of a longitudinal evaluation of an innovative educational program in bilingual immersion at the San Diego City Schools are presented. The program's goals emphasized the acquisition of communicative proficiency, in English and Spanish, for both native-English-speaking and native-Spanish-speaking students. Using a quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Demonstration Programs
KENDRICK, WILLIAM; LEVENSON, STANLEY – 1967
THE SELECTIONS IN THIS VOLUME DESIGNED FOR TEACHERS, STUDENT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, CONSULTANTS, AND OTHERS NOT ONLY PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT, BUT ALSO EXAMINES IN DETAIL ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF FLES PROGRAMS. PART ONE OF THE VOLUME, "A PHILOSOPHICAL RATIONALE FOR FLES,"…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Elementary Schools, FLES
British Columbia Dept. of Education, Victoria. Curriculum Development Branch. – 1976
This guide was prepared to assist teachers in selecting appropriate learning resources and evaluation methods for their French classes. It is divided into five parts: (1) an evaluation of commerical FLES programs and recommendations on appropriate grade levels for them; (2) a list of supplementary books and audio-visual material, with a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Media, Elementary Education, FLES
PDF pending restorationMilwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1966
Designed to relate to the ongoing curriculum of the Milwaukee Public Schools, these first- and second-semester teacher guides for Spanish school telecasts at the fifth grade level comprise only one part of a series developed for the use of FLES teachers in many subject areas. A brief description of course purposes, methods, classroom teacher role,…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Guides, Educational Television
Love, F. William D.; Honig, Lucille J. – 1973
This report presents information on 51 current innovative foreign language projects and programs for grades K-12. Information was collected by means of a year-long, national survey of continuing language programs, which involved announcements in journals, newsletters, and other publications; form letters to program supervisors; an ERIC search; a…
Descriptors: Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs, FLES
PDF pending restorationAnn Arbor Public Schools, MI. – 1969
Designed as a tool for foreign language teachers attempting to keep updated on the constantly proliferating number of printed materials being produced for use in elementary and secondary school language classes, this catalog attempts to bring together in one collection a representative selection of foreign language texts, readers, workbooks, and…
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, English (Second Language), FLES, Foreign Language Books
Meras, Edmond A. – 1962
Presented in this book for prospective and practicing foreign language teachers is an historical review of language teaching and teaching techniques--some new, some traditional. Presentation and method in relation to scholastic level and pupil interest are discussed, as well as language teaching in the elementary school, the use of audio-visual…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiovisual Aids, Colleges, Cultural Awareness
PDF pending restorationCarney, Helen; And Others – 1964
Language instruction techniques are developed through extensive discussion of methodology with sample lesson plans in Spanish, French, and German at the elementary and secondary level. This state curriculum guide also comments on program articulation, selection and use of a language laboratory, evaluation of student achievement, and the place of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Development, Educational Methods, FLES
