The Advanced Placement (AP) Program was created by the College Board upon the premise that university-level material can be taught successfully to high school students who have outstanding ability plus the motivation to learn. By challenging these students, the Advanced Placement Program accelerates learning and enhances studies at both the high…

The article presents an audio-visual teaching method for advanced students of Italian, in which major emphasis is placed on phonostylistic and semiotic factors: intonation and stress, rhythm, and gestures. A sample exercise is included. (CLK)

THE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE MET TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF APPLYING THE CONCEPT OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT TO ART, AND TO CONSIDER SUCH TOPICS AS (1) THE NATURE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS, (2) BASIC ART COURSES IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, (3) EXISTING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SECONDARY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ART HISTORY PROGRAMS, AND (4) EXISTING…

WAYS ARE SUGGESTED FOR USING THE "AUDIO ADAPTER" IN THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY TO HELP DEVELOP THE SPEAKING SKILLS OF ADVANCED STUDENTS. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE AUDIO ADAPTER, A TYPE OF JUNCTION BOX, IS GIVEN, ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTING IT. FOUR TYPES OF SPEAKING PRACTICE ARE DESCRIBED--(1) FREE CONVERSATION, WITH STUDENTS WORKING…

This paper describes and explains a classroom exercise in French translation, with a view to promoting translation as an integral part of language instruction, particularly at the third-year college level when the student can be expected to have acquired an advanced knowledge of the parts of speech, of the grammatical distribution and their…

This book, written for students who have studied English as a second or foreign language for up to six years, aims to (1) correct the mistakes which even advanced students make, by demonstrating how native English writers use certain "tricky" structures, and giving the students practice in their correct usage; (2) improve the students' powers of…

This paper briefly summarizes the validation and implementation of three CLEP examinations (humanities, social science/history, and natural sciences) that complement the placement and proficiency system of the University of Illinois. Three groups of juniors in fall 1971 who had completed specific distributional sequences that had satisfied general…

This packet of instructional materials, intended for advanced French students, contains a guide for teachers as well as a section of student materials focusing on ecology in France. The teacher's guide outlines the educational objectives and course components, and provides sample evaluation materials. Students are required to read several articles…

The study summarized in this book was an intensive, detailed analysis of young fluent readers, their strengths, and the weaknesses in spite of which they learned to read early and fluently. Specifically, the study investigated two aspects of learning to read: the extent to which certain characteristics may appear crucial because of the particular…

Advanced students can grasp the meaning of many new words from clues in the context. Such words often occur as obvious synonyms, as summarizing words, in comparisons and associations, etc. Two types of exercises are presented which may help to develop the students' ability to recognize such words. (IFS/WGA)

The SAT has proved to be a valuable tool in guiding the academic acceleration of mathematically precocious youth. Identified early by their SAT scores, gifted students can enjoy learning at their proper intellectual levels. Results from Johns Hopkins' Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth are reported. (Author/LBH)

Advanced second language students' listening needs call for improvement in processing spoken discourse. Psychological data on memory span and linguistic discourse analysis findings are cited in support. A three-phase approach to listening instruction is proposed. (CHK)

Instances where drilling is useful for advanced language are discussed. Several types of drills are recommended, with the philosophy that advanced level drills should have a lighter style and be regarded as a useful, occasional means of practicing individual new items. (CHK)

A selective list of interesting and successful collaboratives are presented. They are grouped under the following approaches: early identification and support, early instruction in the high schools, early instruction by the college, combining high school and college, working with teachers, and association activity. (MLW)

Offers a list of requirements for the formulation of teaching goals and content of teaching materials, and a typical class-hour plan for teaching adults at an advanced level: discussion of aims, presenting a social event, situational role training, group and individual assignments, tests and class critiques. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)