Paper delivered at the Annual Meeting of the American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), November 28, 1969, in New Orelans, Louisiana. (DS)

Details a French secondary school teacher's experience in rejuvenating a language class with group discussions and current events projects. Bibliography of materials used is included. (DS)

An excerpt from "La classe de conversation" ("The Conversation Class") by Pierre Burney which has appeared at regular intervals in various issues of "Le Francais dans le Monde." (DS)

Part of a series of articles entitled "Environment and the Child.

Examined the effect of coaching on leaderless group discussion performance. Female undergraduates (N=36) participated in six-person assigned role leaderless group discussions. Results showed that students in the full coaching conditions were rated significantly higher than students in the errant or naive conditions. (Author)

Reveals that reticence does not necessarily impede group process; however, reticent individuals are seen as less effective participants and they are less likely to emerge as group leaders. Reviews research on reticence in group interaction and provides suggestions to instructors of small group courses on how to help reticent students participate.…

Three approaches to the problems of troubled and disturbed youths are described: therapeutic discussion groups with mental health professionals; a resource room model based on W. Glasser's reality therapy in which students earn points for responsible behavior and task completion; and an integrated approach to drug and alcohol abuse. (CL)

Discusses counselor feelings of loss due to client departure from therapy. Describes components of loss within a five-stage model including denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Outlines strategies for coping with counselor loss. Suggests feelings of loss are natural. (RC)

Undergraduate engineering students were required to write research papers and present them to the class, which would prepare appraisals and discuss the work. The original authors would then rework their papers. An analysis of this approach is presented and indicates that it is a useful educational strategy. (Author/JMD)

A writing program that emphasizes daily writing practice, artistic as well as mechanical criticism, group work, student interests, and revision is being successfully taught in several elementary and high schools. (CJ)