"The Man Who Escaped," a radio crime drama with 25 episodes, was used in a ninth-grade English class. Two class hours are described. The texts used are given and suggestions for teaching are added, along with evaluative commentary. (IFS/WGA)

Describes work at an American college with students who are receiving an introduction to colloquial German. Role-playing and picture stories prove useful in learning, in both productive and receptive aspects. Describing a picture on three levels--factual, psychological and contemplative--is shown to be very useful. (IFS/WGA)

Driver instruction through the medium of a foreign language is useful in teaching vocabulary, grammar, and culture. The maps, driving manuals, and cars stimulate discussion and communication. Course techniques can include Asher's concept of Total Physical Response wherein students act in response to commands in the foreign language. (PMJ)

Reviews research done in the 1970s on the graphic, morphological, syntactic, textual, and semantic levels in foreign language reading and compares it with first language learning research. Speculates on future developments that may result in more efficient teaching programs and test devices in foreign language reading. (FL)

Asserts that common techniques for the teaching of question formation disregard the speaker's purpose and the situation. Moreover, they are frequently based on transforming written sentences, which does not facilitate oral communication. Suggests criteria for judging question-teaching techniques and provides samples of "good"…

Reports on a discussion between the editors of "Zielsprache Englisch" and three language teachers from a London language school, regarding games, role-playing, partner and group work, and the use of songs in teaching English. (IFS/WGA)

Ninety-eight children whose first language is Hawaii Creole English (HCE) acquired English without a formal language program while maintaining their first language. Learning the dominant variety of the language in a bicultural/bidialectal environment did not adversely affect performance in HCE. (PMJ)

Finds that American English is slighted in favor of British English in German schools. Cites examples of differlng language norms which could cause misunderstandings. Finds that American usage deserves more attention because of the political and cultural importance of the United States. (IFS/WGA)

Presents an analysis, used in a course on modern French literature and society, of Michel Tournier's novel "Le Roi des Aulnes." The analysis attempts to highlight the various levels of symbolism and the relationship between literature and history as found in the novel. (AM)

Suggests that books written for English-speaking children can be used effectively in the EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classroom. The teacher may choose one particular text to use effectively in many different ways. (CFM)

Reports on an experiment which sought to use the cloze procedure to test progress in listening skill development in German-speaking students of English. (AM)

Reports on research seeking to isolate and analyze high frequency errors in secondary students of German, to identify learning tactics, and to apply the research results to improving language instruction. (AM)

Presents an analysis of German learners' pragmatic errors in English, based on their use of speech acts and gambits. (AM)

Reports the results of an experiment designed to identify and define learning behaviors characteristic of successful adult students in an intensive language program. Findings are interpreted in terms of an information processing model. (AM)

Factors contributing to the development of successful early childhood foreign language programs are considered within a specific context. Grouping procedures, curriculum design, hierarchies of language learning experiences, affective learning processes, and instructional materials are discussed. (SW)