Exercises are linguistically or content-oriented. There are three levels of silent reading: orienting, cursory and total. In designing exercises, emphasis should be placed on cursory reading. (Beginners have to concentrate on "total" reading.) Hints are given in acquiring skill in summarizing and excerpting. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The appearance of English auxiliaries in the speech of five native speakers of Spanish is described, as well as these subjects' acquisition of the negative and interrogative transformations. (Author/RM)

Four textbooks used in the Certificate course are examined with regard to their suitability for teaching how to write letters in English. Then three letters are reporduced, one personal, one official, one an application for a job. They contain possibilities for exercises by offering variable formulas. (IFS/WGA)

A language proficiency survey showed the inability of French students to be creative in a second language learned in high school. The article reviews current foreign language teaching methods in the French national school system and suggests that narration might be an effective exercise and that language instruction should begin at the elementary…

Clues provided by redundancy in composition forms can help ESL students recognize and relate ideas in advanced reading. Points to cover in teaching are reading for ideas, clues in the formal environment and clues in idea development. Rules, examples and suggestions for application are discussed. (CHK)

This article describes a university language and research program which focuses on the instruction of modern languages to non-language majors. The facility, personnel, teaching methods, and evaluation procedures are described. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article discusses the need for students in a French scientific university to study scientific and technical English. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article proposes a method for teaching quick and accurate reading in English to French university students majoring in fields other than language. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

This article describes a language achievement test designed for French students studying English. It evaluates reading and listening comprehension, and grammatical and lexical skills. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

"Englisch in Uebungen 1," by Schlecht, contains reinforcement and review exercises aimed at developing speaking ability. It covers: word order, negation, tenses, perfect forms, "be going to" plus infinitive, passives, and question-tags. Class use (as a supplement) and private use are discussed. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Reinforcement and drill must not be neglected in favor of grammar presentation. All students must activate the knowledge they acquire. Drills should be situational in content. The article also discusses analysis of student achievement, and the possibility of departmental advisers helping to improve teacher qualifications. (Text is in German.)…

Discusses the use of television in university-preparatory schools. The exercises are supplementary to "Deutsch 2000" (M. Hueber, Munich), and deal with land and culture. Three short films are presented, for use in free comment. Examples of grammar, vocabulary and dictation exercises are given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

The paper reviews briefly the process and modes of communication, explores some problems of cross-cultural communication between the dominant society and the multitude of Indian cultures that exist in Canada, and draws some implications for adult educators. (Author/MW)

Even for foreigners who have completed intermediate or advanced courses in English, technical prose may prove difficult because of a lack of knowledge of vocabulary and syntax. A research program investigates these variables to improve EFL instruction. (CK)

Language learning is more than linguistic interaction and knowing vocabulary; it involves social interaction and knowledge of mores. This communicative competence is the topic of this paper, which also discusses implications for classroom teaching. (CK)